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Publishing companies in Birmingham

248 publishing companies have a registered office in Birmingham, and 66 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £20,971 in cash and owed £10,907 at year end.

Companies House register, 1 September 2026, and accounts filed in the last twelve months. Compared with the official category “Other publishing activities” (SIC 58190).

The numbers

Publishing companies in Birmingham compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureBirminghamUK
Registered companies24813,019
Formed in 2025 or 202666 (27%)23%
Being struck off or in liquidation23 (9.3%)7.8%
Typical cash at year end£20,97140 accounts£14,124
Typical amount owed at year end£10,907122 accounts£12,487
Typical number of employees1127 accounts1

What this means if you’re starting one

Most of these businesses are run by one or two people

The typical publishing company in Birmingham reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 2 or more (127 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 publishing company in Birmingham carries £2,102 of equipment and other fixed assets after depreciation, lower than 96% of UK industries.

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

Birmingham has fewer of these businesses than most places

Publishing companies are 0.15% of companies registered in Birmingham, against 0.24% UK-wide (0.6× the national share).

That could be a gap or a sign of weak demand. The register cannot tell which.

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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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