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Holiday let or B&B companies in Cardiff

188 holiday let or B&B companies have a registered office in Cardiff, and 77 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £16,394 in cash and owed £35,739 at year end.

Companies House register, 1 September 2026, and accounts filed in the last twelve months. Compared with the official category “Other holiday and other collective accommodation” (SIC 55209).

The numbers

Holiday let or B&B companies in Cardiff compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureCardiffUK
Registered companies18813,821
Formed in 2025 or 202677 (41%)29%
Being struck off or in liquidation39 (21%)5.4%
Typical cash at year end£16,39430 accounts£7,987
Typical amount owed at year end£35,73967 accounts£36,012
Typical number of employees067 accounts1

What this means if you’re starting one

Most of your competition will be other newcomers

41% of the 188 holiday let or B&B companies in Cardiff were formed in 2025–26, against 26% of all companies in Cardiff. Nationally, that share of new companies is higher than 85% 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.

Cash is tight in this trade

At year end the typical holiday let or b&b company in Cardiff holds £16,394 in cash and owes £35,739; that cash figure is lower than 91% 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.

Most of these businesses are run by one or two people

The typical holiday let or b&b company in Cardiff reports 0 employees; the top quarter has 2 or more (67 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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