UK Company Registration Statistics
Live data from the Companies House public register. Updated daily.
How Many Companies Are Registered in the UK?
The UK Companies House register contains over 6 million companies - one of the most comprehensive public company registers in the world. The vast majority are private limited companies (Ltd). Public limited companies (PLCs) represent less than 0.1% of all registered entities: for every PLC, there are approximately 1,280 private limited companies.
How Many New Companies Register Each Week?
Between 7,000 and 10,000 new limited companies register at Companies House every week - roughly 1,500 to 2,000 on each working day. The annual total is typically 700,000 to 800,000 new registrations. Browse newly registered UK companies by industry and location, updated daily.
Where Are New Companies Forming?
50,991 new companies registered in the last 30 days, by the local authority of their registered office.
| # | Local authority | New companies | vs previous 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham | 1,384 | +8% |
| 2 | Manchester | 939 | +9% |
| 3 | Newham | 873 | +3% |
| 4 | Tower Hamlets | 821 | +29% |
| 5 | Westminster | 812 | +10% |
| 6 | Leeds | 638 | +16% |
| 7 | Glasgow City | 612 | 0% |
| 8 | Barnet | 604 | +14% |
| 9 | Redbridge | 604 | +3% |
| 10 | Ealing | 516 | +11% |
| 11 | Bradford | 497 | +1% |
| 12 | Camden | 493 | +20% |
| 13 | Harrow | 473 | +11% |
| 14 | Brent | 456 | +6% |
| 15 | Buckinghamshire | 454 | -8% |
All 361 local authorities
| # | Local authority | New companies | vs previous 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Wolverhampton | 454 | +21% |
| 17 | Croydon | 442 | +4% |
| 18 | Liverpool | 437 | +2% |
| 19 | Hillingdon | 433 | -7% |
| 20 | Leicester | 414 | -6% |
| 21 | Barking and Dagenham | 409 | +15% |
| 22 | Hounslow | 400 | +13% |
| 23 | City of Edinburgh | 386 | -9% |
| 24 | Hackney | 384 | -10% |
| 25 | Enfield | 368 | +23% |
| 26 | Waltham Forest | 368 | +8% |
| 27 | Luton | 348 | +28% |
| 28 | Kirklees | 347 | -3% |
| 29 | North Yorkshire | 344 | +20% |
| 30 | Sheffield | 335 | -1% |
| 31 | Southwark | 329 | +12% |
| 32 | Coventry | 326 | +27% |
| 33 | Bristol, City of | 325 | +14% |
| 34 | Sandwell | 325 | -2% |
| 35 | West Northamptonshire | 324 | +1% |
| 36 | Milton Keynes | 315 | +4% |
| 37 | Havering | 308 | +17% |
| 38 | Bolton | 306 | +6% |
| 39 | Haringey | 305 | +7% |
| 40 | Cheshire East | 303 | +17% |
| 41 | Cardiff | 296 | +7% |
| 42 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 291 | +13% |
| 43 | Nottingham | 285 | +5% |
| 44 | City of London | 282 | +9% |
| 45 | Islington | 280 | +9% |
| 46 | Lambeth | 279 | -5% |
| 47 | Wandsworth | 270 | -6% |
| 48 | Stockport | 268 | +2% |
| 49 | Somerset | 263 | +6% |
| 50 | County Durham | 259 | +1% |
| 51 | Oldham | 258 | +17% |
| 52 | Salford | 253 | +7% |
| 53 | Greenwich | 251 | +8% |
| 54 | Cornwall | 241 | +14% |
| 55 | Newcastle upon Tyne | 238 | +21% |
| 56 | Bromley | 235 | +4% |
| 57 | Slough | 235 | +6% |
| 58 | Wiltshire | 234 | +15% |
| 59 | Doncaster | 232 | +6% |
| 60 | Peterborough | 228 | +19% |
| 61 | Dudley | 226 | +12% |
| 62 | Derby | 223 | +19% |
| 63 | Hammersmith and Fulham | 223 | +55% |
| 64 | Dorset | 222 | +15% |
