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Plasterer companies in the Romford area

134 plasterer companies have a registered office in the Romford area (RM postcodes), and 21 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £4,418 in cash and owed £14,599 at year end.

Companies House register, 1 September 2026, and accounts filed in the last twelve months. Compared with the official category “Plastering” (SIC 43310). Covers companies with a registered office in RM postcodes.

The numbers

Plasterer companies in the Romford area (RM postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureRomfordUK
Registered companies1347,667
Formed in 2025 or 202621 (16%)19%
Being struck off or in liquidation15 (11%)14%
Typical cash at year end£4,41840 accounts£10,047
Typical amount owed at year end£14,59989 accounts£17,133
Typical number of employees191 accounts1

What this means if you’re starting one

You will be up against established operators

16% of the 134 plasterer companies in the Romford area (RM postcodes) were formed in 2025–26, against 26% of all companies in the Romford area (RM postcodes).

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

Cash is tight in this trade

At year end the typical plasterer company in the Romford area (RM postcodes) holds £4,418 in cash and owes £14,599; that cash figure is lower than 85% 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.

More of these companies are closing than in most trades

9% of plasterer companies in the Romford area (RM postcodes) are currently being struck off, against 9.6% of all companies there. Nationally that rate is higher than 91% 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.

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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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