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Handyman companies in the Medway area

534 handyman companies have a registered office in the Medway area (ME postcodes), and 85 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £15,009 in cash and owed £27,637 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 ME postcodes, including Medway, Maidstone, Chatham, Rochester, Gillingham.

The numbers

Handyman companies in the Medway area (ME postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureMedwayUK
Registered companies53440,667
Formed in 2025 or 202685 (16%)17%
Being struck off or in liquidation56 (10%)13%
Typical cash at year end£15,009181 accounts£14,607
Typical amount owed at year end£27,637338 accounts£23,688
Typical number of employees1343 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 the Medway area (ME postcodes) reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 2 or more (343 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

8.1% of handyman companies in the Medway area (ME postcodes) are currently being struck off, against 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 the Medway area (ME postcodes) holds £15,009 in cash and owes £27,637; 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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