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Videographer or film production companies in Birmingham

292 videographer or film production companies have a registered office in Birmingham, and 57 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £31,730 in cash and owed £32,335 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).

The numbers

Videographer or film production companies in Birmingham compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureBirminghamUK
Registered companies29221,195
Formed in 2025 or 202657 (20%)20%
Being struck off or in liquidation18 (6.2%)6.9%
Typical cash at year end£31,73062 accounts£14,239
Typical amount owed at year end£32,335155 accounts£22,704
Typical number of employees1161 accounts1

What this means if you’re starting one

Birmingham has fewer of these businesses than most places

Videographer or film production companies are 0.18% of companies registered in Birmingham, against 0.39% UK-wide (0.5× the national share).

That could be a gap or a sign of weak demand. The register cannot tell which.

Most of these businesses are run by one or two people

The typical videographer or film production company in Birmingham reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 1 or more (161 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 Birmingham carries £4,292 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.

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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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