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Holiday let or B&B companies in the Sheffield area

213 holiday let or B&B companies have a registered office in the Sheffield area (S postcodes), and 58 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £6,506 in cash and owed £44,845 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 S postcodes, including Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley, Chesterfield.

The numbers

Holiday let or B&B companies in the Sheffield area (S postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureSheffieldUK
Registered companies21313,821
Formed in 2025 or 202658 (27%)29%
Being struck off or in liquidation10 (4.7%)5.4%
Typical cash at year end£6,50653 accounts£7,987
Typical amount owed at year end£44,845118 accounts£36,012
Typical number of employees1118 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 Sheffield area (S postcodes) holds £6,506 in cash and owes £44,845; 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 Sheffield area (S postcodes) reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 2 or more (118 filings).

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

Expect real upfront spend on equipment or fit-out

The typical holiday let or b&b company in the Sheffield area (S postcodes) carries £145,447 of equipment and other fixed assets after depreciation, higher than 84% of UK industries.

Kit and premises are a big part of the cost of entry, and that money is hard to get back if the idea does not work.

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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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