New company registrations, week of 28 Sep 2026

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How many new companies registered in the UK and every town, how many were struck out as shells, holding companies and formation-agent registrations, and how many real businesses were left. A new week every Tuesday, free to explore and cite.

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new companies registered in Peterlee

14.3%

struck out as noise (1 companies)

real, new businesses left

83.3%

of those researched have no website we could find

Firstfile count of the Companies House register: incorporations 28 Sep–4 Oct 2026, by registered post town. Frozen when published. Aggregate counts only.

The week in short

In the week of 28 September 2026, 7 new companies registered in Peterlee. Firstfile's rules struck out 14.3% as noise, leaving 6 likely new businesses.

Peterlee ranked 300 of 385 towns for new companies. Peterlee ranked 278 of 385 towns for companies kept. The busiest postcode district was SR8, with 6 kept companies. The most common sector among the kept companies was construction & trades.

#300 of 385 towns for new companies#278 of 385 towns for companies keptThis town's page

Week by week

New companies in Peterlee

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Noise

Why companies were struck out

A company can match more than one rule, so these can add up to more than the total. The filter is rules, not AI.

Other (company type, PO box, overseas)1

Where

Busiest postcode districts

Where the kept companies are based.

SR86

Sectors

What they actually do

From AI models reading each kept company and its website.

Construction & trades1

Food & drink venue1

Hair, beauty & wellbeing1

Health & care1

Property letting1

Software & IT1

Professions

Leads for each profession

Kept companies scoring 60 or more. Scores are rules, not AI.

Accountants5

Insurance brokers6

Web designers3

Card payments & tills3

Payroll & HR4

Van & fleet leasing1

Leaderboard

Most new companies this week

385 towns with at least 5 kept companies this week. Click a town to compare it with Peterlee.

