Market Entry Radar
Planning to enter a UK market? Select a sector and instantly see formation trends, average company age, dissolution rate, and the top players — a quick market assessment in seconds.
What does the Market Entry Radar assess?
Formation trends
We compare how many companies were formed in the last 12 months versus the prior 12 months to determine whether the sector is growing, stable, or contracting.
Market maturity
Derived from the median age of active companies. Emerging markets have young companies and high opportunity; established markets have entrenched players and higher barriers to entry.
Dissolution rate
The percentage of all companies in the sector that have dissolved. A high dissolution rate signals intense competition or challenging trading conditions — a key risk indicator for new entrants.
Radar Score
A composite 0–100 score combining growth trend, dissolution rate, formation volume, and market size. Higher is more attractive. Scores of 75+ are "Attractive"; below 25 is "Saturated".
Top companies
The 10 most recently incorporated active companies in the sector with filed accounts, showing turnover and employees — useful for benchmarking your business plan.
Data source
All data is sourced from Companies House bulk data covering 5.7 million UK companies, plus iXBRL-parsed financial accounts. Select a sector above to get started.
Radar Score bands
- 75–100 Attractive — growing sector, low dissolution, good formation volume
- 50–74 Moderate — mixed signals, manageable risk
- 25–49 Challenging — high competition or contracting market
- 0–24 Saturated — very high dissolution rate and/or contracting, significant headwinds