Marketing or advertising agency companies in the Hemel Hempstead area
309 marketing or advertising agency companies have a registered office in the Hemel Hempstead area (HP postcodes), and 93 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £12,755 in cash and owed £14,211 at year end.
The numbers
| Measure | Hemel Hempstead | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Registered companies | 309 | 33,083 |
| Formed in 2025 or 2026 | 93 (30%) | 33% |
| Being struck off or in liquidation | 24 (7.8%) | 9.2% |
| Typical cash at year end | £12,75554 accounts | £17,802 |
| Typical amount owed at year end | £14,211168 accounts | £14,687 |
| Typical number of employees | 1169 accounts | 1 |
What this means if you’re starting one
Most of your competition will be other newcomers
30% of the 309 marketing or advertising agency companies in the Hemel Hempstead area (HP postcodes) were formed in 2025–26, against 18% of all companies in the Hemel Hempstead area (HP postcodes). Nationally, that share of new companies is higher than 92% 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.
You can start without much equipment
The typical marketing or advertising agency company in the Hemel Hempstead area (HP postcodes) carries £1,558 of equipment and other fixed assets after depreciation, lower than 94% of UK industries.
Most of the cost of entry is time and running costs rather than kit, so a small test is cheap.
Most of these businesses are run by one or two people
The typical marketing or advertising agency company in the Hemel Hempstead area (HP postcodes) reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 2 or more (169 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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Check my ideaWhat 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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