| 65 | North Northamptonshire | 222 | +3% |
| 66 | Merton | 220 | -1% |
| 67 | Trafford | 217 | +4% |
| 68 | Cheshire West and Chester | 216 | -8% |
| 69 | Kensington and Chelsea | 208 | +18% |
| 70 | Medway | 208 | 0% |
| 71 | South Lanarkshire | 204 | 0% |
| 72 | Lewisham | 198 | -22% |
| 73 | Rochdale | 198 | -9% |
| 74 | Brighton and Hove | 195 | -12% |
| 75 | Wakefield | 195 | +2% |
| 76 | Kingston upon Hull, City of | 189 | +27% |
| 77 | Thurrock | 188 | +33% |
| 78 | Walsall | 187 | +3% |
| 79 | Stoke-on-Trent | 185 | +6% |
| 80 | Belfast | 184 | -16% |
| 81 | Bury | 184 | +21% |
| 82 | Central Bedfordshire | 184 | +7% |
| 83 | Blackburn with Darwen | 179 | 0% |
| 84 | Bexley | 178 | +2% |
| 85 | South Gloucestershire | 177 | +14% |
| 86 | Southampton | 177 | +2% |
| 87 | Tameside | 177 | +3% |
| 88 | Rotherham | 176 | +15% |
| 89 | Epping Forest | 173 | +19% |
| 90 | East Riding of Yorkshire | 169 | +11% |
| 91 | North Lanarkshire | 169 | -16% |
| 92 | Sunderland | 169 | +15% |
| 93 | Sefton | 167 | -3% |
| 94 | Preston | 166 | +31% |
| 95 | Wigan | 166 | -5% |
| 96 | Bedford | 164 | +30% |
| 97 | Wirral | 164 | -14% |
| 98 | Solihull | 160 | +7% |
| 99 | Stockton-on-Tees | 160 | +38% |
| 100 | Basildon | 158 | +24% |
| 101 | Shropshire | 157 | +15% |
| 102 | Swansea | 157 | +11% |
| 103 | Fife | 155 | -1% |
| 104 | Richmond upon Thames | 155 | +19% |
| 105 | Warrington | 153 | +9% |
| 106 | Maidstone | 151 | +23% |
| 107 | Newport | 150 | +38% |
| 108 | Wokingham | 150 | -1% |
| 109 | Sutton | 148 | 0% |
| 110 | Southend-on-Sea | 147 | +5% |
| 111 | West Suffolk | 147 | +3% |
| 112 | Chelmsford | 143 | +20% |
| 113 | Hertsmere | 141 | +31% |
| 114 | Middlesbrough | 140 | -5% |
| 115 | Elmbridge | 138 | +29% |
| 116 | Swindon | 138 | +12% |
| 117 | Kingston upon Thames | 137 | -9% |
| 118 | Calderdale | 136 | -2% |
| 119 | Aberdeen City | 135 | -11% |
| 120 | Northumberland | 132 | -15% |
| 121 | Watford | 132 | +38% |
| 122 | Windsor and Maidenhead | 131 | +1% |
| 123 | Dartford | 129 | +8% |
| 124 | Barnsley | 127 | +2% |
| 125 | Norwich | 127 | +15% |
| 126 | Reading | 125 | +2% |
| 127 | Colchester | 124 | -3% |
| 128 | Gravesham | 122 | +13% |
| 129 | North Tyneside | 121 | +27% |
| 130 | Warwick | 119 | +7% |
| 131 | Portsmouth | 117 | -9% |
| 132 | Plymouth | 116 | +8% |
| 133 | Cumberland | 115 | +29% |
| 134 | Huntingdonshire | 114 | +14% |
| 135 | Herefordshire, County of | 112 | +18% |
| 136 | Oxford | 112 | +15% |
| 137 | Dacorum | 111 | -10% |
| 138 | Charnwood | 109 | +2% |
| 139 | Gateshead | 109 | +3% |
| 140 | Sevenoaks | 109 | +30% |
| 141 | Cherwell | 108 | -3% |
| 142 | Spelthorne | 108 | +35% |
| 143 | North Somerset | 107 | +18% |
| 144 | Renfrewshire | 106 | +26% |
| 145 | Rhondda Cynon Taf | 105 | -4% |
| 146 | Cambridge | 104 | +11% |
| 147 | Braintree | 102 | +19% |
| 148 | Canterbury | 102 | +29% |
| 149 | Reigate and Banstead | 102 | +1% |
| 150 | Wealden | 102 | +13% |
| 151 | Winchester | 102 | +24% |
| 152 | Blackpool | 101 | +5% |
| 153 | East Suffolk | 101 | +13% |
| 154 | Stratford-on-Avon | 101 | +17% |
| 155 | Highland | 100 | -15% |
| 156 | East Hertfordshire | 99 | -3% |
| 157 | Aberdeenshire | 98 | -2% |
| 158 | Chichester | 98 | +32% |
