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Hotel companies in the Ipswich area

180 hotel companies have a registered office in the Ipswich area (IP postcodes), and 37 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £12,133 in cash and owed £60,488 at year end.

Companies House register, 1 September 2026, and accounts filed in the last twelve months. Compared with the official category “Hotels and similar accommodation” (SIC 55100). Covers companies with a registered office in IP postcodes, including Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds.

The numbers

Hotel companies in the Ipswich area (IP postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureIpswichUK
Registered companies18019,736
Formed in 2025 or 202637 (21%)20%
Being struck off or in liquidation11 (6.1%)11%
Typical cash at year end£12,13348 accounts£37,176
Typical amount owed at year end£60,48878 accounts£125,863
Typical number of employees276 accounts2

What this means if you’re starting one

Cash is tight in this trade

At year end the typical hotel company in the Ipswich area (IP postcodes) holds £12,133 in cash and owes £60,488; that cash figure is higher than 64% 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.

Expect real upfront spend on equipment or fit-out

The typical hotel company in the Ipswich area (IP postcodes) carries £100,000 of equipment and other fixed assets after depreciation, higher than 97% 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.

You will be up against established operators

21% of the 180 hotel companies in the Ipswich area (IP postcodes) were formed in 2025–26, against 29% of all companies in the Ipswich area (IP postcodes).

Few new companies are entering, so your customers will compare you with businesses that have years of reviews and regulars.

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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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