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Kent, United Kingdom: 3,794 legal entities with an LEI
3,794 legal entities with a legal address in Kent, the United Kingdom, have a record in the Global LEI Index of November 7, 2026. 1,414 (37.3%) hold a current LEI and 2,101 have lapsed. The most common legal form is Private Limited Company (Ltd). 242 registered in the last 12 months.
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- 3,794Legal entities with an LEI record
- 1,414 (37.3%)Current LEIs (issued)
- 2,101 (55.4%)Lapsed LEIs (not renewed)
- 269Retired LEIs (entity closed or merged)
- 242Registered in the last 12 months
- 33Registered in the last 30 days
- 277Current LEIs that renew in the next 90 days
- 19Funds
- 1Sole proprietors (counted, never named)
- November 6, 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) | 1,610 | 42.4% |
| Limited Liability Partnership | 56 | 1.5% |
| Private Limited by Guarantee (Ltd) | 48 | 1.3% |
| Public Limited Company (PLC) | 48 | 1.3% |
| Charitable Incorporated Organisation | 23 | 0.6% |
| Private Unlimited | 20 | 0.5% |
| Government Entity | 9 | 0.2% |
| Limited Partnership (LP) | 8 | 0.2% |
| Registered Society | 6 | 0.2% |
| Friendly Society | 3 | 0.1% |
| Private Limited by Guarantee/No Share Capital | 3 | 0.1% |
| Community Benefit Society (BenCom) | 3 | 0.1% |
Cities with the most entities
By city of the legal address, as the register spells it.
| City | Entities | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tunbridge Wells | 476 | 12.5% |
| Maidstone | 335 | 8.8% |
| Sevenoaks | 300 | 7.9% |
| Canterbury | 254 | 6.7% |
| Tonbridge | 233 | 6.1% |
| Ashford | 207 | 5.5% |
| Tenterden | 142 | 3.7% |
| Kent | 128 | 3.4% |
| Dartford | 93 | 2.5% |
| Swanley | 91 | 2.4% |
| Sittingbourne | 89 | 2.3% |
| Rochester | 75 | 2% |
| Westerham | 70 | 1.8% |
| Faversham | 59 | 1.6% |
| West Malling | 59 | 1.6% |
| Chatham | 50 | 1.3% |
| Folkestone | 46 | 1.2% |
| Edenbridge | 45 | 1.2% |
| Gravesend | 45 | 1.2% |
| Cranbrook | 40 | 1.1% |
Registrations by year
Year of the first LEI registration, for entities that are still in the register.
| Year | Entities | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 207 | 5.5% |
| 2025 | 243 | 6.4% |
| 2024 | 204 | 5.4% |
| 2023 | 174 | 4.6% |
| 2022 | 189 | 5% |
| 2021 | 198 | 5.2% |
| 2020 | 216 | 5.7% |
| 2019 | 224 | 5.9% |
| 2018 | 579 | 15.3% |
| 2017 | 1,318 | 34.7% |
| 2016 | 33 | 0.9% |
| 2015 | 43 | 1.1% |
Entity types
| Type | Entities | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Companies and other legal entities | 3,763 | 99.2% |
| Funds | 19 | 0.5% |
| Government entities | 11 | 0.3% |
| Sole proprietors | 1 | 0% |
Who issued the LEIs
Local operating units (LOUs) that manage the LEI records.
| Issuer | Entities | Share |
|---|---|---|
| London Stock Exchange LEI Limited | 2,934 | 77.3% |
| Ubisecure Oy | 741 | 19.5% |
| EQS Group GmbH | 50 | 1.3% |
| WM Datenservice | 20 | 0.5% |
| Nasdaq CSD SE | 15 | 0.4% |
| GS1 AISBL | 12 | 0.3% |
| Nordic Legal Entity Identifier AB | 6 | 0.2% |
| The Irish Stock Exchange Plc | 4 | 0.1% |
| INFOCAMERE, SOCIETA' CONSORTILE DI INFORMATICA DELLE CAMERE DI COMMERCIO ITALIANE PER AZIONI | 3 | 0.1% |
| Unilei ApS | 3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 Holdings LTD | Ramsgate | Ltd | November 6, 2026 | 9845004D42AC5E8EDB56 |
| Maq London Holdings Limited | Romford | Ltd | November 6, 2026 | 98450004CB43A39WC607 |
| Celfstorm LTD | Tunbridge Wells | Ltd | November 6, 2026 | 213800FHTO1KWMZFS796 |
| Matthew Mountier Lighting Limited | Tunbridge Wells | Ltd | November 5, 2026 | 984500E7892AFAA7AE62 |
| Ambec Limited | Tunbridge Wells | Ltd | November 5, 2026 | 213800YVFDEUB2PJRT29 |
| S1 Transport Limited | Sheerness | Ltd | November 5, 2026 | 213800J52K11B11PSA10 |
| The James Miles 2026 Discretionary D&W Settlements | Sevenoaks | November 5, 2026 | 2138006Y4OF9GFKOY841 | |
| Red Progress LTD | Canterbury | Ltd | November 4, 2026 | 213800ANFMNC7M42IK63 |
| Cognitive Advisory Limited | Tunbridge Wells | Ltd | November 3, 2026 | 984500DFDE45D8FLP762 |
| Grand Bois Limited | Tunbridge Wells | Ltd | November 3, 2026 | 213800JVUZ28V22O8L67 |
| Angela Louise Sellick Discretionary Settlement 2026 | Maidstone | November 3, 2026 | 2138003QHS5UF421HC69 | |
| Haswell Mark LTD | Tonbridge | Ltd | November 2, 2026 | 9269005123BE7F3BC409 |
| Opal Foundry LTD | Canterbury | Ltd | November 1, 2026 | 984500CE5UC00A210D37 |
| The Jennifer Ann Ingram Will Trust | Horsmonden, Tunbridge | October 30, 2026 | 98450039AF484C8CED38 | |
| Mia Winton Trust | Kent | October 30, 2026 | 213800ZBWNMVDTKFF248 | |
| Truest Strategy LTD | Orpington | Ltd | October 28, 2026 | 21380099UHJ2FA9D9T94 |
| Ka Diagnostics LTD | Ashford | Ltd | October 27, 2026 | 9845004DC9E2B4448847 |
| SRB Partnership Limited | Dartford | Ltd | October 27, 2026 | 213800SVH9DZIA4Q1K93 |
| Suum Limited | Sevenoaks | Ltd | October 26, 2026 | 9845009B59D0C372E481 |
| Kited Investments Limited | Folkestone | Ltd | October 24, 2026 | 213800UX4S7Q26F2OK94 |
| Rotaia Properties Limited | Ashford | Ltd | October 22, 2026 | 2138006AX4IT5STAHG52 |
| Aetherleaf LTD | Sevenoaks | Ltd | October 21, 2026 | 984500O47C44VF01A854 |
| JMF Trading Technology Solutions LTD | Cranbrook | Ltd | October 21, 2026 | 98450058810Z2BBAAB40 |
| Vridian Capital LTD | Folkestone | Ltd | October 21, 2026 | 984500151F5E7E36FB57 |
| Milovest Limited | Tonbridge | Ltd | October 21, 2026 | 2138007EH7WGT3PWQF40 |
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.