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United Kingdom: 234,221 legal entities with an LEI, by legal form and city
234,221 legal entities in the United Kingdom have a record in the Global LEI Index of November 7, 2026. 95,169 (40.6%) hold a current Legal Entity Identifier and 117,539 (50.2%) have lapsed. The most common legal form is Private Limited Company (Ltd) (103,304 entities). The city with the most entities is London (65,113). 17,172 registered in the last 12 months.
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- 234,221Legal entities with an LEI record
- 95,169 (40.6%)Current LEIs (issued)
- 117,539 (50.2%)Lapsed LEIs (not renewed)
- 20,857Retired LEIs (entity closed or merged)
- 17,172Registered in the last 12 months
- 1,392Registered in the last 30 days
- 19,928Current LEIs that renew in the next 90 days
- 8,612Funds
- 69Sole proprietors (counted, never named)
- November 7, 2026Newest registration
Legal forms
By ISO 20275 legal form code. Entities with no listed form are left out of this table.
| Legal form | Entities | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Private Limited Company (Ltd) | 103,304 | 44.1% |
| Public Limited Company (PLC) | 4,481 | 1.9% |
| Limited Liability Partnership | 3,745 | 1.6% |
| Private Limited by Guarantee (Ltd) | 2,651 | 1.1% |
| Limited Partnership (LP) | 2,396 | 1% |
| Private Unlimited | 1,557 | 0.7% |
| Charitable Incorporated Organisation | 1,312 | 0.6% |
| Investment Company with Variable Capital | 954 | 0.4% |
| Northern Ireland Company | 391 | 0.2% |
| Government Entity | 324 | 0.1% |
| Registered Society | 270 | 0.1% |
| Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation | 157 | 0.1% |
| Royal Charter Company | 135 | 0.1% |
| Private Limited by Guarantee/No Share Capital | 65 | 0% |
| Besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid (BV) | 61 | 0% |
Regions
| Region | Entities | Share |
|---|---|---|
| London, City of | 49,081 | 21% |
| Liverpool | 7,780 | 3.3% |
| Bristol, City of | 6,769 | 2.9% |
| Surrey | 5,816 | 2.5% |
| Edinburgh, City of | 4,399 | 1.9% |
| Hampshire | 3,972 | 1.7% |
| Kent | 3,794 | 1.6% |
| Hertfordshire | 3,588 | 1.5% |
| West Sussex | 3,433 | 1.5% |
| Essex | 3,039 | 1.3% |
| Manchester | 2,888 | 1.2% |
| Wiltshire | 2,800 | 1.2% |
| Leicester | 2,684 | 1.1% |
| Oxfordshire | 2,542 | 1.1% |
| Lancashire | 2,377 | 1% |
| Leeds | 2,343 | 1% |
| Devon | 2,337 | 1% |
| Dorset | 2,170 | 0.9% |
| Buckinghamshire | 2,150 | 0.9% |
| Birmingham | 2,133 | 0.9% |
Cities with the most entities
By city of the legal address, as the register spells it.
| City | Entities | Share |
|---|---|---|
| London | 65,113 | 27.8% |
| Liverpool | 7,917 | 3.4% |
| Bristol | 7,213 | 3.1% |
| Edinburgh | 5,167 | 2.2% |
| Leicester | 3,235 | 1.4% |
| Manchester | 3,028 | 1.3% |
| Glasgow | 2,631 | 1.1% |
| Leeds | 2,616 | 1.1% |
| Birmingham | 2,474 | 1.1% |
| Salisbury | 1,715 | 0.7% |
| Nottingham | 1,333 | 0.6% |
| Cambridge | 1,278 | 0.5% |
| Belfast | 1,160 | 0.5% |
| Reading | 1,152 | 0.5% |
| Norwich | 1,109 | 0.5% |
| Sheffield | 1,102 | 0.5% |
| Chichester | 1,031 | 0.4% |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 970 | 0.4% |
| Guildford | 938 | 0.4% |
| Oxford | 932 | 0.4% |
Registrations by year
Year of the first LEI registration, for entities that are still in the register.
| Year | Entities | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14,571 | 6.2% |
| 2025 | 16,472 | 7% |
| 2024 | 12,601 | 5.4% |
| 2023 | 10,969 | 4.7% |
| 2022 | 10,931 | 4.7% |
| 2021 | 11,679 | 5% |
| 2020 | 11,585 | 4.9% |
| 2019 | 11,349 | 4.8% |
| 2018 | 30,488 | 13% |
| 2017 | 76,899 | 32.8% |
| 2016 | 3,467 | 1.5% |
| 2015 | 4,718 | 2% |
Entity types
| Type | Entities | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Companies and other legal entities | 225,079 | 96.1% |
| Funds | 8,612 | 3.7% |
| Government entities | 340 | 0.1% |
| Branches | 120 | 0.1% |
| Sole proprietors | 69 | 0% |
| International organizations | 1 | 0% |
Who issued the LEIs
Local operating units (LOUs) that manage the LEI records.
