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Home baker or cake maker companies in the Belfast area

129 home baker or cake maker companies have a registered office in the Belfast area (BT postcodes), and 23 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £99,685 in cash and owed £94,760 at year end.

Companies House register, 1 September 2026, and accounts filed in the last twelve months. Compared with the official category “Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes” (SIC 10710). Covers companies with a registered office in BT postcodes, including Belfast, Derry, Londonderry, Lisburn.

The numbers

Home baker or cake maker companies in the Belfast area (BT postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureBelfastUK
Registered companies1295,698
Formed in 2025 or 202623 (18%)30%
Being struck off or in liquidation18 (14%)9.7%
Typical cash at year end£99,68542 accounts£19,621
Typical amount owed at year end£94,76064 accounts£27,198
Typical number of employees971 accounts2

What this means if you’re starting one

the Belfast area (BT postcodes) already has more of these businesses than most places

Home baker or cake maker companies are 0.15% of companies registered in the Belfast area (BT postcodes), against 0.10% UK-wide (1.4× 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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