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Companies in London: 1,096,926 live UK companies by industry
1,096,926 live companies are registered in London, London, in the Companies House snapshot dated 1 November 2026. 199,057 were incorporated in the last 12 months and 61,512 have an accounts due date that had passed.
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- 1,096,926Live companies
- 199,057Incorporated in the last 12 months
- 61,512Accounts overdue
- 78,238Strike off proposed
- LondonRegion
Incorporations per year
Companies incorporated in each year that are still live in the 1 November 2026 snapshot. Companies that closed earlier are not counted, so older years read low.
| Year incorporated | Live companies |
|---|
| 2022 | 63,569 |
| 2023 | 80,180 |
| 2024 | 99,063 |
| 2025 | 163,886 |
| 2026 so far | 171,015 |
Biggest industries
A link opens the page for that industry in this town where 100 or more companies list it.
| Industry | SIC code | Live companies |
|---|
| Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate | 68209 | 92,402 |
| Management consultancy activities other than financial management | 70229 | 76,663 |
| Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet | 47910 | 68,375 |
| Buying and selling of own real estate | 68100 | 64,218 |
| Other business support service activities n.e.c. | 82990 | 57,546 |
| Information technology consultancy activities | 62020 | 51,392 |
| Business and domestic software development | 62012 | 49,456 |
| Other service activities n.e.c. | 96090 | 37,711 |
| Other information technology service activities | 62090 | 33,307 |
| Activities of other holding companies n.e.c. | 64209 | 32,297 |
| Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis | 68320 | 30,119 |
| Residents property management | 98000 | 24,111 |
| Development of building projects | 41100 | 21,461 |
| Advertising agencies | 73110 | 20,662 |
| Other education n.e.c. | 85590 | 19,489 |
| Other human health activities | 86900 | 19,331 |
| Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c. | 74909 | 18,966 |
| Construction of domestic buildings | 41202 | 16,246 |
| Specialised design activities | 74100 | 15,839 |
| Artistic creation | 90030 | 15,377 |
| Hairdressing and other beauty treatment | 96020 | 13,257 |
| Educational support services | 85600 | 13,185 |
| Take-away food shops and mobile food stands | 56103 | 12,357 |
| Non-specialised wholesale trade | 46900 | 12,156 |
| Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets | 47990 | 12,064 |
| Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified | 64999 | 11,707 |
| Web portals | 63120 | 11,372 |
| Real estate agencies | 68310 | 11,027 |
| Licensed restaurants | 56101 | 10,974 |
| Data processing, hosting and related activities | 63110 | 10,536 |
| Unlicensed restaurants and cafes | 56102 | 10,118 |
| Other software publishing | 58290 | 9,794 |
| Video production activities | 59112 | 9,781 |
| Other building completion and finishing | 43390 | 9,486 |
| Other specialised construction activities n.e.c. | 43999 | 9,353 |
| Motion picture production activities | 59111 | 9,297 |
| Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores | 47710 | 8,447 |
| Construction of commercial buildings | 41201 | 8,400 |
| Other information service activities n.e.c. | 63990 | 8,328 |
| Other activities of employment placement agencies | 78109 | 8,318 |
Newest companies in London
Newest first. Each row links to the Companies House record.
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.