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Hotel companies in the Stockport area

106 hotel companies have a registered office in the Stockport area (SK postcodes), and 24 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £46,713 in cash and owed £70,861 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 SK postcodes, including Stockport, Wilmslow, Macclesfield.

The numbers

Hotel companies in the Stockport area (SK postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureStockportUK
Registered companies10619,736
Formed in 2025 or 202624 (23%)20%
Being struck off or in liquidation8 (7.5%)11%
Typical cash at year end£46,71333 accounts£37,176
Typical amount owed at year end£70,86160 accounts£125,863
Typical number of employees166 accounts2

What this means if you’re starting one

the Stockport area (SK postcodes) has fewer of these businesses than most places

Hotel companies are 0.20% of companies registered in the Stockport area (SK postcodes), against 0.36% UK-wide (0.5× the national share).

That could be a gap or a sign of weak demand. The register cannot tell which.

Expect real upfront spend on equipment or fit-out

The typical hotel company in the Stockport area (SK postcodes) carries £170,613 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.

Most of these businesses are run by one or two people

The typical hotel company in the Stockport area (SK postcodes) reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 4 or more (66 filings).

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

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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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