Companies within Ancoats, Northern Quarter, Strangeways

Newly Formed Companies in
Ancoats, Northern Quarter, Strangeways
this week

There have been 21 companies formed in the week from 04-08-2026 to 11-08-2026 within the M4 postcode district (Ancoats, Northern Quarter, Strangeways in Manchester). Usually over 2500 companies get formed every working day across the country. If you would prefer to analyse by region, rather than this postal district, you can check how many companies are formed in Manchester.

The geography of M4 is anchored by Ancoats, Northern Quarter and Strangeways, making the district more specific than the broader postcode area that surrounds it. Rather than referring to one settlement only, M4 combines Ancoats, Northern Quarter and Strangeways within the same postcode district.

For M4, the local setting is important: Manchester's districts are shaped by the city's industrial history, universities, media, music, sport and modern commercial growth.

As of June 2026, M4 is firmly within the higher-ranking group of postcode districts, placed 171st out of 3,113 by company count. Companies House records linked to M4 provide a business-focused view of this district alongside its local geography. The figures place M4 among the stronger-performing postcode districts in the UK for company registrations.

That local context helps make the company data easier to interpret, because M4 is tied to identifiable places rather than an abstract administrative code.

Below are just a small sample of the companies formed (with the numeric parts of the address redacted with an X and not showing the postcode, so we are not advertising peoples full addresses online) but allows you to see where some of the companies have been formed. Our newly formed companies wizard in our Dashboard allows you to filter by a range of options free of charge to get an idea of quantities, prior to deciding to purchase. We supply the full company details lodged when they filed their company when you have decided on your filter selection and choose to purchase.

Incorp Date	Categories	Location
11th Aug	Accounting and auditing activities	First Floor, Swan Buildings XX Swan Street Manchester
11th Aug	Electrical installation	First Floor Swan Buildings XX Swan Street Manchester
11th Aug	Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet Management consultancy activities other than financial management	X Kelvin Street Manchester
11th Aug	Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles	Swan Building XX Swan Street Manchester
11th Aug	Bookkeeping activities	First Floor, XX, Swan Buildings Swan Street Manchester
10th Aug	Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets	First Floor, Swan Buildings XX Swan Street Manchester
9th Aug	Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	Xara Nexus First Floor Swan Buildings XX Swan Street Manchester
8th Aug	Roofing activities	Swan Buildings, XX Swan Street Manchester
7th Aug	Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians)	Flat XXX, XX, Swan Street House Swan Street Manchester
7th Aug	Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities n.e.c.	Swan Building XX Swan Street Manchester
6th Aug	Freight transport by road Other transportation support activities	Swan Building XX Swan Street Manchester
6th Aug	Roofing activities	First Floor Swan Buildings XX Swan Street Manchester
6th Aug	Other education n.e.c. Educational support services	Apartment XXX Cypress Place X New Century Park Manchester
6th Aug	Business and domestic software development Information technology consultancy activities Other service activities n.e.c.	First Floor, Swan Buildings XX Swan Street Manchester
6th Aug	Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c. Combined facilities support activities General cleaning of buildings	XX, Swan Building Swan Street Manchester
5th Aug	Business and domestic software development	Swan Building XX Swan Street Manchester
5th Aug	Web portals Management consultancy activities other than financial management Other activities of employment placement agencies Human resources provision and management of human resources functions	X Rodney Street Manchester
5th Aug	Roofing activities	Swan Building XX Swan Street Manchester
5th Aug	Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores	First Floor, Swan Buildings XX Swan Street Manchester
5th Aug	Data processing, hosting and related activities	Flat BXXX X Rochdale Road Manchester
5th Aug	Other food services	XX, Swan Building, First Floor Swan Street Manchester