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New UK companies, week ending 19 Oct 2026

▼ −5.0% vs last week

14,487 new private limited companies and LLPs were incorporated in the UK in the 7 days 13 Oct 2026 to 19 Oct 2026, according to the FreshlySpotted New Business Index, based on Companies House data. The busiest council was Camden (886).

This is the latest week. See the latest figures.

Regions, ranked

  1. London5,109▼ −5.1%
  2. North West1,571▼ −2.8%
  3. South East1,455▼ −5.5%
  4. East of England1,268▼ −0.1%
  5. West Midlands1,259▼ −1.7%
  6. Yorkshire and The Humber877▼ −3.8%
  7. East Midlands723▼ −5.4%
  8. South West680▼ −10.8%
  9. Scotland651▼ −11.1%
  10. North East367▼ −6.6%
  11. Wales352▼ −15.6%
  12. Northern Ireland171▼ −2.8%

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. Camden886▲ +4.9%
  2. Islington660▼ −7.9%
  3. Hackney421Same as last week
  4. Birmingham351▼ −9.5%
  5. Westminster344▼ −16.7%
  6. Manchester309▲ +8.8%
  7. Tower Hamlets266▼ −7.3%
  8. Newham241▲ +12.1%
  9. Barnet196▼ −6.2%
  10. West Suffolk182▲ +11.7%
  11. Redbridge181▲ +4.0%
  12. Leeds178▲ +11.2%
  13. Waltham Forest169▼ −2.3%
  14. Glasgow City140▼ −17.6%
  15. Hillingdon128▼ −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.

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