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Building contractor in 6456 Skåla

Postcode · 1,951 residents
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43of 100

Opportunity score

Balanced

Medium confidence

Supply roughly matches similar areas.

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Why this score (43/100)

Room in the market28weak
Population growth74strong
Momentum–left out
Survival–left out
Financial trend34weak

The line marks 50, the average. The score compares this area with others of the same type; the gap to peers compares it with areas of similar size. Parts marked – can't be calculated here and are left out; the others count more. How the score is calculated

Active now
14
– vs 12 months ago
Per 10,000 residents
71.8
similar areas 50.2 · Norway 72.8
Opened and closed, 3 years
3 opened – closed
last 12 months: 0 opened, – closed
Population
1,951
+5.2% in 5 years

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Each dot is a place of business at its registered address. Click a dot to see the company.

There are 14 active businesses in the category “Building contractor” in 6456 Skåla - 71.8 per 10,000 residents.

That is more than similar-sized areas (median 50.2 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 10.

In the last 3 years 3 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 3 October 2026.

The population is 1,951 and has grown 5.2% over 5 years.

Compared with Norway

Building contractor in 6456 Skåla against all of Norway. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Molde kommune), from 104 companies. Survival can't be calculated for Norway yet: closed businesses are removed from Enhetsregisteret, so we only know closures from the day we started collecting.

SkålaNorwaySkåla NorwayVerdict
Made a loss 40% 45% Fewer here
Companies with negative equity 18% 20% About the same
Losses two years in a row 26% 28% About the same
Median equity ratio 23% 31% Weaker
Run by chains (3+ places) 0% 1% About the same

Trend

Active businesses over time

6456 Skåla

This line starts on 3 October 2026, when closures start being known, and grows as we collect.

Openings and closures per year

012Opened 2017: 02017Opened 2018: 02018Opened 2019: 12019Opened 2020: 02020Opened 2021: 22021Opened 2022: 12022Opened 2023: 02023Opened 2024: 12024Opened 2025: 22025Opened 2026 (so far): 0Closed 2026 (so far): 02026*
OpenedClosed* 2026 so far

Closures are counted from 3 October 2026; years before show openings only.

Money

Financials – Molde kommune

Median revenue
NOK 2.7m
104 companies filed
Profitable
59%
revenue trend -0.4%
05.0m10m15m20m20172019202120232025Molde kommuneNorway
Molde kommuneNorway

Only limited companies (AS/ASA) file accounts – sole proprietorships (ENK) don't. Figures for Norway are operating revenue.

Deeper numbers

Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for building contractor in 6456 Skåla.

Trouble signs

Closed through bankruptcy (last 12 months)0
Forcibly dissolved (last 12 months)0

Competition

Share of the 3 largest operators21% · 14 owners

No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.

New and established

Openings per 10,000 residents (12 months)0.00 · Norway: 6.51
Average age of active businesses15.8 yrs · Norway: 11.5
Younger than 2 years14% · Norway: 17%
Older than 10 years43% · Norway: 41%

A typical mix of new and established businesses.

Moving in and out

Moved here (3 years)0 · 12 months: 0
Moved away (3 years)0 · 12 months: 0
Net0

A move is a place of business closing and the same company opening one in another area within 90 days. Chains are left out. A business that moves and keeps its place-of-business number isn't counted here yet, so the real number of moves is higher.

Distance to the nearest one

Residents more than 5 km from one82 · 0%
More than 10 km0
Farthest parish (5,000+ residents)0.3 km · Molde Domkirke sogn (Molde)

Measured from each parish centre in the municipality.

Existing businesses

14 in all, newest first.

NameAddressSince
· Enkeltpersonforetak Borvikvegen 3, 6456 Skåla 2025
· Aksjeselskap Horsgårdvegen 35, 6456 Skåla 2025
· Enkeltpersonforetak Hovdenakkvegen 2, 6456 Skåla 2024
· Enkeltpersonforetak Langfjordvegen 877, 6456 Skåla 2022
· Enkeltpersonforetak Røvikhagen 25, 6456 Skåla 2021
· Aksjeselskap Ranesvegen 26, 6456 Skåla 2021
· Enkeltpersonforetak Grønnesvegen 329, 6456 Skåla 2019
· Aksjeselskap Ranesvegen 26, 6456 Skåla 2016
· HANDYMAN SVEIN JØRGEN DAHLE · Enkeltpersonforetak Røvikhagen 25, 6456 Skåla 2009
· Aksjeselskap Ranesvegen 41, 6456 Skåla 2003
· Enkeltpersonforetak Geitnesvegen 79, 6456 Skåla 2000
· HANS PETER VÅGSETHER · Enkeltpersonforetak 1989
· HALVOR AARSET · Enkeltpersonforetak Langfjordvegen 538, 6456 Skåla 1989
· IVAR HORSGÅRD · Enkeltpersonforetak Langfjordvegen 869, 6456 Skåla 1986

Recently opened


Borvikvegen 3, 6456 Skåla
May 2025

Horsgårdvegen 35, 6456 Skåla
Mar 2025

Recently closed

None in the last 2 years.

Comparable areas

Same type of area, similar population.

AreaResidentsActivePer 10kScore
3810 Gvarv1,95126133.314
7507 Stjørdal1,952525.678
1443 Drøbak1,9501682.138
6413 Molde1,948315.476
5093 Bergen1,948525.767
1560 Larkollen1,947946.253

Other areas nearby

Ranked by opportunity score for building contractor.

AreaActivePer 10kScore
6410 Molde Postcode217.776
6413 Molde Postcode315.476
6423 Molde Postcode322.172
6414 Molde Postcode316.871
6425 Molde Postcode421.469
6411 Molde Postcode633.367
6412 Molde Postcode840.765
6421 Molde Postcode1051.761

Population of Skåla

Statistics Norway
1,7501,8001,8501,9001,9502,000202120252026Residents

Who lives here

Statistics Norway · 2026
Children 0–15 21%
Young 16–24 10%
Adults 25–49 32%
Adults 50–66 19%
Seniors 67–79 12%
80 and older 5%

The line marks the average for Norway. Highlighted: the age group most relevant for building contractor.

Average age39.9 yrs · Norway: 41.8
Median household income after tax*NOK 680k · Norway: NOK 676k
Households with children*23% · Norway: 23%
Higher education (age 16+)*39% · Norway: 38%
Jobs located here*19,650
Commute in / out every day*6,071 / 3,081
Jobs per working resident*1.18 · Norway: 1.00

More people work here than live here, daytime demand (lunch, services) is higher than the resident count suggests.

* Figure for the municipality – Statistics Norway does not publish it for smaller areas.

Counts are places of business (sub-units) registered in the Central Coordinating Register (Brønnøysund) with a main industry code in this category. Businesses are placed by their registered address; trades like electricians often work across a wider area – use the radius view. Statistics updated 15.11.2026.