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Week ending 19 Oct 2026

31 new companies in Shropshire this week

▼ −8.8% vs last week

That's 3 fewer than the week before (34). That puts it #10 of 30 councils in West Midlands.

31 new private limited companies and LLPs were incorporated in Shropshire in the 7 days 13 Oct 2026 to 19 Oct 2026, 8.8% down on the previous week (34), 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, ShropshireFreshlySpotted · New Business IndexNew companies per week, Shropshire31 Aug 2026: 303031 Aug7 Sep 2026: 39397 Sep14 Sep 2026: 444414 Sep21 Sep 2026: 373721 Sep28 Sep 2026: 323228 Sep5 Oct 2026: 40405 Oct12 Oct 2026: 343412 Oct19 Oct 2026: 313119 OctWeek ending (incorporation date) · Companies House data, OGL v3.0 · freshlyspotted.co.uk
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This weekPrevious weekChange
Total3134-8.8% (-3)
Ltdhiddenhiddenn/a
LLP<5<5n/a
Week endingNew companies
31 Aug 202630
7 Sep 202639
14 Sep 202644
21 Sep 202637
28 Sep 202632
5 Oct 202640
12 Oct 202634
19 Oct 202631

What kind of companies

  1. Construction & trades5No comparison
  2. Retail & e-commerce<5No comparison
  3. IT, software & telecoms<5No comparison
  4. Food, drink & hospitality<5No comparison
  5. Property & lettings<5No comparison
  6. Wholesale & trading<5No comparison
  7. Health, care & education<5No comparison
  8. Professional & business services<5No comparison
  9. Personal services & other<5No comparison
  10. Not stated / dormant<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
Construction & trades5n/a
Retail & e-commerce<5n/a
IT, software & telecoms<5n/a
Food, drink & hospitality<5n/a
Property & lettings<5n/a
Wholesale & trading<5n/a
Health, care & education<5n/a
Professional & business services<5n/a
Personal services & other<5n/a
Not stated / dormant<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 Shropshire

How many new companies were registered in Shropshire this week?

31 new private limited companies and LLPs were incorporated in Shropshire in the 7 days 13 Oct 2026 to 19 Oct 2026, 8.8% down on the previous week (34), 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 (34).

How does Shropshire rank in West Midlands?

Shropshire was #10 of 30 councils in West Midlands for new companies in the week ending 19 Oct 2026.

What kinds of companies are being set up in Shropshire?

The biggest industry groups this week were Construction & trades (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.

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