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Handyman companies in Liverpool

439 handyman companies have a registered office in Liverpool, and 76 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £10,413 in cash and owed £20,508 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).

The numbers

Handyman companies in Liverpool compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureLiverpoolUK
Registered companies43940,667
Formed in 2025 or 202676 (17%)17%
Being struck off or in liquidation69 (16%)13%
Typical cash at year end£10,413102 accounts£14,607
Typical amount owed at year end£20,508232 accounts£23,688
Typical number of employees1229 accounts1

What this means if you’re starting one

You will be up against established operators

17% of the 439 handyman companies in Liverpool were formed in 2025–26, against 26% of all companies in Liverpool.

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

More of these companies are closing than in most trades

13% of handyman companies in Liverpool are currently being struck off, against 9.7% 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.

Cash is tight in this trade

At year end the typical handyman company in Liverpool holds £10,413 in cash and owes £20,508; that cash figure is lower than 74% 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.

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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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