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New UK companies, week ending 14 Sep 2026

▼ −14.8% vs last week

14,247 new private limited companies and LLPs were incorporated in the UK in the 7 days 8 Sep 2026 to 14 Sep 2026, according to the FreshlySpotted New Business Index, based on Companies House data. The busiest council was Camden (918).

Figures are as published; later weeks may revise slightly. See the latest figures.

Regions, ranked

  1. London4,932▼ −16.3%
  2. North West1,486▼ −14.9%
  3. South East1,461▼ −16.9%
  4. East of England1,309▼ −7.6%
  5. West Midlands1,147▼ −12.8%
  6. Yorkshire and The Humber859▼ −15.3%
  7. Scotland767▼ −19.2%
  8. East Midlands682▼ −14.2%
  9. South West671▼ −13.6%
  10. North East400▼ −6.8%
  11. Wales361▼ −17.6%
  12. Northern Ireland169▼ −11.1%

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.

Busiest councils

  1. Camden918▼ −17.4%
  2. Islington645▼ −17.4%
  3. Hackney391▼ −32.6%
  4. Westminster373▼ −6.5%
  5. Birmingham324▼ −11.7%
  6. Manchester290Same as last week
  7. Tower Hamlets251▼ −10.0%
  8. Newham204▼ −19.4%
  9. West Suffolk186▼ −24.1%
  10. Leeds172▲ +4.9%
  11. Redbridge170▼ −14.1%
  12. Waltham Forest168▼ −16.4%
  13. Glasgow City164▼ −21.5%
  14. Bradford137▼ −13.3%
  15. Wolverhampton135▲ +7.1%

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.

Council figures are estimates, matched from postcode districts using the ONS lookup; some districts cross council boundaries.