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Roofer companies in Bristol

247 roofer companies have a registered office in Bristol, and 63 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £69,901 in cash and owed £41,099 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).

The numbers

Roofer companies in Bristol compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureBristolUK
Registered companies24715,491
Formed in 2025 or 202663 (26%)30%
Being struck off or in liquidation22 (8.9%)11%
Typical cash at year end£69,90173 accounts£27,411
Typical amount owed at year end£41,099143 accounts£32,480
Typical number of employees2145 accounts2

What this means if you’re starting one

Most of these businesses are run by one or two people

The typical roofer company in Bristol reports 2 employees; the top quarter has 3 or more (145 filings).

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

Most of your competition will be other newcomers

26% of the 247 roofer companies in Bristol were formed in 2025–26, against 18% of all companies in Bristol. 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.

Businesses in this trade usually keep a cash buffer

At year end the typical roofer company in Bristol holds £69,901 in cash and owes £41,099; that cash figure is higher than 54% of UK industries.

Typical operators end the year holding more cash than they owe, so there is usually some slack for a slow month.

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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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