| 159 | Mid Sussex | 98 | +23% |
| 160 | St Albans | 97 | +2% |
| 161 | Westmorland and Furness | 97 | +2% |
| 162 | Cheltenham | 96 | +12% |
| 163 | Dundee City | 96 | -2% |
| 164 | Exeter | 96 | +35% |
| 165 | Telford and Wrekin | 96 | -1% |
| 166 | Basingstoke and Deane | 95 | +1% |
| 167 | Eastleigh | 95 | +30% |
| 168 | North East Lincolnshire | 95 | +14% |
| 169 | St. Helens | 95 | +20% |
| 170 | Ipswich | 94 | +11% |
| 171 | West Berkshire | 94 | +18% |
| 172 | Guildford | 93 | -1% |
| 173 | Three Rivers | 93 | 0% |
| 174 | Welwyn Hatfield | 93 | +12% |
| 175 | West Lothian | 93 | -20% |
| 176 | York | 93 | +12% |
| 177 | Gloucester | 92 | +30% |
| 178 | Tonbridge and Malling | 92 | 0% |
| 179 | North Hertfordshire | 89 | -10% |
| 180 | Thanet | 89 | +16% |
| 181 | Waverley | 88 | +19% |
| 182 | Harlow | 87 | -2% |
| 183 | Brentwood | 86 | -4% |
| 184 | Broxbourne | 85 | -11% |
| 185 | Vale of White Horse | 85 | +15% |
| 186 | Redcar and Cleveland | 84 | +38% |
| 187 | Bath and North East Somerset | 83 | -7% |
| 188 | Pendle | 83 | -6% |
| 189 | Uttlesford | 83 | +32% |
| 190 | New Forest | 82 | +28% |
| 191 | Nuneaton and Bedworth | 82 | -5% |
| 192 | North Lincolnshire | 81 | +5% |
| 193 | Lincoln | 80 | +51% |
| 194 | Newry, Mourne and Down | 80 | -4% |
| 195 | Tunbridge Wells | 80 | -1% |
| 196 | Arun | 79 | 0% |
| 197 | Ashford | 79 | -6% |
| 198 | Carmarthenshire | 79 | -9% |
| 199 | Surrey Heath | 79 | +52% |
| 200 | Tendring | 79 | +11% |
| 201 | East Staffordshire | 78 | +28% |
| 202 | South Oxfordshire | 78 | -14% |
| 203 | Darlington | 76 | +9% |
| 204 | Flintshire | 76 | +81% |
| 205 | Swale | 76 | 0% |
| 206 | Crawley | 75 | -11% |
| 207 | Burnley | 74 | +17% |
| 208 | King's Lynn and West Norfolk | 74 | +80% |
| 209 | Worthing | 74 | +7% |
| 210 | Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon | 73 | +9% |
| 211 | South Kesteven | 73 | +14% |
| 212 | Test Valley | 73 | -3% |
| 213 | Cannock Chase | 72 | +9% |
| 214 | East Lindsey | 71 | +11% |
| 215 | Torbay | 71 | +54% |
| 216 | Bromsgrove | 70 | +17% |
| 217 | Cotswold | 70 | +49% |
| 218 | Folkestone and Hythe | 70 | +8% |
| 219 | Halton | 70 | +35% |
| 220 | Lancaster | 70 | +56% |
| 221 | Lichfield | 70 | -1% |
| 222 | Runnymede | 70 | -10% |
| 223 | South Cambridgeshire | 70 | -20% |
| 224 | South Tyneside | 69 | +1% |
| 225 | Wyre | 69 | +33% |
| 226 | Stafford | 68 | +24% |
| 227 | East Hampshire | 67 | +29% |
| 228 | Hart | 67 | +37% |
| 229 | Havant | 67 | +63% |
| 230 | Knowsley | 67 | +3% |
| 231 | South Norfolk | 67 | +12% |
| 232 | Vale of Glamorgan | 67 | -9% |
| 233 | West Oxfordshire | 66 | 0% |
| 234 | Ards and North Down | 65 | +25% |
| 235 | Rugby | 65 | -21% |
| 236 | Worcester | 65 | -13% |
| 237 | Stevenage | 64 | +45% |
| 238 | Chorley | 63 | -27% |
| 239 | Epsom and Ewell | 63 | -2% |
| 240 | Harborough | 63 | -6% |
| 241 | Perth and Kinross | 63 | +5% |
| 242 | Woking | 63 | -11% |
| 243 | Falkirk | 62 | -24% |
| 244 | South Ribble | 62 | -21% |
| 245 | Wrexham | 62 | +3% |
| 246 | Amber Valley | 61 | +11% |
| 247 | Bassetlaw | 61 | +33% |
| 248 | Dumfries and Galloway | 61 | +2% |
| 249 | Newark and Sherwood | 61 | -5% |
| 250 | South Ayrshire | 61 | +5% |
| 251 | Wychavon | 61 | -14% |
