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Haulage companies in the Oxford area

388 haulage companies have a registered office in the Oxford area (OX postcodes), and 101 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £17,517 in cash and owed £10,397 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 OX postcodes.

The numbers

Haulage companies in the Oxford area (OX postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureOxfordUK
Registered companies38868,316
Formed in 2025 or 2026101 (26%)27%
Being struck off or in liquidation43 (11%)18%
Typical cash at year end£17,51796 accounts£8,909
Typical amount owed at year end£10,397206 accounts£10,608
Typical number of employees1216 accounts1

What this means if you’re starting one

More of these companies are closing than in most trades

11% of haulage 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 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

26% of the 388 haulage companies in the Oxford area (OX postcodes) were formed in 2025–26, against 18% of all companies in the Oxford area (OX 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.

Most of these businesses are run by one or two people

The typical haulage company in the Oxford area (OX postcodes) reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 2 or more (216 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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