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Week ending 19 Oct 2026

67 new companies in Nottingham this week

▼ −4.3% vs last week

That's 3 fewer than the week before (70). That puts it #4 of 35 councils in East Midlands.

67 new private limited companies and LLPs were incorporated in Nottingham in the 7 days 13 Oct 2026 to 19 Oct 2026, 4.3% down on the previous week (70), 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

New companies per week, NottinghamFreshlySpotted · New Business IndexNew companies per week, Nottingham31 Aug 2026: 515131 Aug7 Sep 2026: 86867 Sep14 Sep 2026: 767614 Sep21 Sep 2026: 636321 Sep28 Sep 2026: 717128 Sep5 Oct 2026: 62625 Oct12 Oct 2026: 707012 Oct19 Oct 2026: 676719 OctWeek ending (incorporation date) · Companies House data, OGL v3.0 · freshlyspotted.co.uk
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This weekPrevious weekChange
Total6770-4.3% (-3)
Ltdhidden70n/a
LLP<50n/a
Week endingNew companies
31 Aug 202651
7 Sep 202686
14 Sep 202676
21 Sep 202663
28 Sep 202671
5 Oct 202662
12 Oct 202670
19 Oct 202667

What kind of companies

  1. Retail & e-commerce16▲ +33.3%
  2. Property & lettings13No comparison
  3. IT, software & telecoms6Same as last week
  4. Health, care & education6▲ +20.0%
  5. Food, drink & hospitality5▼ −16.7%
  6. Transport & logistics<5No comparison
  7. Wholesale & trading<5No comparison
  8. Personal services & other<5No comparison
  9. Professional & business services<5No comparison
  10. Media, arts & leisure<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.

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Industry groupThis weekChange on previous week
Retail & e-commerce16+33.3% (+4)
Property & lettings13n/a
IT, software & telecoms6+0.0% (+0)
Health, care & education6+20.0% (+1)
Food, drink & hospitality5-16.7% (-1)
Transport & logistics<5n/a
Wholesale & trading<5n/a
Personal services & other<5n/a
Professional & business services<5n/a
Media, arts & leisure<5n/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 Nottingham

How many new companies were registered in Nottingham this week?

67 new private limited companies and LLPs were incorporated in Nottingham in the 7 days 13 Oct 2026 to 19 Oct 2026, 4.3% down on the previous week (70), according to the FreshlySpotted New Business Index, based on Companies House data.

How does that compare with last week?

That's 3 fewer than the week before (70).

How does Nottingham rank in East Midlands?

Nottingham was #4 of 35 councils in East Midlands for new companies in the week ending 19 Oct 2026.

What kinds of companies are being set up in Nottingham?

The biggest industry groups this week were Retail & e-commerce (16), Property & lettings (13), IT, software & telecoms (6).

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.

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