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Haulage companies in the Bournemouth area

314 haulage companies have a registered office in the Bournemouth area (BH postcodes), and 94 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £17,318 in cash and owed £13,886 at year end.

Companies House register, 1 September 2026, and accounts filed in the last twelve months. Compared with the official category “Freight transport by road” (SIC 49410). Covers companies with a registered office in BH postcodes, including Bournemouth, Poole.

The numbers

Haulage companies in the Bournemouth area (BH postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureBournemouthUK
Registered companies31468,316
Formed in 2025 or 202694 (30%)27%
Being struck off or in liquidation57 (18%)18%
Typical cash at year end£17,31844 accounts£8,909
Typical amount owed at year end£13,886142 accounts£10,608
Typical number of employees1146 accounts1

What this means if you’re starting one

the Bournemouth area (BH postcodes) has fewer of these businesses than most places

Haulage companies are 0.60% of companies registered in the Bournemouth area (BH postcodes), against 1.3% UK-wide (0.5× the national share).

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

More of these companies are closing than in most trades

15% of haulage companies in the Bournemouth area (BH postcodes) are currently being struck off, against 6.7% of all companies there. Nationally that rate is higher than 98% 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.

Most of your competition will be other newcomers

30% of the 314 haulage companies in the Bournemouth area (BH postcodes) were formed in 2025–26, against 19% of all companies in the Bournemouth area (BH postcodes). Nationally, that share of new companies is higher than 80% of UK industries.

New rivals are arriving faster than in most trades, so your customers already have fresh options. Being new is not a difference on its own.

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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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