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Haulage companies in the Peterborough area

2,721 haulage companies have a registered office in the Peterborough area (PE postcodes), and 579 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £3,242 in cash and owed £3,274 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 PE postcodes, including Peterborough, Kings Lynn, King's Lynn.

The numbers

Haulage companies in the Peterborough area (PE postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasurePeterboroughUK
Registered companies2,72168,316
Formed in 2025 or 2026579 (21%)27%
Being struck off or in liquidation517 (19%)18%
Typical cash at year end£3,242579 accounts£8,909
Typical amount owed at year end£3,2741,401 accounts£10,608
Typical number of employees11,528 accounts1

What this means if you’re starting one

the Peterborough area (PE postcodes) already has more of these businesses than most places

Haulage companies are 4.6% of companies registered in the Peterborough area (PE postcodes), against 1.3% UK-wide (3.7× the national share).

Demand here is proven, but so is choice. Customers can compare you with several nearby options.

More of these companies are closing than in most trades

19% of haulage companies in the Peterborough area (PE postcodes) are currently being struck off, against 7.3% 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.

Cash is tight in this trade

At year end the typical haulage company in the Peterborough area (PE postcodes) holds £3,242 in cash and owes £3,274; that cash figure is lower than 88% 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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