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Printing shop companies in the Guildford area

108 printing shop companies have a registered office in the Guildford area (GU postcodes), and 16 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £21,927 in cash and owed £47,718 at year end.

Companies House register, 1 September 2026, and accounts filed in the last twelve months. Compared with the official category “Printing n.e.c.” (SIC 18129). Covers companies with a registered office in GU postcodes, including Guildford, Woking, Farnham.

The numbers

Printing shop companies in the Guildford area (GU postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureGuildfordUK
Registered companies1089,192
Formed in 2025 or 202616 (15%)16%
Being struck off or in liquidation5 (4.6%)10%
Typical cash at year end£21,92735 accounts£24,828
Typical amount owed at year end£47,71869 accounts£37,288
Typical number of employees270 accounts2

What this means if you’re starting one

Cash is tight in this trade

At year end the typical printing shop company in the Guildford area (GU postcodes) holds £21,927 in cash and owes £47,718; that cash figure is higher than 50% 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 printing shop company in the Guildford area (GU postcodes) reports 2 employees; the top quarter has 4 or more (70 filings).

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

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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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