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

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Non-trading company

UK SIC 2007 · 74990ISIC 74 · Other professional, scientific and technical activitiesM · Professional, scientific and technical activities
Live companies40,156main activity SIC 74990
New, past 12 months8432.1% of live
Median age20 yrsof live companies
Liquidation or administration5371.3%
Oldest1861incorporated 23 Jan 1861

When they were founded

Live companies by year of incorporation, past 15 years.

05001,0001,5002,0002011: 1,05820112012: 1,3372013: 1,22720132014: 1,1502015: 1,22920152016: 1,1072017: 88320172018: 8832019: 81520192020: 7862021: 82420212022: 6952023: 75720232024: 8762025: 94420252026: 663

Regions

Where these companies have their registered office.

London
11,073
South East
5,957
North West
4,433
East of England
3,577
West Midlands
2,884
South West
2,729
Yorkshire and The Humber
2,514
Scotland
2,476
East Midlands
2,289
Wales
1,207
North East
672
Northern Ireland
314

Towns with the most

Live companies in this activity by town.

Companies

40,156 live companies, oldest first. Page 1 of 200.

CompanyTownIncorporated
Whitbread International Limited
00002120
Houghton Regis23 Jan 1861
London and Suburban Land and Building Company Limited(the)
00000371
City of Westminster1 May 1863
Grosvenor Estates Limited
00001978
Eccleston20 Mar 1865
Threlfalls (Liverpool & Birkenhead) Limited
00002400
Houghton Regis29 Aug 1865
Rylands-Whitecross Limited
00004273
Bradford19 Jan 1869
Friends Life Fplma Limited
00004599
York27 Oct 1869
Standard Property Investment Limited
SC000364
Edinburgh7 Sept 1871
Western Telegraph Company Limited
00006886
Kensington and Chelsea8 Jan 1873
Sowerby and Co.,limited
00007362
East Yorkshire5 Jun 1873
Kempton Park Holding Company Limited
00011675
Cheltenham29 Aug 1877
Micronclean (Skegness) Limited
00011872
Skegness3 Dec 1877
William Collins Sons & Company Limited
SC000934
Glasgow2 Jan 1880
Corry and Company,limited
00013964
Coalville8 Apr 1880
Croda (Cpi) Limited
SC000961
Edinburgh27 Apr 1880
Lilleshall Limited
00014802
Oldbury (Sandwell)31 Dec 1880
Whitbread East Pennines Limited
00017030
Houghton Regis3 Jul 1882
Hamsmount Limited
00017080
Halifax15 Jul 1882
Winterthur 1 Limited
00019772
City and County of the City of London3 May 1884
Sandown Park Limited
00020632
Cheltenham1 Jan 1885
National Provincial Glass Company Limited
00021286
Lathom17 Jun 1885
T.B.F. Communications
00021746
Leicester2 Nov 1885
The British Pig Association
00022088
Birmingham25 Jan 1886
178 - 202 Limited
00024028
Lambeth1 Mar 1887
The Specialist Soup Company Ltd
00024168
St Albans28 Mar 1887
Limagrain (Asuk) Limited
00024499
Lincoln28 May 1887
Whitbread Devon Limited
00025346
Houghton Regis17 Nov 1887
Whitbread Wessex Limited
00025502
Houghton Regis14 Dec 1887
The Eastern Produce and Estates Company, Limited
00025621
Wrotham4 Jan 1888
Whitbread Pub and Bars Limited
00025968
Houghton Regis25 Feb 1888
Whitbread West Pennines Limited
00026091
Houghton Regis16 Mar 1888
Threlfalls (Salford) Limited
00026200
Houghton Regis3 Apr 1888
George Gale and Company Limited
00026330
Hounslow12 Apr 1888
West Country Breweries Limited
00026346
Houghton Regis12 Apr 1888
Chance Brothers (Established 1824) Limited
00027422
Lathom17 Sept 1888
Taylor & Hartley Fabrics Limited
00028319
Macclesfield23 Feb 1889
Bradbury Wilkinson Holdings Limited
00030559
St Albans4 Jan 1890
Sheffield Smelting Company,limited.(the)
00030705
City and County of the City of London27 Jan 1890
Hereford and County Liberal Club Company Limited(the)
00031799
Hereford26 Jun 1890
S.bottomley and Bros.,limited
00031903
Southwark4 Jul 1890
Project Sugar Limited
00032872
Slough29 Nov 1890
Johnson and Appleyards,limited
00033439
Sheffield23 Feb 1891
Directors Table Limited
00033525
Camden6 Mar 1891
Croda Cosmetics & Toiletries Limited
00033527
Goole7 Mar 1891
Prenton Lawn Tennis Ground Company Limited(the)
00033719
Neston (Cheshire West and Chester)6 Apr 1891
Allied Mills (NO.1) Limited
00037410
City of Westminster26 Oct 1892
Heatly & Gresham,limited
00037554
City of Westminster15 Nov 1892
Bandarapola Ceylon Company Ltd
00037608
Runwell23 Nov 1892
John L.seaton & Co.,limited
00038011
Goole19 Jan 1893
The Priory Door Group Limited
00038410
Smethwick15 Mar 1893
Maxfield & Sons,limited
00038459
Saffron Walden21 Mar 1893