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Gift shop companies in the Nottingham area

167 gift shop companies have a registered office in the Nottingham area (NG postcodes), and 34 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £28,886 in cash and owed £53,544 at year end.

Companies House register, 1 September 2026, and accounts filed in the last twelve months. Compared with the official category “Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians)” (SIC 47789). Covers companies with a registered office in NG postcodes, including Nottingham, Mansfield.

The numbers

Gift shop companies in the Nottingham area (NG postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureNottinghamUK
Registered companies16711,136
Formed in 2025 or 202634 (20%)20%
Being struck off or in liquidation16 (9.6%)11%
Typical cash at year end£28,88643 accounts£25,063
Typical amount owed at year end£53,54495 accounts£48,463
Typical number of employees394 accounts2

What this means if you’re starting one

Cash is tight in this trade

At year end the typical gift shop company in the Nottingham area (NG postcodes) holds £28,886 in cash and owes £53,544; that cash figure is higher than 51% of UK industries.

Typical operators end the year holding less cash than they owe, so there is little slack if takings dip or a big bill lands early.

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What these figures can’t tell you

Companies are counted where their registered office is, which may be an accountant or a home address rather than a shop. Sole traders and partnerships are not on the register, and electronically filed accounts cover roughly 60–75% of accounts filed each year. The figures describe companies that exist; they cannot prove demand for your idea or predict whether it will work. How the figures are built.

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