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Painter and decorator companies in the Southend-on-Sea area

153 painter and decorator companies have a registered office in the Southend-on-Sea area (SS postcodes), and 19 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £10,391 in cash and owed £18,536 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 SS postcodes, including Southend-on-Sea, Basildon, Southend.

The numbers

Painter and decorator companies in the Southend-on-Sea area (SS postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureSouthend-on-SeaUK
Registered companies15312,501
Formed in 2025 or 202619 (12%)24%
Being struck off or in liquidation26 (17%)12%
Typical cash at year end£10,39151 accounts£11,567
Typical amount owed at year end£18,53698 accounts£13,910
Typical number of employees1101 accounts1

What this means if you’re starting one

You will be up against established operators

12% of the 153 painter and decorator companies in the Southend-on-Sea area (SS postcodes) were formed in 2025–26, against 19% of all companies in the Southend-on-Sea area (SS postcodes).

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

Most of these businesses are run by one or two people

The typical painter and decorator company in the Southend-on-Sea area (SS postcodes) reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 2 or more (101 filings).

You are mostly up against owner-operators. Your own hours are likely to be your biggest cost, and the easiest one to undercount.

Cash is tight in this trade

At year end the typical painter and decorator company in the Southend-on-Sea area (SS postcodes) holds £10,391 in cash and owes £18,536; 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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