Painter & decorator in Bua
Opportunity score
Too small to judge
Low confidenceThe area is small, so a single business opening or closing changes the picture a lot. Look at the wider area too.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (33/100)
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 3 active businesses in the category “Painter & decorator” in Bua - 14.9 per 10,000 residents.
That is more than similar-sized areas (median 6.2 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 1.
In the last 3 years 2 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Painter & decorator in Bua against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Varbergs kommun), from 21 companies. Survival can't be calculated for Sweden yet: Statistics Sweden's Business Register keeps only some of the older closures, so closures are counted from 4 October 2026, when we started collecting.
| Bua | Sweden | Bua Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 24% | 22% | About the same | |
| Companies with negative equity | 5% | 4% | About the same | |
| Losses two years in a row | 11% | 10% | About the same | |
| Median equity ratio | 47% | 51% | Weaker | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 1.1m | SEK 1.1m | Lower | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 613k | SEK 569k | Higher |
Trend
Active businesses over time
BuaOpenings and closures per year
Money
Financials – Varbergs kommun
Only limited companies (AB) and a few other forms file annual reports with Bolagsverket – sole traders don't. Figures for Sweden are net sales from digitally filed reports.
Deeper numbers
Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for painter & decorator in Bua.
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 neighbourhood centre in the municipality.
Jobs – Varbergs kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
3 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Aktiebolag | Rosenvägen 3 C, 432 63 Bua | 2026 |
| · Aktiebolag | Buavägen 26, 432 63 Bua | 2024 |
| · Enskild firma | Syrenvägen 5 B Lgh 1102, 432 63 Bua | 2016 |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Rosenvägen 3 C, 432 63 Bua | Jun 2026 |
Recently closed
| None in the last 2 years. |
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ljungbyholm | 2,008 | 1 | 5.0 | 64 |
| Kallfors | 2,007 | 0 | 0.0 | 63 |
| Tanumshede | 2,012 | 3 | 14.9 | 30 |
| Malå | 2,013 | 2 | 9.9 | 37 |
| Svanesund | 2,014 | 0 | 0.0 | 73 |
| Ljungaverk och Fränsta | 2,002 | 3 | 15.0 | 30 |
Population of Bua
Statistics SwedenWho lives here
Statistics Sweden · 2026The line marks the average for Sweden.
Roughly as many jobs as working residents.
* Figure for the municipality – Statistics Sweden does not publish it for smaller areas.
Counts are workplaces (arbetsställen) in Statistics Sweden's Business Register with a main industry code in this category. Businesses are placed at the workplace's position from the register; trades like electricians often work across a wider area – use the radius view. Statistics updated 11.11.2026.