Week ending 19 Oct 2026

17 new companies in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon this week

▼ −26.1% vs last week

That's 6 fewer than the week before (23). That puts it #3 of 11 councils in Northern Ireland.

17 new private limited companies and LLPs were incorporated in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon in the 7 days 13 Oct 2026 to 19 Oct 2026, 26.1% down on the previous week (23), according to the FreshlySpotted New Business Index, based on Companies House data.

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Council figures are estimates, matched from postcode districts using the ONS lookup; some districts cross council boundaries.

The last 8 weeks

See the numbers as a table

	This week	Previous week	Change
Total	17	23	-26.1% (-6)
Ltd	17	23	-26.1% (-6)
LLP	0	0	n/a

Week ending	New companies
31 Aug 2026	16
7 Sep 2026	24
14 Sep 2026	23
21 Sep 2026	25
28 Sep 2026	12
5 Oct 2026	21
12 Oct 2026	23
19 Oct 2026	17

Formed each day this week

7Tue 13
<5Wed 14
<5Thu 15
<5Fri 16
0Sat 17
0Sun 18
<5Mon 19

By incorporation date. Weekends are quiet: Companies House mostly processes on working days. Recent days can still fill in. Counts under 5 are shown as <5.

What kind of companies

Food, drink & hospitality<5No comparison
Construction & trades<5No comparison
Property & lettings<5No comparison
Not stated / dormant<5No comparison
Wholesale & trading<5No comparison
Transport & logistics<5No comparison
Personal services & other<5No comparison
Manufacturing & engineering<5No comparison
IT, software & telecoms<5No comparison
Farming, land & mining<5No comparison

Counts are by registered office address, which is not always where a business trades. Areas with company-formation or registered-office providers may show higher numbers.

Show as a table

Industry group	This week	Change on previous week
Food, drink & hospitality	<5	n/a
Construction & trades	<5	n/a
Property & lettings	<5	n/a
Not stated / dormant	<5	n/a
Wholesale & trading	<5	n/a
Transport & logistics	<5	n/a
Personal services & other	<5	n/a
Manufacturing & engineering	<5	n/a
IT, software & telecoms	<5	n/a
Farming, land & mining	<5	n/a

Counts are by registered office address, which is not always where a business trades. Areas with company-formation or registered-office providers may show higher numbers.

Industry groups are FreshlySpotted's own grouping of SIC 2007 codes (first code listed). Area is from the registered office postcode district.

Questions about new companies in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon

How many new companies were registered in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon this week?

How does that compare with last week?

That's 6 fewer than the week before (23).

How does Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon rank in Northern Ireland?

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon was #3 of 11 councils in Northern Ireland for new companies in the week ending 19 Oct 2026.

Where do these figures come from?

Companies House incorporation records for new Ltd companies and LLPs, counted by incorporation date and matched to councils with the ONS National Statistics Postcode Lookup. Updated every Monday. Counts under 5 are shown as <5.