Painter & decorator in 1435 Ås
Opportunity score
Worth a closer look
Medium confidenceSome signals point to room for a new business.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (66/100)
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
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There are 2 active businesses in the category “Painter & decorator” in 1435 Ås - 4.7 per 10,000 residents.
That is fewer than similar-sized areas (median 6.4 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 3.
In the last 3 years 0 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 3 October 2026.
Compared with Norway
Painter & decorator in 1435 Ås against all of Norway. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Ås kommune), from 7 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.
| Ås | Norway | Ås Norway | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 29% | 35% | Fewer here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 43% | 19% | More here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 14% | 17% | Fewer here | |
| Median equity ratio | 2% | 34% | Weaker |
Trend
Active businesses over time
1435 ÅsThis line starts on 3 October 2026, when closures start being known, and grows as we collect.
Openings and closures per year
Closures are counted from 3 October 2026; years before show openings only.
Money
Financials – Ås kommune
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 painter & decorator in 1435 Ås.
Trouble signs
Competition
No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.
New and established
Moving in and out
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
Measured from each parish centre in the municipality.
Existing businesses
2 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Aksjeselskap | Bråtenveien 11, 1435 Ås | 2023 |
| · Aksjeselskap | Gamle Kroervei 124, 1435 Ås | 2018 |
Nothing matches.
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3145 Tjøme | 4,252 | 9 | 21.2 | 15 |
| 0687 Oslo | 4,248 | 2 | 4.7 | 58 |
| 9017 Tromsø | 4,233 | 0 | 0.0 | 70 |
| 4628 Kristiansand S | 4,295 | 10 | 23.3 | 26 |
| 2819 Gjøvik | 4,304 | 2 | 4.6 | 59 |
| 7320 Fannrem | 4,305 | 2 | 4.6 | 61 |
Other areas nearby
Ranked by opportunity score for painter & decorator.
| Area | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1430 Ås Postcode | 1 | 2.3 | 82 |
| 1426 Solberg Postcode | 1 | 3.2 | 79 |
| 1407 Vinterbro Postcode | 13 | 21.4 | 35 |
Population of Ås
Statistics NorwayWho lives here
Statistics Norway · 2026The line marks the average for Norway.
Roughly as many jobs as working residents.
* 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 14.11.2026.