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Holiday let or B&B companies in the Derby area

196 holiday let or B&B companies have a registered office in the Derby area (DE postcodes), and 51 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £6,662 in cash and owed £48,241 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). Covers companies with a registered office in DE postcodes.

The numbers

Holiday let or B&B companies in the Derby area (DE postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureDerbyUK
Registered companies19613,821
Formed in 2025 or 202651 (26%)29%
Being struck off or in liquidation12 (6.1%)5.4%
Typical cash at year end£6,66242 accounts£7,987
Typical amount owed at year end£48,241119 accounts£36,012
Typical number of employees1115 accounts1

What this means if you’re starting one

Cash is tight in this trade

At year end the typical holiday let or b&b company in the Derby area (DE postcodes) holds £6,662 in cash and owes £48,241; 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 the Derby area (DE postcodes) reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 2 or more (115 filings).

You are mostly up against owner-operators. Your own hours are likely to be your biggest cost, and the easiest one to undercount.

the Derby area (DE postcodes) already has more of these businesses than most places

Holiday let or B&B companies are 0.41% of companies registered in the Derby area (DE postcodes), against 0.25% UK-wide (1.6× the national share).

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

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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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