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Recording studio or music production companies in Bristol

240 recording studio or music production companies have a registered office in Bristol, and 51 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £11,028 in cash and owed £10,895 at year end.

Companies House register, 1 September 2026, and accounts filed in the last twelve months. Compared with the official category “Sound recording and music publishing activities” (SIC 59200).

The numbers

Recording studio or music production companies in Bristol compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureBristolUK
Registered companies24016,171
Formed in 2025 or 202651 (21%)21%
Being struck off or in liquidation19 (7.9%)6.9%
Typical cash at year end£11,02848 accounts£11,574
Typical amount owed at year end£10,895132 accounts£13,814
Typical number of employees1135 accounts1

What this means if you’re starting one

Most of these businesses are run by one or two people

The typical recording studio or music production company in Bristol reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 2 or more (135 filings).

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

Cash is tight in this trade

At year end the typical recording studio or music production company in Bristol holds £11,028 in cash and owes £10,895; that cash figure is lower than 80% 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.

You can start without much equipment

The typical recording studio or music production company in Bristol carries £4,857 of equipment and other fixed assets after depreciation, lower than 82% of UK industries.

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

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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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