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Hair and beauty salon companies in the Dartford area

655 hair and beauty salon companies have a registered office in the Dartford area (DA postcodes), and 193 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £4,323 in cash and owed £9,122 at year end.

Companies House register, 1 September 2026, and accounts filed in the last twelve months. Compared with the official category “Hairdressing and other beauty treatment” (SIC 96020), which also covers barber, nail salon, beauty salon. Covers companies with a registered office in DA postcodes.

The numbers

Hair and beauty salon companies in the Dartford area (DA postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureDartfordUK
Registered companies65570,423
Formed in 2025 or 2026193 (29%)29%
Being struck off or in liquidation62 (9.5%)11%
Typical cash at year end£4,323152 accounts£4,638
Typical amount owed at year end£9,122332 accounts£8,939
Typical number of employees2352 accounts2

What this means if you’re starting one

Cash is tight in this trade

At year end the typical hair and beauty salon company in the Dartford area (DA postcodes) holds £4,323 in cash and owes £9,122; that cash figure is lower than 99% 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.

Most of these businesses are run by one or two people

The typical hair and beauty salon company in the Dartford area (DA postcodes) reports 2 employees; the top quarter has 4 or more (352 filings).

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

Most of your competition will be other newcomers

29% of the 655 hair and beauty salon companies in the Dartford area (DA postcodes) were formed in 2025–26, against 22% of all companies in the Dartford area (DA postcodes). Nationally, that share of new companies is higher than 85% of UK industries.

New rivals are arriving faster than in most trades, so your customers already have fresh options. Being new is not a difference on its own.

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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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