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Videographer or film production companies in London

9,006 videographer or film production companies have a registered office in London, and 2,017 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £16,132 in cash and owed £27,172 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 London compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureLondonUK
Registered companies9,00621,195
Formed in 2025 or 20262,017 (22%)20%
Being struck off or in liquidation490 (5.4%)6.9%
Typical cash at year end£16,1322,058 accounts£14,239
Typical amount owed at year end£27,1724,409 accounts£22,704
Typical number of employees14,557 accounts1

What this means if you’re starting one

London already has more of these businesses than most places

Videographer or film production companies are 0.81% of companies registered in London, against 0.39% UK-wide (2.1× the national share).

Demand here is proven, but so is choice. Customers can compare you with several nearby options.

Most of these businesses are run by one or two people

The typical videographer or film production company in London reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 1 or more (4,557 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 London carries £2,742 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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