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

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Companies in Cardiff

DistrictWalesCaerdydd
Live companies54,706registered office in Cardiff
New, past 12 months5,66610.4% of live companies
Median age5 yrsof live companies
In liquidation or administration1,6233.0%
Oldest still active1881incorporated 5 Jul 1881

When they were founded

Live companies by year of incorporation, past 15 years.

05,00010k15k20k2011: 74020112012: 8992013: 1,13220132014: 1,4142015: 1,69020152016: 2,0372017: 2,68220172018: 3,5702019: 4,79920192020: 2,6312021: 2,23720212022: 2,2402023: 2,93120232024: 4,1772025: 11k20252026: 4,509

Where

Cardiff, Wales

Cardiff

Towns in Cardiff

Live companies by town.

Most common activities

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

ActivityCompaniesCount
Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 47910
3,860
Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 68209
1,954
Other business support service activities n.e.c. 82990
1,887
Buying and selling of own real estate 68100
1,840
Management consultancy activities other than financial management 70229
1,789
Business and domestic software development 62012
1,429
Information technology consultancy activities 62020
1,367
Other service activities n.e.c. 96090
1,250
Development of building projects 41100
998
Activities of other holding companies n.e.c. 64209
826
Residents property management 98000
785
Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 56103
734

Oldest companies in Cardiff

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

CompanyActivityIncorporated
Saint Mary Street Buildings Limited
00015623
Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate5 Jul 1881
Cardiff and Bristol Channel Incorporated Shipowners' Association
00019654
Service activities incidental to water transportation4 Apr 1884
Milewave Limited
00020255
—23 Sept 1884
Cardiff & Glamorganshire Properties Ltd
00021054
Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate20 Apr 1885
Incorporated Law Society for Cardiff and District,(the)
00022357
Solicitors20 Mar 1886
Pontypridd Freehold Land Ltd
00024681
Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1 Jul 1887
Barry Dock Town Syndicate Limited(the)
00029984
Buying and selling of own real estate26 Oct 1889
Cardiff Masonic Hall Company Limited(the)
00041015
Licensed restaurants25 Apr 1894
C.& J.hirst & Sons,limited
00046343
—20 Dec 1895
S.a.brain & Company,limited
00052099
Manufacture of beer12 Apr 1897
Ashwell Scott Limited
00054631
Non-trading company29 Oct 1897
Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes,grand Lodge of England Limited
00056223
Activities of other membership organizations n.e.c.24 Feb 1898