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Painter and decorator companies in the Northampton area

161 painter and decorator companies have a registered office in the Northampton area (NN postcodes), and 44 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £8,401 in cash and owed £11,557 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). Covers companies with a registered office in NN postcodes, including Northampton, Kettering, Corby.

The numbers

Painter and decorator companies in the Northampton area (NN postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureNorthamptonUK
Registered companies16112,501
Formed in 2025 or 202644 (27%)24%
Being struck off or in liquidation20 (12%)12%
Typical cash at year end£8,40139 accounts£11,567
Typical amount owed at year end£11,55788 accounts£13,910
Typical number of employees187 accounts1

What this means if you’re starting one

More of these companies are closing than in most trades

8.7% of painter and decorator companies in the Northampton area (NN postcodes) are currently being struck off, against 7.6% 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 the Northampton area (NN postcodes) holds £8,401 in cash and owes £11,557; 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.

Most of your competition will be other newcomers

27% of the 161 painter and decorator companies in the Northampton area (NN postcodes) were formed in 2025–26, against 20% of all companies in the Northampton area (NN 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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