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Painter and decorator companies in the Peterborough area

147 painter and decorator companies have a registered office in the Peterborough area (PE postcodes), and 17 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £23,363 in cash and owed £18,921 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 PE postcodes, including Peterborough, Kings Lynn, King's Lynn.

The numbers

Painter and decorator companies in the Peterborough area (PE postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasurePeterboroughUK
Registered companies14712,501
Formed in 2025 or 202617 (12%)24%
Being struck off or in liquidation15 (10%)12%
Typical cash at year end£23,36331 accounts£11,567
Typical amount owed at year end£18,92193 accounts£13,910
Typical number of employees197 accounts1

What this means if you’re starting one

You will be up against established operators

12% of the 147 painter and decorator companies in the Peterborough area (PE postcodes) were formed in 2025–26, against 21% of all companies in the Peterborough area (PE postcodes).

Few new companies are entering, so your customers will compare you with businesses that have years of reviews and regulars.

More of these companies are closing than in most trades

9.5% of painter and decorator companies in the Peterborough area (PE postcodes) are currently being struck off, against 7.3% 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 the Peterborough area (PE postcodes) holds £23,363 in cash and owes £18,921; 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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