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Handyman companies in the Guildford area

421 handyman companies have a registered office in the Guildford area (GU postcodes), and 66 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £23,023 in cash and owed £28,134 at year end.

Companies House register, 1 September 2026, and accounts filed in the last twelve months. Compared with the official category “Other building completion and finishing” (SIC 43390). Covers companies with a registered office in GU postcodes, including Guildford, Woking, Farnham.

The numbers

Handyman companies in the Guildford area (GU postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureGuildfordUK
Registered companies42140,667
Formed in 2025 or 202666 (16%)17%
Being struck off or in liquidation31 (7.4%)13%
Typical cash at year end£23,023132 accounts£14,607
Typical amount owed at year end£28,134279 accounts£23,688
Typical number of employees1286 accounts1

What this means if you’re starting one

More of these companies are closing than in most trades

6.7% of handyman companies in the Guildford area (GU postcodes) are currently being struck off, against 5.1% of all companies there. Nationally that rate is higher than 82% of UK industries.

Closures run high here. It is a churn signal, not a survival rate, but it means the common failure points are worth learning before you start.

Most of these businesses are run by one or two people

The typical handyman company in the Guildford area (GU postcodes) reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 2 or more (286 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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