Data from the official company registers of 12 countries. Not an official register.

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Activities of head offices

UK SIC 2007 · 70100ISIC 70 · Activities of head offices; management consultancy activitiesM · Professional, scientific and technical activities
Live companies27,302main activity SIC 70100
New, past 12 months8813.2% of live
Median age16 yrsof live companies
Liquidation or administration7512.8%
Oldest1856incorporated 26 Sept 1856

When they were founded

Live companies by year of incorporation, past 15 years.

05001,0001,5002,0002011: 79420112012: 8252013: 95520132014: 1,1402015: 1,20620152016: 9922017: 88020172018: 7582019: 80720192020: 7062021: 61720212022: 6272023: 67420232024: 6972025: 79520252026: 725

Regions

Where these companies have their registered office.

London
7,674
South East
3,983
North West
2,857
West Midlands
2,391
East of England
2,210
Yorkshire and The Humber
1,984
South West
1,662
East Midlands
1,517
Scotland
1,381
Wales
643
North East
515
Northern Ireland
474

Towns with the most

Live companies in this activity by town.

Companies

27,302 live companies, oldest first. Page 1 of 200.

CompanyTownIncorporated
Oriental Gas Company, Limited(the)
00000121
City and County of the City of London26 Sept 1856
British Indian Tea Company Limited
00000687
Wrotham10 Oct 1863
Staveley Industries Limited
00000866
City and County of the City of London29 Dec 1863
Vinters Engineering Limited
00003543
Derby17 Apr 1867
Pa Media Group Limited
00004197
City of Westminster6 Nov 1868
Rio Tinto Western Holdings Limited
00007132
City of Westminster29 Mar 1873
Birkbeck Securities Limited
00008032
Royal Sutton Coldfield27 Jan 1874
Cala Limited
SC000610
Edinburgh29 Mar 1875
Milton Hall(southend)brick Company Limited(the)
00012289
Maidenhead24 May 1878
Jhanzie Tea Association Limited
00012593
Wrotham29 Oct 1878
Energy Technique Limited
00013273
Crawley (Crawley)5 Aug 1879
Endogram Tea Company Limited(the)
00014663
Wrotham25 Nov 1880
Iowa Land Company Limited
00015399
City of Westminster21 May 1881
Unilever U.K. Holdings Limited
00017049
City and County of the City of London8 Jul 1882
Chubb International Holdings Limited
00017652
Egham14 Dec 1882
Browallia Holdings Limited
00021073
Huddersfield24 Apr 1883
Pic Fyfield Limited
00019739
Basingstoke29 Apr 1884
Ransomes Limited
00019802
Ipswich12 May 1884
Southampton Yacht Club Building Company,limited(the)
00020726
Brockenhurst30 Jan 1885
The Boc Group Limited
00022096
Woking26 Jan 1886
Diageo plc
00023307
City of Westminster21 Oct 1886
Greene King Limited
00024511
Bury St Edmunds1 Jun 1887
National Star Limited
00024722
Maidenhead8 Jul 1887
Delta Limited
00026077
Worthing12 Mar 1888
The Boots Company plc
00027657
Beeston (Broxtowe)7 Nov 1888
Camellia Public Limited Company
00029559
Wrotham15 Aug 1889
Ferguson UK Holdings Limited
00029846
Winnersh9 Oct 1889
Cobham Limited
00030470
City and County of the City of London20 Dec 1889
John Hogg & Co, Limited
R0000419
Lisburn26 Jul 1890
J. & P. Coats, Limited
SC002042
Glasgow6 Aug 1890
GKN Industries Limited
00032262
City of Westminster21 Aug 1890
Steel Brothers and Company Limited
00032668
Touchen-end1 Nov 1890
Meritglen Limited
00033048
Chertsey29 Dec 1890
Second City Properties Limited
00033886
Maidenhead25 Apr 1891
GKN Automotive Limited
00034104
Birmingham29 May 1891
Castle Cement (Clyde) Limited
00035025
Maidenhead21 Oct 1891
Next Holdings Limited
00035161
Enderby and Narborough11 Nov 1891
Garnett Dickinson Holdings Limited
00035377
Leeds (Leeds)11 Dec 1891
Bonar International Holdings Limited
SC002306
Edinburgh2 Apr 1892
Castle Cement (Chatburn) Limited
00036443
Maidenhead16 May 1892
Unilever Group Limited
00036581
City and County of the City of London4 Jun 1892
Faber Prest Limited
00036913
Lambeth29 Jul 1892
Lewmar Marine Limited
SC002445
Edinburgh8 Feb 1893
Caldwells Limited
00038559
Warrington1 Apr 1893
Atalanta Investments Limited
00038755
Stanstead Abbotts1 May 1893
British Mohair Holdings Limited
00039781
Huddersfield19 Oct 1893
Robinson plc
00039811
Chesterfield25 Oct 1893
Cape Intermediate Holdings Limited
00040203
Appleton Thorn28 Dec 1893
Malcolm, Ogilvie & Company Limited
SC002626
Dundee17 Feb 1894
Marston's Trading Limited
00040590
Wolverhampton26 Feb 1894