16th to 22nd Feb 2026 Newly Formed Companies Data
During the week of 16th February to 22nd February 2026, there were 12,667 companies formed in the UK with addresses that have valid postcodes associated with them. This is a 11.6% decrease on last week's total of 14,323 and 15.1% down on an average week of 14,927.
An average week looks at the last 12 months and works out an average daily quantity, then multiplies by 7 to get an average weekly quantity.
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| Area | Companies | Last Week | Change | Avg Weekly | vs Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Central London [ EC ] | 735 | 919 | -20% | 815 | -9.8% |
| West Central London [ WC ] | 591 | 644 | -8.2% | 786 | -24.8% |
| East London [ E ] | 487 | 525 | -7.2% | 587 | -17% |
| Birmingham [ B ] | 443 | 456 | -2.9% | 508 | -12.8% |
| West London [ W ] | 437 | 548 | -20.3% | 546 | -20% |
| North London [ N ] | 419 | 496 | -15.5% | 563 | -25.6% |
| Manchester [ M ] | 345 | 374 | -7.8% | 455 | -24.2% |
| Harrow [ HA ] | 259 | 268 | -3.4% | 252 | 2.8% |
| Glasgow [ G ] | 224 | 226 | -0.9% | 241 | -7.1% |
| Belfast [ BT ] | 218 | 183 | 19.1% | 205 | 6.3% |
| South West London [ SW ] | 216 | 251 | -13.9% | 263 | -17.9% |
| South East London [ SE ] | 201 | 242 | -16.9% | 281 | -28.5% |
| Sheffield [ S ] | 182 | 203 | -10.3% | 192 | -5.2% |
| Leeds [ LS ] | 168 | 160 | 5% | 166 | 1.2% |
| Leicester [ LE ] | 167 | 177 | -5.6% | 197 | -15.2% |
| Nottingham [ NG ] | 156 | 186 | -16.1% | 178 | -12.4% |
| Romford [ RM ] | 155 | 169 | -8.3% | 176 | -11.9% |
| North West London [ NW ] | 151 | 200 | -24.5% | 205 | -26.3% |
| Ilford [ IG ] | 150 | 167 | -10.2% | 184 | -18.5% |
| Liverpool [ L ] | 145 | 188 | -22.9% | 181 | -19.9% |
| Coventry [ CV ] | 145 | 161 | -9.9% | 187 | -22.5% |
| Cardiff [ CF ] | 142 | 139 | 2.2% | 202 | -29.7% |
| Ipswich [ IP ] | 137 | 185 | -25.9% | 187 | -26.7% |
| Newcastle upon Tyne [ NE ] | 129 | 190 | -32.1% | 165 | -21.8% |
| Bristol [ BS ] | 128 | 178 | -28.1% | 155 | -17.4% |
| Chelmsford [ CM ] | 127 | 152 | -16.4% | 134 | -5.2% |
| Twickenham [ TW ] | 126 | 130 | -3.1% | 143 | -11.9% |
| Warrington [ WA ] | 126 | 122 | 3.3% | 124 | 1.6% |
| Edinburgh [ EH ] | 126 | 156 | -19.2% | 148 | -14.9% |
| Peterborough [ PE ] | 125 | 130 | -3.8% | 139 | -10.1% |
| Brighton [ BN ] | 117 | 151 | -22.5% | 139 | -15.8% |
| Reading [ RG ] | 117 | 113 | 3.5% | 129 | -9.3% |
| Bradford [ BD ] | 114 | 123 | -7.3% | 127 | -10.2% |
| Portsmouth [ PO ] | 112 | 141 | -20.6% | 128 | -12.5% |
| Southall [ UB ] | 111 | 139 | -20.1% | 144 | -22.9% |
| Stockport [ SK ] | 109 | 138 | -21% | 127 | -14.2% |
| Northampton [ NN ] | 101 | 126 | -19.8% | 123 | -17.9% |
| Bournemouth [ BH ] | 98 | 106 | -7.5% | 122 | -19.7% |
| Southampton [ SO ] | 98 | 86 | 14% | 102 | -3.9% |
| Doncaster [ DN ] | 97 | 105 | -7.6% | 121 | -19.8% |
| Oxford [ OX ] | 96 | 91 | 5.5% | 93 | 3.2% |
| Kingston upon Thames [ KT ] | 96 | 124 | -22.6% | 108 | -11.1% |
| Derby [ DE ] | 95 | 132 | -28% | 121 | -21.5% |
| Milton Keynes [ MK ] | 94 | 127 | -26% | 121 | -22.3% |
| Medway [ ME ] | 93 | 125 | -25.6% | 108 | -13.9% |
| Dartford [ DA ] | 92 | 100 | -8% | 108 | -14.8% |
| Southend on Sea [ SS ] | 91 | 111 | -18% | 104 | -12.5% |
| Hemel Hempstead [ HP ] | 91 | 90 | 1.1% | 102 | -10.8% |
| Bolton [ BL ] | 90 | 114 | -21.1% | 106 | -15.1% |
| Preston [ PR ] | 90 | 92 | -2.2% | 93 | -3.2% |