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Taxi or private hire companies in the Northampton area

239 taxi or private hire companies have a registered office in the Northampton area (NN postcodes), and 84 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £5,891 in cash and owed £11,428 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 NN postcodes, including Northampton, Kettering, Corby.

The numbers

Taxi or private hire companies in the Northampton area (NN postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureNorthamptonUK
Registered companies23920,081
Formed in 2025 or 202684 (35%)31%
Being struck off or in liquidation21 (8.8%)11%
Typical cash at year end£5,89152 accounts£4,852
Typical amount owed at year end£11,428116 accounts£9,535
Typical number of employees1119 accounts1

What this means if you’re starting one

Most of your competition will be other newcomers

35% of the 239 taxi or private hire companies in the Northampton area (NN postcodes) were formed in 2025–26, against 20% of all companies in the Northampton area (NN 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.

Cash is tight in this trade

At year end the typical taxi or private hire company in the Northampton area (NN postcodes) holds £5,891 in cash and owes £11,428; 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 these businesses are run by one or two people

The typical taxi or private hire company in the Northampton area (NN postcodes) reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 2 or more (119 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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