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Handyman companies in the Oxford area

274 handyman companies have a registered office in the Oxford area (OX postcodes), and 35 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £18,490 in cash and owed £32,185 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 OX postcodes.

The numbers

Handyman companies in the Oxford area (OX postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureOxfordUK
Registered companies27440,667
Formed in 2025 or 202635 (13%)17%
Being struck off or in liquidation23 (8.4%)13%
Typical cash at year end£18,49082 accounts£14,607
Typical amount owed at year end£32,185174 accounts£23,688
Typical number of employees1178 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 Oxford area (OX postcodes) reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 2 or more (178 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

7.3% of handyman companies in the Oxford area (OX postcodes) are currently being struck off, against 5.2% 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

13% of the 274 handyman companies in the Oxford area (OX postcodes) were formed in 2025–26, against 18% of all companies in the Oxford area (OX postcodes).

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

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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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