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Handyman companies in the Northampton area

488 handyman companies have a registered office in the Northampton area (NN postcodes), and 70 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £16,760 in cash and owed £23,571 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 NN postcodes, including Northampton, Kettering, Corby.

The numbers

Handyman companies in the Northampton area (NN postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureNorthamptonUK
Registered companies48840,667
Formed in 2025 or 202670 (14%)17%
Being struck off or in liquidation77 (16%)13%
Typical cash at year end£16,760119 accounts£14,607
Typical amount owed at year end£23,571286 accounts£23,688
Typical number of employees2291 accounts1

What this means if you’re starting one

More of these companies are closing than in most trades

8.4% of handyman companies in the Northampton area (NN postcodes) are currently being struck off, against 7.6% 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.

You will be up against established operators

14% of the 488 handyman companies in the Northampton area (NN postcodes) were formed in 2025–26, against 20% of all companies in the Northampton area (NN postcodes).

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

Most of these businesses are run by one or two people

The typical handyman company in the Northampton area (NN postcodes) reports 2 employees; the top quarter has 2 or more (291 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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