| 252 | Blaby | 60 | -29% |
| 253 | Bridgend | 60 | -2% |
| 254 | Castle Point | 60 | -6% |
| 255 | Eastbourne | 60 | -5% |
| 256 | Horsham | 60 | -23% |
| 257 | Rochford | 60 | -9% |
| 258 | Rushmoor | 60 | +11% |
| 259 | Hastings | 59 | +18% |
| 260 | Hyndburn | 59 | +26% |
| 261 | Breckland | 58 | +16% |
| 262 | East Devon | 58 | -5% |
| 263 | Fenland | 58 | 0% |
| 264 | Bracknell Forest | 57 | -12% |
| 265 | Gedling | 57 | +14% |
| 266 | Isle of Wight | 57 | +8% |
| 267 | North West Leicestershire | 57 | +58% |
| 268 | Ashfield | 56 | -8% |
| 269 | Dover | 56 | +33% |
| 270 | Fareham | 56 | 0% |
| 271 | West Lancashire | 56 | -18% |
| 272 | Conwy | 55 | +8% |
| 273 | Midlothian | 55 | +31% |
| 274 | North Ayrshire | 55 | -4% |
| 275 | South Holland | 55 | -14% |
| 276 | Tewkesbury | 55 | +10% |
| 277 | Caerphilly | 54 | -38% |
| 278 | Mid Suffolk | 54 | +15% |
| 279 | Ribble Valley | 54 | -7% |
| 280 | Stirling | 54 | +13% |
| 281 | Chesterfield | 53 | +36% |
| 282 | Derry City and Strabane | 53 | -13% |
| 283 | Hinckley and Bosworth | 53 | -12% |
| 284 | East Ayrshire | 52 | -20% |
| 285 | Erewash | 52 | +13% |
| 286 | Teignbridge | 52 | +8% |
| 287 | Broadland | 51 | +9% |
| 288 | East Renfrewshire | 51 | +21% |
| 289 | Lisburn and Castlereagh | 51 | -6% |
| 290 | Mole Valley | 51 | -12% |
| 291 | Antrim and Newtownabbey | 50 | 0% |
| 292 | Broxtowe | 50 | +16% |
| 293 | East Dunbartonshire | 50 | -17% |
| 294 | East Lothian | 50 | +6% |
| 295 | Rother | 50 | +2% |
| 296 | Rushcliffe | 50 | -24% |
| 297 | Mid and East Antrim | 49 | +20% |
| 298 | Monmouthshire | 49 | +26% |
| 299 | Neath Port Talbot | 49 | -29% |
| 300 | Newcastle-under-Lyme | 49 | +7% |
| 301 | Babergh | 48 | +37% |
| 302 | North Warwickshire | 48 | +20% |
| 303 | Denbighshire | 47 | +2% |
| 304 | Mansfield | 47 | -2% |
| 305 | North Kesteven | 47 | +24% |
| 306 | South Derbyshire | 47 | +7% |
| 307 | Rossendale | 46 | +28% |
| 308 | Tandridge | 46 | -10% |
| 309 | Derbyshire Dales | 45 | +36% |
| 310 | Redditch | 45 | -20% |
| 311 | South Hams | 45 | -10% |
| 312 | Stroud | 45 | -8% |
| 313 | West Lindsey | 45 | -26% |
| 314 | Great Yarmouth | 44 | -2% |
| 315 | North East Derbyshire | 44 | -12% |
| 316 | High Peak | 43 | -17% |
| 317 | Scottish Borders | 43 | -19% |
| 318 | Wyre Forest | 43 | -10% |
| 319 | Forest of Dean | 42 | +50% |
| 320 | Mid Ulster | 42 | -14% |
| 321 | Staffordshire Moorlands | 42 | +56% |
| 322 | West Dunbartonshire | 42 | -2% |
| 323 | Adur | 41 | +14% |
| 324 | Angus | 41 | +41% |
| 325 | Argyll and Bute | 41 | +21% |
| 326 | Fermanagh and Omagh | 41 | +11% |
| 327 | Gwynedd | 40 | -18% |
| 328 | Oadby and Wigston | 40 | +25% |
| 329 | Causeway Coast and Glens | 39 | +5% |
| 330 | Hartlepool | 39 | +18% |
| 331 | Pembrokeshire | 39 | -7% |
| 332 | North Devon | 38 | -5% |
| 333 | Powys | 38 | +6% |
| 334 | Mid Devon | 34 | +6% |
| 335 | Lewes | 33 | -17% |
| 336 | Bolsover | 32 | +7% |
| 337 | Boston | 32 | -20% |
| 338 | Fylde | 32 | -18% |
| 339 | Malvern Hills | 32 | -6% |
| 340 | North Norfolk | 32 | 0% |
| 341 | East Cambridgeshire | 30 | -41% |
| 342 | Gosport | 30 | -14% |
| 343 | Maldon | 28 | -10% |
| 344 | Moray | 28 | -22% |
| 345 | South Staffordshire | 28 | +4% |
