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Videographer or film production companies in the Southampton area

115 videographer or film production companies have a registered office in the Southampton area (SO postcodes), and 14 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £9,557 in cash and owed £27,099 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 SO postcodes, including Southampton, Winchester, Eastleigh.

The numbers

Videographer or film production companies in the Southampton area (SO postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureSouthamptonUK
Registered companies11521,195
Formed in 2025 or 202614 (12%)20%
Being struck off or in liquidation14 (12%)6.9%
Typical cash at year end£9,55731 accounts£14,239
Typical amount owed at year end£27,09963 accounts£22,704
Typical number of employees165 accounts1

What this means if you’re starting one

the Southampton area (SO postcodes) has fewer of these businesses than most places

Videographer or film production companies are 0.24% of companies registered in the Southampton area (SO postcodes), against 0.39% UK-wide (0.6× the national share).

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

Cash is tight in this trade

At year end the typical videographer or film production company in the Southampton area (SO postcodes) holds £9,557 in cash and owes £27,099; that cash figure is lower than 74% 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.

You will be up against established operators

12% of the 115 videographer or film production companies in the Southampton area (SO postcodes) were formed in 2025–26, against 17% of all companies in the Southampton area (SO postcodes).

Few new companies are entering, so your customers will compare you with businesses that have years of reviews and regulars.

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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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