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Nursery or childcare companies in Bristol

91 nursery or childcare companies have a registered office in Bristol, and 12 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £37,680 in cash and owed £42,925 at year end.

Companies House register, 1 September 2026, and accounts filed in the last twelve months. Compared with the official category “Child day-care activities” (SIC 88910).

The numbers

Nursery or childcare companies in Bristol compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureBristolUK
Registered companies918,379
Formed in 2025 or 202612 (13%)25%
Being struck off or in liquidation6 (6.6%)5.7%
Typical cash at year end£37,68036 accounts£41,233
Typical amount owed at year end£42,92558 accounts£30,223
Typical number of employees1058 accounts6

What this means if you’re starting one

Most of these businesses run with a team

The typical nursery or childcare company in Bristol reports 10 employees; the top quarter has 24 or more (58 filings).

Expect to compete with businesses that can cover longer hours and more customers than one person can.

You will be up against established operators

13% of the 91 nursery or childcare companies in Bristol were formed in 2025–26, against 18% of all companies in Bristol.

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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