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Companies in Westminster

DistrictLondon
Live companies164,765registered office in Westminster
New, past 12 months19,67511.9% of live companies
Median age6 yrsof live companies
In liquidation or administration2,5831.6%
Oldest still active1856incorporated 29 Sept 1856

When they were founded

Live companies by year of incorporation, past 15 years.

05,00010k15k20k2011: 2,77620112012: 3,3072013: 3,87320132014: 4,4372015: 5,02120152016: 5,3002017: 6,22920172018: 6,7532019: 8,03820192020: 8,3232021: 9,83020212022: 10k2023: 12k20232024: 14k2025: 19k20252026: 16k

Where

Westminster, London

Westminster

Towns in Westminster

Live companies by town.

Most common activities

Main activity of live companies in Westminster, excluding dormant and non-trading.

ActivityCompaniesCount
Other business support service activities n.e.c. 82990
9,636
Activities of other holding companies n.e.c. 64209
8,643
Management consultancy activities other than financial management 70229
8,156
Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 68209
6,942
Buying and selling of own real estate 68100
6,595
Business and domestic software development 62012
4,755
Development of building projects 41100
4,242
Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 47910
4,211
Other service activities n.e.c. 96090
3,872
Information technology consultancy activities 62020
3,715
Residents property management 98000
2,445
Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 64999
2,353

Oldest companies in Westminster

Earliest incorporations still live. Open a town for the full list.

CompanyActivityIncorporated
British India Steam Navigation Company Limited
00000133
Sea and coastal freight water transport29 Sept 1856
London and Suburban Land and Building Company Limited(the)
00000371
Non-trading company1 May 1863
British Steel Trading Limited
00001140
Non-trading company4 Apr 1864
City of London Real Property Company Limited(the)
00001160
Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate11 Apr 1864
Pa Media Group Limited
00004197
Activities of head offices6 Nov 1868
Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales (the)
00005034
Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals28 Jul 1870
China Navigation Company Limited(the)
00006005
Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.31 Jan 1872
The Girls' Day School Trust
00006400
Pre-primary education26 Jun 1872
London Merchant Securities Limited
00007064
Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.12 Mar 1873
Rio Tinto Western Holdings Limited
00007132
Activities of head offices29 Mar 1873
British Chambers of Commerce
00009635
Activities of business and employers membership organizations28 Jun 1875
Godiva Limited
00011943
Manufacture of pumps1 Jan 1878