28th September to 4th October 2026 Newly Formed Companies Data
During the week of 28th September to 4th October 2026, there were 14,836 companies formed in the UK with addresses that have valid postcodes associated with them. This is a 7.5% decrease on last week's total of 16,039 and 7.3% up on an average week of 13,821.
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 ] | 892 | 934 | -4.5% | 834 | 7% |
| East London [ E ] | 709 | 724 | -2.1% | 585 | 21.2% |
| West Central London [ WC ] | 703 | 830 | -15.3% | 693 | 1.4% |
| Birmingham [ B ] | 544 | 581 | -6.4% | 462 | 17.7% |
| West London [ W ] | 516 | 595 | -13.3% | 488 | 5.7% |
| North London [ N ] | 451 | 496 | -9.1% | 476 | -5.3% |
| Manchester [ M ] | 396 | 492 | -19.5% | 422 | -6.2% |
| South East London [ SE ] | 244 | 260 | -6.2% | 239 | 2.1% |
| Ipswich [ IP ] | 234 | 252 | -7.1% | 195 | 20% |
| Harrow [ HA ] | 219 | 287 | -23.7% | 234 | -6.4% |
| Glasgow [ G ] | 211 | 259 | -18.5% | 221 | -4.5% |
| South West London [ SW ] | 207 | 258 | -19.8% | 231 | -10.4% |
| North West London [ NW ] | 207 | 208 | -0.5% | 180 | 15% |
| Ilford [ IG ] | 205 | 192 | 6.8% | 168 | 22% |
| Leicester [ LE ] | 200 | 207 | -3.4% | 183 | 9.3% |
| Sheffield [ S ] | 197 | 220 | -10.5% | 177 | 11.3% |
| Coventry [ CV ] | 187 | 225 | -16.9% | 173 | 8.1% |
| Belfast [ BT ] | 186 | 168 | 10.7% | 179 | 3.9% |
| Peterborough [ PE ] | 185 | 147 | 25.9% | 133 | 39.1% |
| Liverpool [ L ] | 171 | 173 | -1.2% | 165 | 3.6% |
| Romford [ RM ] | 171 | 205 | -16.6% | 163 | 4.9% |
| Nottingham [ NG ] | 164 | 173 | -5.2% | 163 | 0.6% |
| Newcastle upon Tyne [ NE ] | 159 | 185 | -14.1% | 153 | 3.9% |
| Cardiff [ CF ] | 158 | 135 | 17% | 176 | -10.2% |
| Doncaster [ DN ] | 158 | 150 | 5.3% | 118 | 33.9% |
| Twickenham [ TW ] | 152 | 166 | -8.4% | 134 | 13.4% |
| Bradford [ BD ] | 148 | 143 | 3.5% | 118 | 25.4% |
| Edinburgh [ EH ] | 146 | 171 | -14.6% | 150 | -2.7% |
| Derby [ DE ] | 145 | 118 | 22.9% | 110 | 31.8% |
| Bristol [ BS ] | 144 | 169 | -14.8% | 141 | 2.1% |
| Leeds [ LS ] | 143 | 166 | -13.9% | 155 | -7.7% |
| Milton Keynes [ MK ] | 142 | 127 | 11.8% | 115 | 23.5% |
| Chelmsford [ CM ] | 142 | 159 | -10.7% | 132 | 7.6% |
| Stockport [ SK ] | 139 | 137 | 1.5% | 116 | 19.8% |
| Southall [ UB ] | 136 | 151 | -9.9% | 136 | 0% |
| Portsmouth [ PO ] | 135 | 127 | 6.3% | 118 | 14.4% |
| Reading [ RG ] | 133 | 144 | -7.6% | 123 | 8.1% |
| Brighton [ BN ] | 133 | 128 | 3.9% | 126 | 5.6% |
| Bournemouth [ BH ] | 130 | 119 | 9.2% | 104 | 25% |
| Wolverhampton [ WV ] | 130 | 134 | -3% | 96 | 35.4% |
| Northampton [ NN ] | 127 | 152 | -16.4% | 119 | 6.7% |
| Tunbridge Wells [ TN ] | 125 | 127 | -1.6% | 109 | 14.7% |
| Warrington [ WA ] | 121 | 158 | -23.4% | 114 | 6.1% |
| Guilford [ GU ] | 116 | 135 | -14.1% | 107 | 8.4% |
| Southampton [ SO ] | 116 | 138 | -15.9% | 93 | 24.7% |
| Oldham [ OL ] | 113 | 129 | -12.4% | 100 | 13% |
| Kingston upon Thames [ KT ] | 113 | 118 | -4.2% | 103 | 9.7% |
| Bolton [ BL ] | 113 | 137 | -17.5% | 98 | 15.3% |
| Slough [ SL ] | 112 | 114 | -1.8% | 107 | 4.7% |
| Medway [ ME ] | 110 | 129 | -14.7% | 101 | 8.9% |