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Roofer companies in the Peterborough area

361 roofer companies have a registered office in the Peterborough area (PE postcodes), and 143 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £4,084 in cash and owed £15,825 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 PE postcodes, including Peterborough, Kings Lynn, King's Lynn.

The numbers

Roofer companies in the Peterborough area (PE postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasurePeterboroughUK
Registered companies36115,491
Formed in 2025 or 2026143 (40%)30%
Being struck off or in liquidation35 (9.7%)11%
Typical cash at year end£4,084126 accounts£27,411
Typical amount owed at year end£15,825182 accounts£32,480
Typical number of employees2185 accounts2

What this means if you’re starting one

Most of your competition will be other newcomers

40% of the 361 roofer companies in the Peterborough area (PE postcodes) were formed in 2025–26, against 21% of all companies in the Peterborough area (PE 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.

the Peterborough area (PE postcodes) already has more of these businesses than most places

Roofer companies are 0.61% of companies registered in the Peterborough area (PE postcodes), against 0.28% UK-wide (2.2× the national share).

Demand here is proven, but so is choice. Customers can compare you with several nearby options.

Cash is tight in this trade

At year end the typical roofer company in the Peterborough area (PE postcodes) holds £4,084 in cash and owes £15,825; 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.

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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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