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Printing shop companies in the Peterborough area

141 printing shop companies have a registered office in the Peterborough area (PE postcodes), and 22 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £22,134 in cash and owed £34,021 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 PE postcodes, including Peterborough, Kings Lynn, King's Lynn.

The numbers

Printing shop companies in the Peterborough area (PE postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasurePeterboroughUK
Registered companies1419,192
Formed in 2025 or 202622 (16%)16%
Being struck off or in liquidation13 (9.2%)10%
Typical cash at year end£22,13439 accounts£24,828
Typical amount owed at year end£34,02190 accounts£37,288
Typical number of employees290 accounts2

What this means if you’re starting one

Most of these businesses are run by one or two people

The typical printing shop company in the Peterborough area (PE postcodes) reports 2 employees; the top quarter has 5 or more (90 filings).

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

the Peterborough area (PE postcodes) already has more of these businesses than most places

Printing shop companies are 0.24% of companies registered in the Peterborough area (PE postcodes), against 0.17% UK-wide (1.4× the national share).

Demand here is proven, but so is choice. Customers can compare you with several nearby options.

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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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