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Roofer companies in the Leicester area

192 roofer companies have a registered office in the Leicester area (LE postcodes), and 52 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £64,080 in cash and owed £51,773 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 LE postcodes, including Leicester, Loughborough.

The numbers

Roofer companies in the Leicester area (LE postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureLeicesterUK
Registered companies19215,491
Formed in 2025 or 202652 (27%)30%
Being struck off or in liquidation20 (10%)11%
Typical cash at year end£64,08051 accounts£27,411
Typical amount owed at year end£51,773105 accounts£32,480
Typical number of employees2107 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 the Leicester area (LE postcodes) reports 2 employees; the top quarter has 5 or more (107 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

27% of the 192 roofer companies in the Leicester area (LE postcodes) were formed in 2025–26, against 21% of all companies in the Leicester area (LE 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.

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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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