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Hair and beauty salon companies in Liverpool

1,122 hair and beauty salon companies have a registered office in Liverpool, and 348 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £4,155 in cash and owed £6,654 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.

The numbers

Hair and beauty salon companies in Liverpool compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureLiverpoolUK
Registered companies1,12270,423
Formed in 2025 or 2026348 (31%)29%
Being struck off or in liquidation166 (15%)11%
Typical cash at year end£4,155216 accounts£4,638
Typical amount owed at year end£6,654568 accounts£8,939
Typical number of employees2580 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 Liverpool holds £4,155 in cash and owes £6,654; 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 Liverpool reports 2 employees; the top quarter has 3 or more (580 filings).

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

Liverpool already has more of these businesses than most places

Hair and beauty salon companies are 1.9% of companies registered in Liverpool, against 1.3% UK-wide (1.5× the national share).

Demand here is proven, but so is choice. Customers can compare you with several nearby options.

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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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