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Nursery or childcare companies in the Harrow area

153 nursery or childcare companies have a registered office in the Harrow area (HA postcodes), and 45 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £43,220 in cash and owed £30,984 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). Covers companies with a registered office in HA postcodes, including Harrow, Wembley.

The numbers

Nursery or childcare companies in the Harrow area (HA postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureHarrowUK
Registered companies1538,379
Formed in 2025 or 202645 (29%)25%
Being struck off or in liquidation10 (6.5%)5.7%
Typical cash at year end£43,22031 accounts£41,233
Typical amount owed at year end£30,98476 accounts£30,223
Typical number of employees676 accounts6

What this means if you’re starting one

Most of your competition will be other newcomers

29% of the 153 nursery or childcare companies in the Harrow area (HA postcodes) were formed in 2025–26, against 23% of all companies in the Harrow area (HA postcodes).

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.

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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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