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Physiotherapy or therapy clinic companies in the Southampton area

694 physiotherapy or therapy clinic companies have a registered office in the Southampton area (SO postcodes), and 119 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £11,700 in cash and owed £9,621 at year end.

Companies House register, 1 September 2026, and accounts filed in the last twelve months. Compared with the official category “Other human health activities” (SIC 86900). Covers companies with a registered office in SO postcodes, including Southampton, Winchester, Eastleigh.

The numbers

Physiotherapy or therapy clinic companies in the Southampton area (SO postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureSouthamptonUK
Registered companies69482,056
Formed in 2025 or 2026119 (17%)21%
Being struck off or in liquidation59 (8.5%)8%
Typical cash at year end£11,700178 accounts£11,057
Typical amount owed at year end£9,621384 accounts£9,421
Typical number of employees1390 accounts1

What this means if you’re starting one

Cash is tight in this trade

At year end the typical physiotherapy or therapy clinic company in the Southampton area (SO postcodes) holds £11,700 in cash and owes £9,621; that cash figure is lower than 81% 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 these businesses are run by one or two people

The typical physiotherapy or therapy clinic company in the Southampton area (SO postcodes) reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 2 or more (390 filings).

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

You can start without much equipment

The typical physiotherapy or therapy clinic company in the Southampton area (SO postcodes) carries £1,912 of equipment and other fixed assets after depreciation, lower than 87% of UK industries.

Most of the cost of entry is time and running costs rather than kit, so a small test is cheap.

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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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