Week ending 19 Oct 2026

23 new companies in Newry, Mourne and Down this week

▲ +15.0% vs last week

That's 3 more than the week before (20). That puts it #2 of 11 councils in Northern Ireland.

23 new private limited companies and LLPs were incorporated in Newry, Mourne and Down in the 7 days 13 Oct 2026 to 19 Oct 2026, 15.0% up on the previous week (20), 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	23	20	+15.0% (+3)
Ltd	23	20	+15.0% (+3)
LLP	0	0	n/a

Week ending	New companies
31 Aug 2026	15
7 Sep 2026	22
14 Sep 2026	17
21 Sep 2026	22
28 Sep 2026	15
5 Oct 2026	21
12 Oct 2026	20
19 Oct 2026	23

Formed each day this week

<5Tue 13
6Wed 14
<5Thu 15
6Fri 16
<5Sat 17
<5Sun 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

Property & lettings<5No comparison
IT, software & telecoms<5No comparison
Wholesale & trading<5No comparison
Retail & e-commerce<5No comparison
Professional & business services<5No comparison
Manufacturing & engineering<5No comparison
Holding companies & head offices<5No comparison
Food, drink & hospitality<5No comparison
Construction & trades<5No comparison
Health, care & education<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
Property & lettings	<5	n/a
IT, software & telecoms	<5	n/a
Wholesale & trading	<5	n/a
Retail & e-commerce	<5	n/a
Professional & business services	<5	n/a
Manufacturing & engineering	<5	n/a
Holding companies & head offices	<5	n/a
Food, drink & hospitality	<5	n/a
Construction & trades	<5	n/a
Health, care & education	<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 Newry, Mourne and Down

How many new companies were registered in Newry, Mourne and Down this week?

How does that compare with last week?

That's 3 more than the week before (20).

How does Newry, Mourne and Down rank in Northern Ireland?

Newry, Mourne and Down was #2 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.