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Painter and decorator companies in Manchester

189 painter and decorator companies have a registered office in Manchester, and 64 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £12,399 in cash and owed £7,360 at year end.

Companies House register, 1 September 2026, and accounts filed in the last twelve months. Compared with the official category “Painting” (SIC 43341).

The numbers

Painter and decorator companies in Manchester compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureManchesterUK
Registered companies18912,501
Formed in 2025 or 202664 (34%)24%
Being struck off or in liquidation29 (15%)12%
Typical cash at year end£12,39931 accounts£11,567
Typical amount owed at year end£7,36080 accounts£13,910
Typical number of employees183 accounts1

What this means if you’re starting one

Manchester has fewer of these businesses than most places

Painter and decorator companies are 0.14% of companies registered in Manchester, against 0.23% UK-wide (0.6× the national share).

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

More of these companies are closing than in most trades

13% of painter and decorator companies in Manchester are currently being struck off, against 8.3% of all companies there. Nationally that rate is higher than 82% of UK industries.

Closures run high here. It is a churn signal, not a survival rate, but it means the common failure points are worth learning before you start.

Cash is tight in this trade

At year end the typical painter and decorator company in Manchester holds £12,399 in cash and owes £7,360; that cash figure is lower than 80% of UK industries.

Typical operators end the year holding less cash than they owe, so there is little slack if takings dip or a big bill lands early.

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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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