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Essex, United Kingdom: 3,039 legal entities with an LEI
3,039 legal entities with a legal address in Essex, the United Kingdom, have a record in the Global LEI Index of November 7, 2026. 1,366 (44.9%) hold a current LEI and 1,475 have lapsed. The most common legal form is Private Limited Company (Ltd). 204 registered in the last 12 months.
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- 3,039Legal entities with an LEI record
- 1,366 (44.9%)Current LEIs (issued)
- 1,475 (48.5%)Lapsed LEIs (not renewed)
- 194Retired LEIs (entity closed or merged)
- 204Registered in the last 12 months
- 20Registered in the last 30 days
- 258Current LEIs that renew in the next 90 days
- 191Funds
- 2Sole proprietors (counted, never named)
- November 5, 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) | 1,545 | 50.8% |
| Public Limited Company (PLC) | 51 | 1.7% |
| Investment Company with Variable Capital | 35 | 1.2% |
| Private Limited by Guarantee (Ltd) | 31 | 1% |
| Limited Liability Partnership | 22 | 0.7% |
| Charitable Incorporated Organisation | 15 | 0.5% |
| Private Unlimited | 11 | 0.4% |
| Government Entity | 9 | 0.3% |
| Limited Partnership (LP) | 3 | 0.1% |
| Royal Charter Company | 2 | 0.1% |
| Community Benefit Society (BenCom) | 2 | 0.1% |
| Naamloze vennootschap (NV) | 1 | 0% |
| Building Society | 1 | 0% |
| Private Limited by Guarantee/No Share Capital | 1 | 0% |
| Private Company Limited by Shares (Ltd) | 1 | 0% |
Cities with the most entities
By city of the legal address, as the register spells it.
| City | Entities | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Chelmsford | 408 | 13.4% |
| Colchester | 400 | 13.2% |
| Brentwood | 140 | 4.6% |
| Saffron Walden | 123 | 4% |
| Basildon | 108 | 3.6% |
| Loughton | 100 | 3.3% |
| Essex | 87 | 2.9% |
| Leigh-On-Sea | 80 | 2.6% |
| Braintree | 77 | 2.5% |
| Billericay | 76 | 2.5% |
| Southend-On-Sea | 74 | 2.4% |
| Harlow | 70 | 2.3% |
| Ilford | 61 | 2% |
| Maldon | 57 | 1.9% |
| Dunmow | 56 | 1.8% |
| Witham | 53 | 1.7% |
| Epping | 49 | 1.6% |
| Ingatestone | 40 | 1.3% |
| Romford | 40 | 1.3% |
| Rayleigh | 39 | 1.3% |
Registrations by year
Year of the first LEI registration, for entities that are still in the register.
| Year | Entities | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 171 | 5.6% |
| 2025 | 236 | 7.8% |
| 2024 | 184 | 6.1% |
| 2023 | 169 | 5.6% |
| 2022 | 183 | 6% |
| 2021 | 195 | 6.4% |
| 2020 | 191 | 6.3% |
| 2019 | 155 | 5.1% |
| 2018 | 461 | 15.2% |
| 2017 | 858 | 28.2% |
| 2016 | 37 | 1.2% |
| 2015 | 55 | 1.8% |
Entity types
| Type | Entities | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Companies and other legal entities | 2,835 | 93.3% |
| Funds | 191 | 6.3% |
| Government entities | 9 | 0.3% |
| Branches | 2 | 0.1% |
| Sole proprietors | 2 | 0.1% |
Who issued the LEIs
Local operating units (LOUs) that manage the LEI records.
| Issuer | Entities | Share |
|---|---|---|
| London Stock Exchange LEI Limited | 2,015 | 66.3% |
| Ubisecure Oy | 753 | 24.8% |
| EQS Group GmbH | 196 | 6.4% |
| Nasdaq CSD SE | 20 | 0.7% |
| WM Datenservice | 20 | 0.7% |
| GS1 AISBL | 13 | 0.4% |
| Nordic Legal Entity Identifier AB | 11 | 0.4% |
| The Irish Stock Exchange Plc | 5 | 0.2% |
| Unilei ApS | 2 | 0.1% |
| Krajowy Depozyt Papierów Wartościowych S.A. | 1 | 0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petersfield Screening LTD | Colchester | Ltd | November 5, 2026 | 6367003O24UIS2NMA054 |
| Lumina Medics LTD | Chelmsford | Ltd | November 3, 2026 | 984500TAB092CB6ICF55 |
| S.H. Roofing Limited | Essex | Ltd | November 2, 2026 | 984500FCFA5DC50R6D69 |
| Navajam Group Limited | Newport | Ltd | October 30, 2026 | 984500692EJMA9B99A39 |
| Numantia Health LTD | Chelmsford | Ltd | October 28, 2026 | 213800DJ4WB46TCR2Q59 |
| Ford & Co Financial Planning LTD | Southend-On-Sea | Ltd | October 26, 2026 | 984500694836FAB9F196 |
| Kenneth Leslie Brown Deceased Will Trust | Danbury | October 23, 2026 | 213800CZW2FLLPF3XY39 | |
| Srirama Investments LTD | Colchester | Ltd | October 22, 2026 | 984500BCC580BE12D625 |
| MH Strategic Solutions LTD | Brentwood | Ltd | October 22, 2026 | 98450048EB3D498J1435 |
| The Naomal Wijesooriya Discretionary Trust 2018 | Chigwell | October 21, 2026 | 213800LLH2V2UFPP6O28 | |
| Hagrid Investments Limited | Billericay | Ltd | October 21, 2026 | 213800FPS52NSBOJVD93 |
| The Upendra Wijesooriya Discretionary Trust 2018 | Essex | October 21, 2026 | 213800EPEEDFVVP24854 | |
| Wimpole Road Limited | Colchester | Ltd | October 20, 2026 | 213800LQSICHYL5FTI55 |
| Gracie Governance Solutions LTD | Leigh-On-Sea | Ltd | October 20, 2026 | 213800H6W8JL78QII781 |
| Xavier Property Management (UK) 2021 Limited | Loughton | Ltd | October 18, 2026 | 9845004C86392A4B3B12 |
| Bruno Capital Limited | Maldon | Ltd | October 14, 2026 | 984500U01D85E9A4BF87 |
| Salon Invitation LTD | Maldon | Ltd | October 13, 2026 | 984500972FF9Z659A636 |
| Canam LTD | Romford | Ltd | October 5, 2026 | 98450079FI10069DA645 |
| Exact Innovations LTD | Witham | Ltd | October 2, 2026 | 984500VE62J48C8D3E26 |
| Sharpe and Sharpe LTD | Loughton | Ltd | October 2, 2026 | 984500574R51I96A1320 |
| The Pbfs Group Limited | Billericay | Ltd | September 29, 2026 | 213800UP42ZQRRET5Z91 |
| Blue Mud Projects Limited | Rayleigh | Ltd | September 18, 2026 | 9845001KA39380997592 |
| Roland Antony Hales Will Trust | Old Harlow | September 15, 2026 | 213800MNWCV1AVDETM25 | |
| Dignity Welfare Trust | Braintree | September 15, 2026 | 2138006TA2NW2JEI4424 | |
| Durrant Consulting LTD | Chelmsford | Ltd | September 12, 2026 | 984500BBD9159FB5CF07 |
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.