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Graphic or interior design studio companies in Bristol

504 graphic or interior design studio companies have a registered office in Bristol, and 63 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £23,500 in cash and owed £17,367 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).

The numbers

Graphic or interior design studio companies in Bristol compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureBristolUK
Registered companies50432,203
Formed in 2025 or 202663 (13%)19%
Being struck off or in liquidation20 (4%)6.7%
Typical cash at year end£23,500155 accounts£15,056
Typical amount owed at year end£17,367347 accounts£14,565
Typical number of employees1346 accounts1

What this means if you’re starting one

You will be up against established operators

13% of the 504 graphic or interior design studio companies in Bristol were formed in 2025–26, against 18% of all companies in Bristol.

Few new companies are entering, so your customers will compare you with businesses that have years of reviews and regulars.

You can start without much equipment

The typical graphic or interior design studio company in Bristol carries £2,493 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 Bristol reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 2 or more (346 filings).

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

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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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