30th to 5th Apr 2026 Newly Formed Companies Data
During the week of 30th March to 5th April 2026, there were 13,491 companies formed in the UK with addresses that have valid postcodes associated with them. This is a 12.7% decrease on last week's total of 15,451 and 8.1% down on an average week of 14,684.
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 ] | 668 | 788 | -15.2% | 769 | -13.1% |
| East Central London [ EC ] | 664 | 779 | -14.8% | 814 | -18.4% |
| East London [ E ] | 519 | 531 | -2.3% | 582 | -10.8% |
| Birmingham [ B ] | 437 | 519 | -15.8% | 497 | -12.1% |
| North London [ N ] | 426 | 491 | -13.2% | 541 | -21.3% |
| West London [ W ] | 396 | 522 | -24.1% | 533 | -25.7% |
| Manchester [ M ] | 360 | 424 | -15.1% | 448 | -19.6% |
| South West London [ SW ] | 260 | 260 | 0% | 255 | 2% |
| Glasgow [ G ] | 253 | 243 | 4.1% | 238 | 6.3% |
| South East London [ SE ] | 226 | 321 | -29.6% | 275 | -17.8% |
| Harrow [ HA ] | 222 | 239 | -7.1% | 247 | -10.1% |
| Belfast [ BT ] | 199 | 234 | -15% | 202 | -1.5% |
| Leicester [ LE ] | 174 | 190 | -8.4% | 194 | -10.3% |
| Newcastle upon Tyne [ NE ] | 174 | 160 | 8.8% | 162 | 7.4% |
| Sheffield [ S ] | 172 | 201 | -14.4% | 190 | -9.5% |
| Liverpool [ L ] | 167 | 186 | -10.2% | 178 | -6.2% |
| Ipswich [ IP ] | 159 | 201 | -20.9% | 186 | -14.5% |
| Leeds [ LS ] | 159 | 201 | -20.9% | 164 | -3% |
| Nottingham [ NG ] | 158 | 188 | -16% | 176 | -10.2% |
| Bristol [ BS ] | 153 | 185 | -17.3% | 153 | 0% |
| Edinburgh [ EH ] | 152 | 174 | -12.6% | 145 | 4.8% |
| Chelmsford [ CM ] | 151 | 164 | -7.9% | 133 | 13.5% |
| Peterborough [ PE ] | 151 | 143 | 5.6% | 136 | 11% |
| Romford [ RM ] | 146 | 133 | 9.8% | 172 | -15.1% |
| Coventry [ CV ] | 142 | 213 | -33.3% | 182 | -22% |
| Ilford [ IG ] | 137 | 177 | -22.6% | 180 | -23.9% |
| North West London [ NW ] | 137 | 170 | -19.4% | 200 | -31.5% |
| Twickenham [ TW ] | 132 | 152 | -13.2% | 141 | -6.4% |
| Stockport [ SK ] | 132 | 133 | -0.8% | 124 | 6.5% |
| Brighton [ BN ] | 131 | 180 | -27.2% | 136 | -3.7% |
| Guilford [ GU ] | 130 | 129 | 0.8% | 112 | 16.1% |
| Cardiff [ CF ] | 130 | 173 | -24.9% | 201 | -35.3% |
| Derby [ DE ] | 128 | 133 | -3.8% | 119 | 7.6% |
| Southall [ UB ] | 128 | 142 | -9.9% | 142 | -9.9% |
| Milton Keynes [ MK ] | 121 | 124 | -2.4% | 119 | 1.7% |
| Tunbridge Wells [ TN ] | 120 | 136 | -11.8% | 110 | 9.1% |
| Portsmouth [ PO ] | 119 | 140 | -15% | 127 | -6.3% |
| Bradford [ BD ] | 119 | 116 | 2.6% | 124 | -4% |
| Oldham [ OL ] | 114 | 119 | -4.2% | 103 | 10.7% |
| Reading [ RG ] | 114 | 142 | -19.7% | 129 | -11.6% |
| Medway [ ME ] | 114 | 131 | -13% | 105 | 8.6% |
| Northampton [ NN ] | 113 | 131 | -13.7% | 122 | -7.4% |
| Doncaster [ DN ] | 113 | 136 | -16.9% | 120 | -5.8% |
| Slough [ SL ] | 111 | 117 | -5.1% | 113 | -1.8% |
| Bournemouth [ BH ] | 109 | 121 | -9.9% | 118 | -7.6% |
| Enfield [ EN ] | 106 | 120 | -11.7% | 102 | 3.9% |
| Redhill [ RH ] | 104 | 85 | 22.4% | 91 | 14.3% |
| Kingston upon Thames [ KT ] | 103 | 124 | -16.9% | 107 | -3.7% |
| Southend on Sea [ SS ] | 103 | 120 | -14.2% | 102 | 1% |
| Bolton [ BL ] | 102 | 110 | -7.3% | 104 | -1.9% |