26th October to 1st November 2026 Newly Formed Companies Data
During the week of 26th October to 1st November 2026, there were 14,371 companies formed in the UK with addresses that have valid postcodes associated with them. This is a 4.3% decrease on last week's total of 15,015 and 4.7% up on an average week of 13,729.
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 ] | 913 | 993 | -8.1% | 841 | 8.6% |
| West Central London [ WC ] | 767 | 720 | 6.5% | 688 | 11.5% |
| East London [ E ] | 645 | 685 | -5.8% | 590 | 9.3% |
| North London [ N ] | 551 | 495 | 11.3% | 466 | 18.2% |
| West London [ W ] | 481 | 523 | -8% | 484 | -0.6% |
| Birmingham [ B ] | 460 | 539 | -14.7% | 461 | -0.2% |
| Manchester [ M ] | 435 | 518 | -16% | 421 | 3.3% |
| Ipswich [ IP ] | 272 | 251 | 8.4% | 197 | 38.1% |
| South West London [ SW ] | 268 | 271 | -1.1% | 228 | 17.5% |
| Harrow [ HA ] | 225 | 228 | -1.3% | 232 | -3% |
| South East London [ SE ] | 208 | 230 | -9.6% | 235 | -11.5% |
| Glasgow [ G ] | 204 | 228 | -10.5% | 219 | -6.8% |
| Leicester [ LE ] | 177 | 182 | -2.7% | 182 | -2.7% |
| Liverpool [ L ] | 176 | 179 | -1.7% | 163 | 8% |
| Coventry [ CV ] | 175 | 166 | 5.4% | 172 | 1.7% |
| Sheffield [ S ] | 171 | 186 | -8.1% | 176 | -2.8% |
| North West London [ NW ] | 170 | 183 | -7.1% | 177 | -4% |
| Belfast [ BT ] | 168 | 186 | -9.7% | 175 | -4% |
| Ilford [ IG ] | 165 | 191 | -13.6% | 166 | -0.6% |
| Bristol [ BS ] | 162 | 147 | 10.2% | 140 | 15.7% |
| Cardiff [ CF ] | 160 | 153 | 4.6% | 162 | -1.2% |
| Portsmouth [ PO ] | 157 | 112 | 40.2% | 116 | 35.3% |
| Romford [ RM ] | 155 | 175 | -11.4% | 162 | -4.3% |
| Nottingham [ NG ] | 153 | 173 | -11.6% | 161 | -5% |
| Peterborough [ PE ] | 148 | 150 | -1.3% | 133 | 11.3% |
| Newcastle upon Tyne [ NE ] | 148 | 155 | -4.5% | 153 | -3.3% |
| Edinburgh [ EH ] | 148 | 151 | -2% | 151 | -2% |
| Leeds [ LS ] | 147 | 148 | -0.7% | 153 | -3.9% |
| Twickenham [ TW ] | 142 | 135 | 5.2% | 134 | 6% |
| Stockport [ SK ] | 140 | 99 | 41.4% | 113 | 23.9% |
| Doncaster [ DN ] | 139 | 136 | 2.2% | 119 | 16.8% |
| Bolton [ BL ] | 134 | 120 | 11.7% | 98 | 36.7% |
| Wolverhampton [ WV ] | 127 | 143 | -11.2% | 98 | 29.6% |
| Southall [ UB ] | 126 | 134 | -6% | 134 | -6% |
| Reading [ RG ] | 125 | 124 | 0.8% | 121 | 3.3% |
| Brighton [ BN ] | 125 | 131 | -4.6% | 125 | 0% |
| Guilford [ GU ] | 125 | 119 | 5% | 106 | 17.9% |
| Bradford [ BD ] | 125 | 147 | -15% | 118 | 5.9% |
| Tunbridge Wells [ TN ] | 125 | 122 | 2.5% | 110 | 13.6% |
| Milton Keynes [ MK ] | 124 | 126 | -1.6% | 113 | 9.7% |
| Northampton [ NN ] | 123 | 127 | -3.1% | 117 | 5.1% |
| Chelmsford [ CM ] | 119 | 151 | -21.2% | 132 | -9.8% |
| Warrington [ WA ] | 116 | 116 | 0% | 113 | 2.7% |
| Medway [ ME ] | 116 | 101 | 14.9% | 100 | 16% |
| Kingston upon Thames [ KT ] | 114 | 114 | 0% | 103 | 10.7% |
| Slough [ SL ] | 113 | 123 | -8.1% | 106 | 6.6% |
| Croydon [ CR ] | 106 | 101 | 5% | 104 | 1.9% |
| Norwich [ NR ] | 101 | 94 | 7.4% | 83 | 21.7% |
| Southampton [ SO ] | 97 | 78 | 24.4% | 92 | 5.4% |
| Enfield [ EN ] | 96 | 116 | -17.2% | 96 | 0% |