27th April to 3rd May 2026 Newly Formed Companies Data
During the week of 27th April to 3rd May 2026, there were 15,418 companies formed in the UK with addresses that have valid postcodes associated with them. This is a 16.2% increase on last week's total of 13,274 and 5.5% up on an average week of 14,610.
An average week looks at the last 12 months and works out an average daily quantity, then multiplies by 7 to get an average weekly quantity.
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| Area | Companies | Last Week | Change | Avg Weekly | vs Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Central London [ EC ] | 1,063 | 777 | 36.8% | 817 | 30.1% |
| West Central London [ WC ] | 863 | 673 | 28.2% | 763 | 13.1% |
| East London [ E ] | 653 | 603 | 8.3% | 583 | 12% |
| West London [ W ] | 589 | 460 | 28% | 527 | 11.8% |
| North London [ N ] | 512 | 433 | 18.2% | 533 | -3.9% |
| Birmingham [ B ] | 495 | 433 | 14.3% | 493 | 0.4% |
| Manchester [ M ] | 445 | 333 | 33.6% | 445 | 0% |
| South West London [ SW ] | 262 | 233 | 12.4% | 253 | 3.6% |
| South East London [ SE ] | 252 | 246 | 2.4% | 271 | -7% |
| Harrow [ HA ] | 252 | 248 | 1.6% | 246 | 2.4% |
| Ipswich [ IP ] | 229 | 185 | 23.8% | 188 | 21.8% |
| Glasgow [ G ] | 214 | 237 | -9.7% | 237 | -9.7% |
| Leicester [ LE ] | 212 | 198 | 7.1% | 193 | 9.8% |
| Belfast [ BT ] | 210 | 153 | 37.3% | 198 | 6.1% |
| North West London [ NW ] | 199 | 204 | -2.5% | 197 | 1% |
| Sheffield [ S ] | 197 | 153 | 28.8% | 189 | 4.2% |
| Romford [ RM ] | 189 | 160 | 18.1% | 172 | 9.9% |
| Ilford [ IG ] | 186 | 151 | 23.2% | 178 | 4.5% |
| Liverpool [ L ] | 183 | 168 | 8.9% | 177 | 3.4% |
| Newcastle upon Tyne [ NE ] | 182 | 139 | 30.9% | 162 | 12.3% |
| Coventry [ CV ] | 180 | 179 | 0.6% | 182 | -1.1% |
| Nottingham [ NG ] | 171 | 150 | 14% | 174 | -1.7% |
| Leeds [ LS ] | 168 | 154 | 9.1% | 164 | 2.4% |
| Peterborough [ PE ] | 163 | 110 | 48.2% | 137 | 19% |
| Twickenham [ TW ] | 161 | 128 | 25.8% | 142 | 13.4% |
| Cardiff [ CF ] | 158 | 104 | 51.9% | 200 | -21% |
| Brighton [ BN ] | 156 | 128 | 21.9% | 136 | 14.7% |
| Reading [ RG ] | 149 | 122 | 22.1% | 128 | 16.4% |
| Portsmouth [ PO ] | 144 | 113 | 27.4% | 127 | 13.4% |
| Bristol [ BS ] | 144 | 126 | 14.3% | 152 | -5.3% |
| Bradford [ BD ] | 143 | 115 | 24.3% | 123 | 16.3% |
| Edinburgh [ EH ] | 142 | 133 | 6.8% | 147 | -3.4% |
| Warrington [ WA ] | 133 | 98 | 35.7% | 121 | 9.9% |
| Croydon [ CR ] | 132 | 97 | 36.1% | 112 | 17.9% |
| Northampton [ NN ] | 131 | 114 | 14.9% | 122 | 7.4% |
| Doncaster [ DN ] | 130 | 122 | 6.6% | 120 | 8.3% |
| Southall [ UB ] | 129 | 146 | -11.6% | 142 | -9.2% |
| Guilford [ GU ] | 129 | 99 | 30.3% | 112 | 15.2% |
| Bournemouth [ BH ] | 129 | 107 | 20.6% | 117 | 10.3% |
| Chelmsford [ CM ] | 124 | 143 | -13.3% | 134 | -7.5% |
| Tunbridge Wells [ TN ] | 123 | 106 | 16% | 110 | 11.8% |
| Kingston upon Thames [ KT ] | 120 | 126 | -4.8% | 108 | 11.1% |
| Derby [ DE ] | 117 | 101 | 15.8% | 118 | -0.8% |
| Hemel Hempstead [ HP ] | 117 | 85 | 37.6% | 101 | 15.8% |
| Stockport [ SK ] | 116 | 114 | 1.8% | 123 | -5.7% |
| Milton Keynes [ MK ] | 115 | 133 | -13.5% | 119 | -3.4% |
| Dartford [ DA ] | 115 | 91 | 26.4% | 106 | 8.5% |
| Southend on Sea [ SS ] | 113 | 90 | 25.6% | 102 | 10.8% |
| Wolverhampton [ WV ] | 108 | 89 | 21.3% | 88 | 22.7% |
| Oldham [ OL ] | 108 | 88 | 22.7% | 104 | 3.8% |