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Graphic or interior design studio companies in the Belfast area

374 graphic or interior design studio companies have a registered office in the Belfast area (BT postcodes), and 70 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £38,146 in cash and owed £20,382 at year end.

Companies House register, 1 September 2026, and accounts filed in the last twelve months. Compared with the official category “specialised design activities” (SIC 74100). Covers companies with a registered office in BT postcodes, including Belfast, Derry, Londonderry, Lisburn.

The numbers

Graphic or interior design studio companies in the Belfast area (BT postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureBelfastUK
Registered companies37432,203
Formed in 2025 or 202670 (19%)19%
Being struck off or in liquidation22 (5.9%)6.7%
Typical cash at year end£38,14656 accounts£15,056
Typical amount owed at year end£20,382232 accounts£14,565
Typical number of employees1236 accounts1

What this means if you’re starting one

You can start without much equipment

The typical graphic or interior design studio company in the Belfast area (BT postcodes) carries £8,174 of equipment and other fixed assets after depreciation, lower than 91% of UK industries.

Most of the cost of entry is time and running costs rather than kit, so a small test is cheap.

Most of these businesses are run by one or two people

The typical graphic or interior design studio company in the Belfast area (BT postcodes) reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 2 or more (236 filings).

You are mostly up against owner-operators. Your own hours are likely to be your biggest cost, and the easiest one to undercount.

Businesses in this trade usually keep a cash buffer

At year end the typical graphic or interior design studio company in the Belfast area (BT postcodes) holds £38,146 in cash and owes £20,382; that cash figure is lower than 72% of UK industries.

Typical operators end the year holding more cash than they owe, so there is usually some slack for a slow month.

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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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