Leisure and events companies in the Medway area

148 leisure and events companies have a registered office in the Medway area (ME postcodes), and 31 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £17,752 in cash and owed £19,996 at year end.

Companies House register, 1 September 2026, and accounts filed in the last twelve months. Compared with the official category “Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.” (SIC 93290), which also covers escape room or soft play. Covers companies with a registered office in ME postcodes, including Medway, Maidstone, Chatham, Rochester, Gillingham.

The numbers

Leisure and events companies in the Medway area (ME postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
Measure	Medway	UK
Registered companies	148	17,015
Formed in 2025 or 2026	31 (21%)	22%
Being struck off or in liquidation	6 (4.1%)	9.2%
Typical cash at year end	£17,75239 accounts	£18,670
Typical amount owed at year end	£19,99683 accounts	£23,174
Typical number of employees	185 accounts	1

What this means if you’re starting one

Most of these businesses are run by one or two people

The typical leisure and events company in the Medway area (ME postcodes) reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 2 or more (85 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.

Leisure and events in other places

Portsmouth261 companies
Brighton260 companies
Milton Keynes221 companies
Tonbridge212 companies
Reading194 companies
Southampton173 companies
Guildford169 companies
Oxford144 companies

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