23rd to 29th Mar 2026 Newly Formed Companies Data
During the week of 23rd March to 29th March 2026, there were 15,451 companies formed in the UK with addresses that have valid postcodes associated with them. This is a 5.1% decrease on last week's total of 16,289 and 5% up on an average week of 14,711.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Central London [ WC ] | 788 | 785 | 0.4% | 773 | 1.9% |
| East Central London [ EC ] | 779 | 937 | -16.9% | 815 | -4.4% |
| East London [ E ] | 531 | 571 | -7% | 584 | -9.1% |
| West London [ W ] | 522 | 555 | -5.9% | 535 | -2.4% |
| Birmingham [ B ] | 519 | 479 | 8.4% | 497 | 4.4% |
| North London [ N ] | 491 | 590 | -16.8% | 544 | -9.7% |
| Manchester [ M ] | 424 | 451 | -6% | 449 | -5.6% |
| South East London [ SE ] | 321 | 280 | 14.6% | 274 | 17.2% |
| South West London [ SW ] | 260 | 274 | -5.1% | 256 | 1.6% |
| Glasgow [ G ] | 243 | 271 | -10.3% | 238 | 2.1% |
| Harrow [ HA ] | 239 | 244 | -2% | 248 | -3.6% |
| Belfast [ BT ] | 234 | 229 | 2.2% | 202 | 15.8% |
| Coventry [ CV ] | 213 | 218 | -2.3% | 182 | 17% |
| Leeds [ LS ] | 201 | 179 | 12.3% | 163 | 23.3% |
| Sheffield [ S ] | 201 | 204 | -1.5% | 190 | 5.8% |
| Ipswich [ IP ] | 201 | 214 | -6.1% | 186 | 8.1% |
| Leicester [ LE ] | 190 | 241 | -21.2% | 195 | -2.6% |
| Nottingham [ NG ] | 188 | 193 | -2.6% | 176 | 6.8% |
| Liverpool [ L ] | 186 | 193 | -3.6% | 178 | 4.5% |
| Bristol [ BS ] | 185 | 187 | -1.1% | 153 | 20.9% |
| Brighton [ BN ] | 180 | 174 | 3.4% | 136 | 32.4% |
| Ilford [ IG ] | 177 | 160 | 10.6% | 180 | -1.7% |
| Edinburgh [ EH ] | 174 | 183 | -4.9% | 145 | 20% |
| Cardiff [ CF ] | 173 | 156 | 10.9% | 201 | -13.9% |
| North West London [ NW ] | 170 | 235 | -27.7% | 200 | -15% |
| Chelmsford [ CM ] | 164 | 162 | 1.2% | 133 | 23.3% |
| Newcastle upon Tyne [ NE ] | 160 | 198 | -19.2% | 163 | -1.8% |
| Twickenham [ TW ] | 152 | 153 | -0.7% | 142 | 7% |
| Peterborough [ PE ] | 143 | 164 | -12.8% | 137 | 4.4% |
| Southall [ UB ] | 142 | 156 | -9% | 142 | 0% |
| Reading [ RG ] | 142 | 178 | -20.2% | 129 | 10.1% |
| Portsmouth [ PO ] | 140 | 167 | -16.2% | 127 | 10.2% |
| Warrington [ WA ] | 140 | 133 | 5.3% | 122 | 14.8% |
| Tunbridge Wells [ TN ] | 136 | 129 | 5.4% | 110 | 23.6% |
| Doncaster [ DN ] | 136 | 145 | -6.2% | 120 | 13.3% |
| Romford [ RM ] | 133 | 164 | -18.9% | 173 | -23.1% |
| Derby [ DE ] | 133 | 138 | -3.6% | 119 | 11.8% |
| Stockport [ SK ] | 133 | 156 | -14.7% | 124 | 7.3% |
| Medway [ ME ] | 131 | 104 | 26% | 105 | 24.8% |
| Northampton [ NN ] | 131 | 149 | -12.1% | 122 | 7.4% |
| Guilford [ GU ] | 129 | 143 | -9.8% | 112 | 15.2% |
| Norwich [ NR ] | 126 | 115 | 9.6% | 85 | 48.2% |
| Kingston upon Thames [ KT ] | 124 | 124 | 0% | 107 | 15.9% |
| Milton Keynes [ MK ] | 124 | 120 | 3.3% | 120 | 3.3% |
| Bournemouth [ BH ] | 121 | 128 | -5.5% | 118 | 2.5% |
| Southend on Sea [ SS ] | 120 | 133 | -9.8% | 102 | 17.6% |
| Enfield [ EN ] | 120 | 126 | -4.8% | 102 | 17.6% |
| Oldham [ OL ] | 119 | 112 | 6.3% | 104 | 14.4% |
| Slough [ SL ] | 117 | 124 | -5.6% | 113 | 3.5% |
| Bradford [ BD ] | 116 | 147 | -21.1% | 124 | -6.5% |