4th to 10th May 2026 Newly Formed Companies Data
During the week of 4th to 10th May 2026, there were 12,238 companies formed in the UK with addresses that have valid postcodes associated with them. This is a 20.6% decrease on last week's total of 15,418 and 16% down on an average week of 14,572.
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 ] | 797 | 1,063 | -25% | 820 | -2.8% |
| West Central London [ WC ] | 625 | 863 | -27.6% | 759 | -17.7% |
| East London [ E ] | 525 | 653 | -19.6% | 582 | -9.8% |
| North London [ N ] | 478 | 512 | -6.6% | 529 | -9.6% |
| West London [ W ] | 456 | 589 | -22.6% | 526 | -13.3% |
| Birmingham [ B ] | 439 | 495 | -11.3% | 492 | -10.8% |
| Manchester [ M ] | 343 | 445 | -22.9% | 444 | -22.7% |
| South East London [ SE ] | 232 | 252 | -7.9% | 270 | -14.1% |
| South West London [ SW ] | 231 | 262 | -11.8% | 253 | -8.7% |
| Harrow [ HA ] | 215 | 252 | -14.7% | 245 | -12.2% |
| Glasgow [ G ] | 187 | 214 | -12.6% | 236 | -20.8% |
| Ipswich [ IP ] | 172 | 229 | -24.9% | 189 | -9% |
| Belfast [ BT ] | 167 | 210 | -20.5% | 199 | -16.1% |
| Sheffield [ S ] | 167 | 197 | -15.2% | 188 | -11.2% |
| Leicester [ LE ] | 164 | 212 | -22.6% | 193 | -15% |
| North West London [ NW ] | 160 | 199 | -19.6% | 196 | -18.4% |
| Edinburgh [ EH ] | 149 | 142 | 4.9% | 147 | 1.4% |
| Liverpool [ L ] | 149 | 183 | -18.6% | 176 | -15.3% |
| Ilford [ IG ] | 143 | 186 | -23.1% | 177 | -19.2% |
| Leeds [ LS ] | 136 | 168 | -19% | 163 | -16.6% |
| Romford [ RM ] | 136 | 189 | -28% | 171 | -20.5% |
| Coventry [ CV ] | 133 | 180 | -26.1% | 181 | -26.5% |
| Newcastle upon Tyne [ NE ] | 130 | 182 | -28.6% | 161 | -19.3% |
| Southall [ UB ] | 129 | 129 | 0% | 141 | -8.5% |
| Nottingham [ NG ] | 129 | 171 | -24.6% | 173 | -25.4% |
| Cardiff [ CF ] | 119 | 158 | -24.7% | 200 | -40.5% |
| Twickenham [ TW ] | 117 | 161 | -27.3% | 142 | -17.6% |
| Brighton [ BN ] | 116 | 156 | -25.6% | 136 | -14.7% |
| Doncaster [ DN ] | 112 | 130 | -13.8% | 120 | -6.7% |
| Bristol [ BS ] | 111 | 144 | -22.9% | 151 | -26.5% |
| Peterborough [ PE ] | 111 | 163 | -31.9% | 137 | -19% |
| Slough [ SL ] | 110 | 104 | 5.8% | 112 | -1.8% |
| Northampton [ NN ] | 108 | 131 | -17.6% | 122 | -11.5% |
| Croydon [ CR ] | 106 | 132 | -19.7% | 112 | -5.4% |
| Derby [ DE ] | 106 | 117 | -9.4% | 118 | -10.2% |
| Chelmsford [ CM ] | 103 | 124 | -16.9% | 133 | -22.6% |
| Portsmouth [ PO ] | 102 | 144 | -29.2% | 128 | -20.3% |
| Southend on Sea [ SS ] | 102 | 113 | -9.7% | 102 | 0% |
| Bradford [ BD ] | 101 | 143 | -29.4% | 123 | -17.9% |
| Reading [ RG ] | 99 | 149 | -33.6% | 127 | -22% |
| Oldham [ OL ] | 97 | 108 | -10.2% | 104 | -6.7% |
| Warrington [ WA ] | 93 | 133 | -30.1% | 121 | -23.1% |
| Bournemouth [ BH ] | 90 | 129 | -30.2% | 116 | -22.4% |
| Enfield [ EN ] | 90 | 104 | -13.5% | 101 | -10.9% |
| Luton [ LU ] | 90 | 104 | -13.5% | 101 | -10.9% |
| Gloucester [ GL ] | 89 | 91 | -2.2% | 87 | 2.3% |
| Blackburn [ BB ] | 88 | 95 | -7.4% | 92 | -4.3% |
| Stoke on Trent [ ST ] | 87 | 103 | -15.5% | 95 | -8.4% |
| Dartford [ DA ] | 86 | 115 | -25.2% | 106 | -18.9% |
| Wolverhampton [ WV ] | 86 | 108 | -20.4% | 89 | -3.4% |