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New UK companies, week ending 5 Oct 2026

▼ −4.4% vs last week

14,816 new private limited companies and LLPs were incorporated in the UK in the 7 days 29 Sep 2026 to 5 Oct 2026, according to the FreshlySpotted New Business Index, based on Companies House data. The busiest council was Camden (872).

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

Regions, ranked

  1. London5,100▼ −4.6%
  2. South East1,512▼ −5.6%
  3. North West1,468▼ −11.0%
  4. East of England1,342▲ +0.8%
  5. West Midlands1,288▼ −2.6%
  6. Yorkshire and The Humber917▼ −2.0%
  7. East Midlands766▲ +2.5%
  8. Scotland745▼ −14.2%
  9. South West726▼ −5.5%
  10. North East396▲ +3.7%
  11. Wales388▲ +4.3%
  12. Northern Ireland168▼ −4.0%

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. Camden872▼ −3.0%
  2. Islington645▼ −6.7%
  3. Hackney412▼ −3.7%
  4. Birmingham372▲ +3.3%
  5. Westminster363Same as last week
  6. Tower Hamlets276▲ +4.5%
  7. Manchester230▼ −18.7%
  8. Newham219▼ −14.1%
  9. West Suffolk181▲ +7.7%
  10. Barnet179▼ −5.8%
  11. Redbridge175▲ +6.7%
  12. Glasgow City171▼ −10.5%
  13. Waltham Forest164▼ −3.5%
  14. Bradford143▲ +13.5%
  15. Leeds137▼ −4.2%

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.