| Issuer | Entities | Share |
|---|---|---|
| London Stock Exchange LEI Limited | 160,179 | 68.4% |
| Ubisecure Oy | 34,156 | 14.6% |
| Bloomberg Finance L.P. | 19,434 | 8.3% |
| EQS Group GmbH | 9,829 | 4.2% |
| Nasdaq CSD SE | 4,992 | 2.1% |
| WM Datenservice | 2,310 | 1% |
| Nordic Legal Entity Identifier AB | 1,114 | 0.5% |
| The Irish Stock Exchange Plc | 757 | 0.3% |
| GS1 AISBL | 522 | 0.2% |
| Unilei ApS | 226 | 0.1% |
Newest registrations
Current LEIs of active entities, by date of first registration. Funds and sole proprietors are not listed.
| Entity | City | Legal form | LEI registered | LEI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamblini Limited | London | Ltd | November 7, 2026 | 984500MEEF569DDHD532 |
| Rcmj Consultancy LTD | Henley-On-Thames | Ltd | November 7, 2026 | 6488008VJURG2JWCLO14 |
| Jossyn Limited | Mirfield | Ltd | November 6, 2026 | 984500EADF66EA7RBY82 |
| Jma Entertainment LTD | London | Ltd | November 6, 2026 | 984500D1F472B2EBG939 |
| Rfpp Properties Limited | Greenford | Ltd | November 6, 2026 | 984500CCA1ACK550D297 |
| ASA Medical Consultants Limited | London | Ltd | November 6, 2026 | 984500CBF749EE478666 |
| Acnj LTD | Sutton | Ltd | November 6, 2026 | 984500C482F51C6HC389 |
| Casi Entertainment LTD | London | Ltd | November 6, 2026 | 984500B94F1A7CD5BA40 |
| Diligent Ai LTD | London | Ltd | November 6, 2026 | 984500AFB738F5F62F97 |
| WJC Communications LTD | Wednesbury | Ltd | November 6, 2026 | 984500AECB42FG5FDL27 |
| Ape Manchester Limited | Wilmslow | Ltd | November 6, 2026 | 984500AE87D967BE0C34 |
| Navigator Triton LTD | London | Ltd | November 6, 2026 | 9845009FFA4E9EC2B246 |
| Wer Holdings Limited | London | Ltd | November 6, 2026 | 98450096510362BA2F72 |
| DKG Consultancy LTD | Glasgow | Ltd | November 6, 2026 | 98450093AE750G3RPD25 |
| South West Chicken Sexers Limited | Stratford-Upon-Avon | Ltd | November 6, 2026 | 98450070C8E0D80F3988 |
| Victorious Solutions LTD | London | Ltd | November 6, 2026 | 9845006E892IF1K37955 |
| The Angela Walford Will Trust | Shipton-under-Wychwood | November 6, 2026 | 984500679IA6006BEE65 | |
| 151 Holdings LTD | Ramsgate | Ltd | November 6, 2026 | 9845004D42AC5E8EDB56 |
| Know Your Dosh Limited | Slough | Ltd | November 6, 2026 | 98450046D85Z674C7D60 |
| JLF Capital Limited | Stoke-On-Trent | Ltd | November 6, 2026 | 984500391DBCAQA1A143 |
| Maq London Holdings Limited | Romford | Ltd | November 6, 2026 | 98450004CB43A39WC607 |
| Links Holdings Limited | Ipswich | Ltd | November 6, 2026 | 648800ZU36DIDWKROJ83 |
| All RP LTD | Kenley | Ltd | November 6, 2026 | 648800RHC0ZIJDVMXF42 |
| Reload Search LTD | Barnet | Ltd | November 6, 2026 | 648800K8TIWMUNXA6W48 |
| Aspirity Partners LLP | London | Limited Liability Partnership | November 6, 2026 | 648800K55BP5Z1HR2E72 |
Updated November 7, 2026. Read from Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF), LEI Level 1 golden copy. CC0 1.0 public domain dedication (GLEIF). Counts are legal entities with a record in the GLEIF Level 1 golden copy of November 7, 2026, current or not: a record stays in the register after its LEI lapses. A current LEI has the registration status issued; a lapsed LEI was not renewed in time; a retired LEI belongs to an entity that closed or merged. The country is the country of the legal address. Individuals who register as sole proprietors are counted and never named. This page uses GLEIF data and is not endorsed or certified by GLEIF. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.