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Home baker or cake maker companies in London

1,094 home baker or cake maker companies have a registered office in London, and 346 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £14,419 in cash and owed £15,299 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).

The numbers

Home baker or cake maker companies in London compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureLondonUK
Registered companies1,0945,698
Formed in 2025 or 2026346 (32%)30%
Being struck off or in liquidation118 (11%)9.7%
Typical cash at year end£14,419219 accounts£19,621
Typical amount owed at year end£15,299494 accounts£27,198
Typical number of employees1502 accounts2

What this means if you’re starting one

Most of these businesses are run by one or two people

The typical home baker or cake maker company in London reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 7 or more (502 filings).

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

At least a quarter of these companies owe more than they own

The lowest quarter of home baker or cake maker companies in London report net assets of -£3,139 or less; the median is £1,017 (484 filings).

Many operators are propped up by loans, unpaid bills or money from the owner rather than by profit kept in the business. It is easy to keep going for longer than the numbers justify.

Most of your competition will be other newcomers

32% of the 1,094 home baker or cake maker companies in London were formed in 2025–26, against 28% of all companies in London. Nationally, that share of new companies is higher than 86% 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.

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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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