Travel agent companies in Birmingham
498 travel agent companies have a registered office in Birmingham, and 151 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £16,928 in cash and owed £9,168 at year end.
The numbers
| Measure | Birmingham | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Registered companies | 498 | 12,837 |
| Formed in 2025 or 2026 | 151 (30%) | 31% |
| Being struck off or in liquidation | 60 (12%) | 9% |
| Typical cash at year end | £16,92887 accounts | £26,425 |
| Typical amount owed at year end | £9,168223 accounts | £18,174 |
| Typical number of employees | 1229 accounts | 1 |
What this means if you’re starting one
You can start without much equipment
The typical travel agent company in Birmingham carries £1,828 of equipment and other fixed assets after depreciation, lower than 93% of UK industries.
Most of the cost of entry is time and running costs rather than kit, so a small test is cheap.
Most of these businesses are run by one or two people
The typical travel agent company in Birmingham reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 2 or more (229 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
30% of the 498 travel agent companies in Birmingham were formed in 2025–26, against 25% of all companies in Birmingham. Nationally, that share of new companies is higher than 90% 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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Check my ideaWhat 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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- Manchester334 companies
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- Leicester192 companies
- Ilford174 companies
- Edinburgh166 companies
- Glasgow166 companies
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