| 346 | Tamworth | 28 | -22% |
| 347 | Merthyr Tydfil | 27 | +35% |
| 348 | Torfaen | 27 | -13% |
| 349 | Rutland | 24 | +26% |
| 350 | Torridge | 24 | -11% |
| 351 | Ceredigion | 22 | -8% |
| 352 | Inverclyde | 22 | -12% |
| 353 | Isle of Anglesey | 21 | +17% |
| 354 | Melton | 21 | +5% |
| 355 | West Devon | 20 | +5% |
| 356 | Blaenau Gwent | 17 | -11% |
| 357 | Clackmannanshire | 15 | -12% |
| 358 | Shetland Islands | 10 | +150% |
| 359 | Orkney Islands | 5 | +25% |
| 360 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | 4 | -50% |
| 361 | Isles of Scilly | 0 | - |
UK Companies by Status
Over 400,000 active UK companies have a 'Proposal to Strike Off' notice - meaning Companies House has begun formal action to dissolve them due to non-compliance. Browse companies facing strike-off. A further 108,000+ are in formal liquidation proceedings.
Which Sectors Register the Most New Companies?
New company registrations by sector - last 30 days
Source: Companies House public register via NewcoSignal. Updated daily.
UK Companies by Size
The size classification is based on the accounts type filed at Companies House. Companies with overdue accounts: —. Browse companies with overdue accounts.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many companies are registered in the UK?
There are over 6,000,000 companies on the UK Companies House register, of which approximately — are currently active. The register includes private limited companies, public limited companies, LLPs, and other registered entities across England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
How many new companies register in the UK each week?
Between 7,000 and 10,000 new limited companies register at Companies House each week - roughly 1,500 to 2,000 on each working day. In the last 30 days alone, — new companies were incorporated. The annual total is typically 700,000 to 800,000 new registrations. Browse newly registered companies.
How many PLCs are there in the UK?
There are approximately — active public limited companies in the UK. This compares with over — private limited companies - PLCs represent less than 0.1% of all registered companies. For every PLC, there are approximately 1,280 private limited companies.
How many UK companies are facing strike-off?
Over — active UK companies currently have a 'Proposal to Strike Off' notice from Companies House - meaning they have failed to file required documents and Companies House has begun formal action to dissolve them. This represents one of the most common compliance failures on the register. View companies facing strike-off.
Where does this company data come from?
All statistics are derived from the Companies House public register, which NewcoSignal ingests daily via the official Companies House API. The data is Crown Copyright and published under the Open Government Licence. Statistics are updated every 24 hours and reflect the state of the register at the time of the last ingestion.
How do I find newly registered companies in my sector?
NewcoSignal lets you browse and search new UK company registrations filtered by industry sector, location, and incorporation date. Browse new companies or use the finder to see who registered in your target market this week.