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Plumber companies in the Gloucester area

429 plumber companies have a registered office in the Gloucester area (GL postcodes), and 52 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £26,734 in cash and owed £27,989 at year end.

Companies House register, 1 September 2026, and accounts filed in the last twelve months. Compared with the official category “Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation” (SIC 43220). Covers companies with a registered office in GL postcodes, including Gloucester, Cheltenham, Stroud.

The numbers

Plumber companies in the Gloucester area (GL postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureGloucesterUK
Registered companies42946,469
Formed in 2025 or 202652 (12%)20%
Being struck off or in liquidation26 (6.1%)9.4%
Typical cash at year end£26,734180 accounts£16,864
Typical amount owed at year end£27,989308 accounts£23,246
Typical number of employees2309 accounts1

What this means if you’re starting one

Most of these businesses are run by one or two people

The typical plumber company in the Gloucester area (GL postcodes) reports 2 employees; the top quarter has 3 or more (309 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 will be up against established operators

12% of the 429 plumber companies in the Gloucester area (GL postcodes) were formed in 2025–26, against 17% of all companies in the Gloucester area (GL postcodes).

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

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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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