Week ending 19 Oct 2026

21 new companies in Falkirk this week

▲ +75.0% vs last week

That's 9 more than the week before (12). That puts it #8 of 32 councils in Scotland.

21 new private limited companies and LLPs were incorporated in Falkirk in the 7 days 13 Oct 2026 to 19 Oct 2026, 75.0% up on the previous week (12), 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	21	12	+75.0% (+9)
Ltd	21	12	+75.0% (+9)
LLP	0	0	n/a

Week ending	New companies
31 Aug 2026	20
7 Sep 2026	18
14 Sep 2026	14
21 Sep 2026	10
28 Sep 2026	21
5 Oct 2026	14
12 Oct 2026	12
19 Oct 2026	21

Formed each day this week

<5Tue 13
6Wed 14
<5Thu 15
5Fri 16
<5Sat 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

Retail & e-commerce<5No comparison
Food, drink & hospitality<5No comparison
Construction & trades<5No comparison
Property & lettings<5No comparison
IT, software & telecoms<5No comparison
Admin, cleaning & support services<5No comparison
Wholesale & trading<5No comparison
Transport & logistics<5No comparison
Professional & business services<5No comparison
Manufacturing & engineering<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
Retail & e-commerce	<5	n/a
Food, drink & hospitality	<5	n/a
Construction & trades	<5	n/a
Property & lettings	<5	n/a
IT, software & telecoms	<5	n/a
Admin, cleaning & support services	<5	n/a
Wholesale & trading	<5	n/a
Transport & logistics	<5	n/a
Professional & business services	<5	n/a
Manufacturing & engineering	<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 Falkirk

How many new companies were registered in Falkirk this week?

How does that compare with last week?

That's 9 more than the week before (12).

How does Falkirk rank in Scotland?

Falkirk was #8 of 32 councils in Scotland 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.