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Hair and beauty salon companies in the Romford area

734 hair and beauty salon companies have a registered office in the Romford area (RM postcodes), and 236 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £3,298 in cash and owed £6,582 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 RM postcodes.

The numbers

Hair and beauty salon companies in the Romford area (RM postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureRomfordUK
Registered companies73470,423
Formed in 2025 or 2026236 (32%)29%
Being struck off or in liquidation64 (8.7%)11%
Typical cash at year end£3,298140 accounts£4,638
Typical amount owed at year end£6,582361 accounts£8,939
Typical number of employees1376 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 Romford area (RM postcodes) holds £3,298 in cash and owes £6,582; 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 Romford area (RM postcodes) reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 3 or more (376 filings).

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

At least a quarter of these companies owe more than they own

The lowest quarter of hair and beauty salon companies in the Romford area (RM postcodes) report net assets of -£2,557 or less; the median is £703 (356 filings).

Many operators are propped up by loans, unpaid bills or money from the owner rather than by profit kept in the business. It is easy to keep going for longer than the numbers justify.

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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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