Week ending 19 Oct 2026

42 new companies in Peterborough this week

▼ −6.7% vs last week

That's 3 fewer than the week before (45). That puts it #7 of 45 councils in East of England.

42 new private limited companies and LLPs were incorporated in Peterborough in the 7 days 13 Oct 2026 to 19 Oct 2026, 6.7% down on the previous week (45), 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

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	This week	Previous week	Change
Total	42	45	-6.7% (-3)
Ltd	42	45	-6.7% (-3)
LLP	0	0	n/a

Week ending	New companies
31 Aug 2026	28
7 Sep 2026	73
14 Sep 2026	55
21 Sep 2026	59
28 Sep 2026	51
5 Oct 2026	61
12 Oct 2026	45
19 Oct 2026	42

What kind of companies

Retail & e-commerce12Same as last week
Transport & logistics5No comparison
Professional & business services5▼ −37.5%
Construction & trades<5No comparison
Wholesale & trading<5No comparison
Property & lettings<5No comparison
Personal services & other<5No comparison
IT, software & telecoms<5No comparison
Holding companies & head offices<5No comparison
Food, drink & hospitality<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 group	This week	Change on previous week
Retail & e-commerce	12	+0.0% (+0)
Transport & logistics	5	n/a
Professional & business services	5	-37.5% (-3)
Construction & trades	<5	n/a
Wholesale & trading	<5	n/a
Property & lettings	<5	n/a
Personal services & other	<5	n/a
IT, software & telecoms	<5	n/a
Holding companies & head offices	<5	n/a
Food, drink & hospitality	<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 Peterborough

How many new companies were registered in Peterborough this week?

How does that compare with last week?

That's 3 fewer than the week before (45).

How does Peterborough rank in East of England?

Peterborough was #7 of 45 councils in East of England for new companies in the week ending 19 Oct 2026.

What kinds of companies are being set up in Peterborough?

The biggest industry groups this week were Retail & e-commerce (12), Transport & logistics (5), Professional & business services (5).

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.