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Roofer companies in the Bournemouth area

188 roofer companies have a registered office in the Bournemouth area (BH postcodes), and 63 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £10,171 in cash and owed £52,899 at year end.

Companies House register, 1 September 2026, and accounts filed in the last twelve months. Compared with the official category “Roofing activities” (SIC 43910). Covers companies with a registered office in BH postcodes, including Bournemouth, Poole.

The numbers

Roofer companies in the Bournemouth area (BH postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureBournemouthUK
Registered companies18815,491
Formed in 2025 or 202663 (34%)30%
Being struck off or in liquidation29 (15%)11%
Typical cash at year end£10,17137 accounts£27,411
Typical amount owed at year end£52,89995 accounts£32,480
Typical number of employees196 accounts2

What this means if you’re starting one

Most of your competition will be other newcomers

34% of the 188 roofer companies in the Bournemouth area (BH postcodes) were formed in 2025–26, against 19% of all companies in the Bournemouth area (BH postcodes). Nationally, that share of new companies is higher than 87% of UK industries.

New rivals are arriving faster than in most trades, so your customers already have fresh options. Being new is not a difference on its own.

Cash is tight in this trade

At year end the typical roofer company in the Bournemouth area (BH postcodes) holds £10,171 in cash and owes £52,899; that cash figure is higher than 54% 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 roofer company in the Bournemouth area (BH postcodes) reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 2 or more (96 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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