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Taxi or private hire companies in the Harrow area

328 taxi or private hire companies have a registered office in the Harrow area (HA postcodes), and 89 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £7,366 in cash and owed £11,941 at year end.

Companies House register, 1 September 2026, and accounts filed in the last twelve months. Compared with the official category “Taxi operation” (SIC 49320). Covers companies with a registered office in HA postcodes, including Harrow, Wembley.

The numbers

Taxi or private hire companies in the Harrow area (HA postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureHarrowUK
Registered companies32820,081
Formed in 2025 or 202689 (27%)31%
Being struck off or in liquidation56 (17%)11%
Typical cash at year end£7,36654 accounts£4,852
Typical amount owed at year end£11,941154 accounts£9,535
Typical number of employees1159 accounts1

What this means if you’re starting one

Most of these businesses are run by one or two people

The typical taxi or private hire company in the Harrow area (HA postcodes) reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 2 or more (159 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 taxi or private hire company in the Harrow area (HA postcodes) holds £7,366 in cash and owes £11,941; that cash figure is lower than 98% 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 your competition will be other newcomers

27% of the 328 taxi or private hire companies in the Harrow area (HA postcodes) were formed in 2025–26, against 23% of all companies in the Harrow area (HA postcodes). Nationally, that share of new companies is higher than 89% 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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