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Videographer or film production companies in the Belfast area

368 videographer or film production companies have a registered office in the Belfast area (BT postcodes), and 85 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £17,933 in cash and owed £25,195 at year end.

Companies House register, 1 September 2026, and accounts filed in the last twelve months. Compared with the official category “Motion picture production activities” (SIC 59111). Covers companies with a registered office in BT postcodes, including Belfast, Derry, Londonderry, Lisburn.

The numbers

Videographer or film production companies in the Belfast area (BT postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureBelfastUK
Registered companies36821,195
Formed in 2025 or 202685 (23%)20%
Being struck off or in liquidation12 (3.3%)6.9%
Typical cash at year end£17,93374 accounts£14,239
Typical amount owed at year end£25,195206 accounts£22,704
Typical number of employees1201 accounts1

What this means if you’re starting one

Most of these businesses are run by one or two people

The typical videographer or film production company in the Belfast area (BT postcodes) reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 1 or more (201 filings).

You are mostly up against owner-operators. Your own hours are likely to be your biggest cost, and the easiest one to undercount.

You can start without much equipment

The typical videographer or film production company in the Belfast area (BT postcodes) carries £4,610 of equipment and other fixed assets after depreciation, lower than 82% of UK industries.

Most of the cost of entry is time and running costs rather than kit, so a small test is cheap.

At least a quarter of these companies owe more than they own

The lowest quarter of videographer or film production companies in the Belfast area (BT postcodes) report net assets of -£6,940 or less; the median is £924 (180 filings).

Many operators are propped up by loans, unpaid bills or money from the owner rather than by profit kept in the business. It is easy to keep going for longer than the numbers justify.

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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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