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Handyman companies in London

5,533 handyman companies have a registered office in London, and 1,159 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £11,029 in cash and owed £16,663 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 London compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureLondonUK
Registered companies5,53340,667
Formed in 2025 or 20261,159 (21%)17%
Being struck off or in liquidation846 (15%)13%
Typical cash at year end£11,0291,245 accounts£14,607
Typical amount owed at year end£16,6633,012 accounts£23,688
Typical number of employees13,061 accounts1

What this means if you’re starting one

Most of these businesses are run by one or two people

The typical handyman company in London reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 2 or more (3,061 filings).

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

More of these companies are closing than in most trades

12% of handyman companies in London are currently being struck off, against 6.9% 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.

London has fewer of these businesses than most places

Handyman companies are 0.50% of companies registered in London, against 0.75% UK-wide (0.7× the national share).

That could be a gap or a sign of weak demand. The register cannot tell which.

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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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