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New UK companies, week ending 12 Oct 2026

▲ +2.9% vs last week

15,248 new private limited companies and LLPs were incorporated in the UK in the 7 days 6 Oct 2026 to 12 Oct 2026, according to the FreshlySpotted New Business Index, based on Companies House data. The busiest council was Camden (845).

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

Regions, ranked

  1. London5,382▲ +5.5%
  2. North West1,617▲ +10.1%
  3. South East1,540▲ +1.9%
  4. West Midlands1,281▼ −0.5%
  5. East of England1,269▼ −5.4%
  6. Yorkshire and The Humber912▼ −0.5%
  7. East Midlands764▼ −0.3%
  8. South West762▲ +5.0%
  9. Scotland732▼ −1.7%
  10. Wales417▲ +7.5%
  11. North East393▼ −0.8%
  12. Northern Ireland176▲ +4.8%

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. Camden845▼ −3.1%
  2. Islington717▲ +11.2%
  3. Hackney421▲ +2.2%
  4. Westminster413▲ +13.8%
  5. Birmingham388▲ +4.3%
  6. Tower Hamlets287▲ +4.0%
  7. Manchester284▲ +23.5%
  8. Newham215▼ −1.8%
  9. Barnet209▲ +16.8%
  10. Redbridge174▼ −0.6%
  11. Waltham Forest173▲ +5.5%
  12. Glasgow City170▼ −0.6%
  13. West Suffolk163▼ −9.9%
  14. Leeds160▲ +16.8%
  15. Hillingdon144▲ +8.3%

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.