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UK companies by industry and place: 5,596,581 live companies on the Companies House register

Companies House lists 5,596,581 live companies in its snapshot dated 1 November 2026. 763,299 were incorporated in the last 12 months, 319,423 have an accounts due date that had passed and 417,325 have a proposal to strike them off the register.

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  • 5,596,581Live companies
  • 763,299New in the last 12 months
  • 319,423Accounts overdue
  • 417,325Strike off proposed
  • 710Industries
  • 1,832Towns
  • 1 November 2026Snapshot

Incorporations per year

Companies incorporated in each year that are still live in the snapshot.

Year incorporatedLive companies
2022315,570
2023395,798
2024461,986
2025695,776
2026 so far657,322

Regions

RegionLive companiesNew in 12 monthsAccounts overdue
London1,526,754255,99288,678
South East823,70292,09241,988
North West562,44981,14634,459
East of England464,43258,70423,730
West Midlands427,83561,94025,749
South West367,34338,22417,668
Yorkshire and The Humber348,41547,35420,037
Scotland311,57439,20518,385
East Midlands263,74333,39614,612
Wales165,39020,42520,846
North East131,35719,1408,442
Northern Ireland88,8009,5634,327
Channel Islands and Isle of Man14,2875330

Biggest industries

IndustrySIC codeLive companiesNew in 12 months
Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate68209472,31160,440
Management consultancy activities other than financial management70229290,21346,568
Buying and selling of own real estate68100289,37640,712
Other business support service activities n.e.c.82990225,04619,479
Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet47910223,27772,112
Information technology consultancy activities62020174,59429,356
Other service activities n.e.c.96090153,09014,178
Residents property management98000139,4458,044
Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis68320131,72716,254
Business and domestic software development62012126,11241,654
Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.64209124,83624,267
Development of building projects41100117,19511,413
Other human health activities86900108,17014,750
Construction of domestic buildings41202103,88716,179
Other information technology service activities6209098,82919,057
Take-away food shops and mobile food stands5610387,58121,301
Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.7490985,06010,021
Hairdressing and other beauty treatment9602078,47414,098
Freight transport by road4941076,96812,979
Other education n.e.c.8559071,05515,555
Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.4399969,2388,787
Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles4520063,6259,709
Other building completion and finishing4339061,2918,288
Electrical installation4321061,1497,752
Advertising agencies7311057,18714,481
Licensed restaurants5610155,0289,210
Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation4322054,2997,550
Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets4799053,22710,776
Specialised design activities7410052,6967,916
Unlicensed restaurants and cafes5610250,79411,474
Non-specialised wholesale trade4690047,61611,044
Accounting and auditing activities6920145,1883,538
Construction of commercial buildings4120144,9526,587
Educational support services8560044,4147,885
Artistic creation9003044,0536,009
Other engineering activities7112941,3906,400
Other construction installation4329041,2466,014
Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles4511241,1167,627
Real estate agencies6831040,5025,601
Other retail sale in non-specialised stores4719040,0367,334

Biggest towns

TownRegionLive companies
LondonLondon1,096,926
ManchesterNorth West108,506
BirminghamWest Midlands95,367
GlasgowScotland73,879
EdinburghScotland60,260
BristolSouth West57,523
CardiffWales53,234
LeedsYorkshire and The Humber51,761
LiverpoolNorth West48,334
LeicesterEast Midlands45,709
NottinghamEast Midlands45,277
SheffieldYorkshire and The Humber36,311
HarrowLondon31,236
IlfordLondon29,665
CoventryWest Midlands29,577
Milton KeynesSouth East26,928
BoltonNorth West25,913
ReadingSouth East24,979
SouthamptonSouth East24,606
BradfordYorkshire and The Humber24,342
BelfastNorthern Ireland23,895
NorthamptonEast Midlands23,646
NorwichEast of England23,423
Newcastle upon TyneNorth East22,924
CambridgeEast of England22,585
DerbyEast Midlands22,582
LutonEast of England21,294
CroydonLondon20,971
PrestonNorth West20,947
WolverhamptonWest Midlands20,526
StockportNorth West20,226
WarringtonNorth West19,821
PeterboroughEast of England19,678
DoncasterYorkshire and The Humber19,188
SloughSouth East18,769
Bury St EdmundsEast of England18,167
BrightonSouth East17,601
RomfordLondon17,440
YorkYorkshire and The Humber17,376
WatfordEast of England17,245

Newest companies

Newest first. Each row links to the Companies House record.

CompanyNumberIncorporatedTownAccounts dueStatusSource
WHD Aviation LtdSC90766631 October 2026Kilmarnock31 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Plumbdawg LimitedSC90766531 October 2026Glasgow31 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Gleam Lighting LtdSC90766431 October 2026Kilmarnock31 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Cartivo Global LtdSC90766331 October 2026Wishaw31 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
CG Ceramics 1 LtdSC90766231 October 2026Glasgow31 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
BM Car Care LtdSC90766131 October 2026Strathaven31 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
FR Smart LtdSC90766031 October 2026Dunfermline31 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Nivoro Marketing LtdSC90765931 October 2026Edinburgh31 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
DFP Finance LtdSC90765831 October 2026Hamilton31 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Monitaxi LtdSC90765731 October 2026Kirkcaldy31 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Multivisions and Pixels LimitedSC90765631 October 2026Edinburgh31 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Indus&Clyde Trading LtdSC90765531 October 2026Airdrie31 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Equine Data Analytics LtdSC90765431 October 2026Edinburgh31 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Avalon Leisure LtdSC90765331 October 2026Kilmarnock31 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
All-Round Joinery LtdSC90765231 October 2026Glasgow31 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Ellemental ARK LtdSC90765131 October 2026Leven31 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Ridge & Timber LtdSC90765031 October 2026Inverness31 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
CDH Group LimitedSC90764931 October 2026Airdrie31 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Crosslee Holdings LtdSC90764831 October 2026Bridge of Weir31 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Black & Stewart Property Group LimitedSC90764731 October 2026Dundee31 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk

Updated November 7, 2026. Read from Companies House Free Company Data Product. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Counts are of live companies in the Companies House snapshot dated 1 November 2026. The snapshot holds basic company data only: no officers and no persons with significant control. A company is counted under each SIC code it lists, up to four. A region is the part of the UK a postcode area mostly falls in. This page uses Companies House data and is not endorsed by Companies House. 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.