Hairdressing and other beauty treatment: UK companies
70,778 live UK companies list hairdressing and other beauty treatment as their main trade, or 1.2% of the register. It ranks 11th among the 60 trades we cover. 11,383 of those companies were formed in 2025, against 1,617 still live from 2015. 7,094 (10.0%) have a proposal to strike off on file, above the UK figure of 7.3%.
Where they're registered
Where this trade is unusually common
The town's share of this trade, compared with its share of all UK companies.
By year formed
Only companies still live are counted, so older years look smaller. 2026 stops on 1 November 2026.
20122026
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| Year | Live companies |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 1,028 |
| 2013 | 1,140 |
| 2014 | 1,304 |
| 2015 | 1,617 |
| 2016 | 1,738 |
| 2017 | 2,290 |
| 2018 | 3,176 |
| 2019 | 4,256 |
| 2020 | 3,504 |
| 2021 | 3,689 |
| 2022 | 5,046 |
| 2023 | 6,572 |
| 2024 | 7,920 |
| 2025 | 11,383 |
| 2026 | 10,547 |
Oldest active companies in this trade
- Geo F Trumper of Jermyn StreetFormed 1946
- Clapton Beauty ParlourFormed 1955
- RobertonsFormed 1955
- Raoul(hairdressers)Formed 1955
- Park LaunderetteFormed 1957
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Trade means the first Standard Industrial Classification code (SIC 96020) a company declares. Companies choose their own codes. Figures come from Companies House on 1 November 2026.