Most new companies Most kept Noisiest Cleanest

#	Town	Most new companies	New	Kept	Noise
1	London	3,886	3,886	1,382	64.4%
2	Birmingham	367	367	267	27.2%
3	Manchester	352	352	222	36.9%
4	Glasgow	199	199	144	27.6%
5	Liverpool	155	155	111	28.4%
6	Leicester	137	137	113	17.5%
7	Leeds	131	131	106	19.1%
8	Bristol	121	121	94	22.3%
9	Wolverhampton	113	113	101	10.6%
10	Bradford	110	110	85	22.7%
11	Edinburgh	110	110	64	41.8%
12	Nottingham	110	110	82	25.5%
13	Ilford	106	106	85	19.8%
14	Sheffield	100	100	77	23.0%
15	Coventry	96	96	77	19.8%
16	Bolton	92	92	67	27.2%
17	Luton	89	89	73	18.0%
18	Doncaster	86	86	45	47.7%
19	Derby	81	81	56	30.9%
20	Newcastle upon Tyne	81	81	64	21.0%
21	Bury St. Edmunds	79	79	7	91.1%
22	Mildenhall	79	79	6	92.4%
23	Southampton	75	75	63	16.0%
24	Milton Keynes	73	73	55	24.7%
25	Peterborough	73	73	53	27.4%
26	Northampton	71	71	61	14.1%
27	Cardiff	70	70	52	25.7%
28	Harrow	70	70	38	45.7%
29	Stoke on Trent	65	65	48	26.2%
30	Stockport	63	63	42	33.3%
31	Slough	59	59	54	8.5%
32	Hounslow	58	58	53	8.6%
33	Oldham	58	58	45	22.4%
34	Cambridge	57	57	28	50.9%
35	Preston	57	57	47	17.5%
36	Reading	57	57	49	14.0%
37	Norwich	53	53	43	18.9%
38	Bedford	50	50	41	18.0%
39	Hayes	49	49	44	10.2%
40	Hull	49	49	40	18.4%
41	Belfast	46	46	35	23.9%
42	Warrington	46	46	28	39.1%
43	Watford	45	45	25	44.4%
44	Colchester	44	44	42	4.5%
45	Poole	43	43	28	34.9%
46	Ruislip	43	43	11	74.4%
47	Barking	42	42	35	16.7%
48	Bournemouth	41	41	35	14.6%
49	Huddersfield	41	41	33	19.5%
50	Romford	41	41	34	17.1%
51	Solihull	40	40	32	20.0%
52	Blackburn	39	39	28	28.2%
53	Croydon	39	39	26	33.3%
54	Walsall	39	39	34	12.8%
55	Wembley	39	39	34	12.8%
56	Swansea	38	38	29	23.7%
57	Aberdeen	37	37	33	10.8%
58	Ipswich	37	37	25	32.4%
59	Rotherham	37	37	31	16.2%
60	Swindon	37	37	34	8.1%
61	Kington	36	36	6	83.3%
62	Middlesbrough	36	36	32	11.1%
63	Newport	36	36	32	11.1%
64	Salford	35	35	26	25.7%
65	Enfield	34	34	23	32.4%
66	Bridgend	33	33	12	63.6%
67	Dagenham	33	33	33	0.0%
68	Gloucester	33	33	29	12.1%
69	Gravesend	32	32	30	6.2%
70	Dudley	31	31	19	38.7%
71	Stockton-On-Tees	31	31	25	19.4%
72	Wakefield	31	31	27	12.9%
73	Lincoln	30	30	22	26.7%
74	Oxford	29	29	22	24.1%
75	York	29	29	22	24.1%
76	Blackpool	28	28	21	25.0%
77	Southall	28	28	22	21.4%
78	Ashford	27	27	23	14.8%
79	Dundee	27	27	17	37.0%
80	Worthing	27	27	21	22.2%
81	Chelmsford	26	26	21	19.2%
82	Smethwick	26	26	19	26.9%
83	Stevenage	26	26	18	30.8%
84	Telford	26	26	20	23.1%
85	Essex	25	25	24	4.0%
86	Exeter	25	25	17	32.0%
87	Grays	25	25	22	12.0%
88	Plymouth	25	25	20	20.0%
89	Altrincham	24	24	10	58.3%
90	Maidstone	24	24	18	25.0%
91	Rochdale	24	24	23	4.2%
92	Sunderland	24	24	19	20.8%
93	Wigan	24	24	16	33.3%
94	Barnsley	23	23	21	8.7%
95	Brighton	23	23	14	39.1%
96	Dartford	23	23	16	30.4%
97	Edgware	23	23	13	43.5%
98	Grimsby	23	23	17	26.1%
99	High Wycombe	23	23	21	8.7%
100	Uxbridge	23	23	18	21.7%
101	Aylesbury	22	22	20	9.1%
102	Barnet	22	22	11	50.0%
103	Basildon	22	22	17	22.7%
104	Burton-On-Trent	22	22	17	22.7%
105	Chesterfield	22	22	16	27.3%
106	Brentwood	21	21	14	33.3%
107	Bury	21	21	14	33.3%
108	Cheltenham	21	21	15	28.6%
109	Fareham	21	21	9	57.1%
110	Portsmouth	21	21	10	52.4%
111	Worcester	21	21	18	14.3%
112	Basingstoke	20	20	17	15.0%
113	Crewe	20	20	20	0.0%
114	Dewsbury	20	20	19	5.0%
115	Eastbourne	20	20	10	50.0%
116	Huntingdon	20	20	16	20.0%
117	Bromley	19	19	13	31.6%
118	Crawley	19	19	17	10.5%
119	Darlington	19	19	18	5.3%
120	Harrogate	19	19	8	57.9%
121	Hornchurch	19	19	15	21.1%
122	Shrewsbury	19	19	14	26.3%
123	St. Albans	19	19	14	26.3%
124	Stafford	19	19	15	21.1%
125	Waterlooville	19	19	10	47.4%
126	Wimborne	19	19	11	42.1%
127	Bath	18	18	12	33.3%
128	Burnley	18	18	18	0.0%
129	Cheadle	18	18	16	11.1%
130	Epsom	18	18	9	50.0%
131	Leamington Spa	18	18	12	33.3%
132	Scunthorpe	18	18	15	16.7%
133	St. Helens	18	18	16	11.1%
134	Sutton Coldfield	18	18	13	27.8%
135	West Bromwich	18	18	13	27.8%
136	Camberley	17	17	14	17.6%
137	Canterbury	17	17	16	5.9%
138	Carlisle	17	17	12	29.4%
139	Chatham	17	17	13	23.5%
140	Durham	17	17	13	23.5%
141	Gateshead	17	17	14	17.6%
142	Hitchin	17	17	13	23.5%
143	Hove	17	17	13	23.5%
144	Kingston upon Thames	17	17	13	23.5%
145	Lancaster	17	17	15	11.8%
146	Nuneaton	17	17	13	23.5%
147	Paisley	17	17	15	11.8%
148	Sutton	17	17	13	23.5%
149	Waltham Abbey	17	17	11	35.3%
150	Feltham	16	16	14	12.5%
151	Gillingham	16	16	14	12.5%
152	Harlow	16	16	13	18.8%
153	Kettering	16	16	15	6.2%
154	Rochester	16	16	15	6.2%
155	Ashton-Under-Lyne	15	15	10	33.3%
156	Batley	15	15	12	20.0%
157	Bromsgrove	15	15	7	53.3%
158	Deeside	15	15	10	33.3%
159	Keighley	15	15	11	26.7%
160	Londonderry	15	15	10	33.3%
161	Newark	15	15	13	13.3%
162	Salisbury	15	15	10	33.3%
163	Southend-On-Sea	15	15	12	20.0%
164	Southsea	15	15	11	26.7%
165	Stanmore	15	15	12	20.0%
166	Wellingborough	15	15	13	13.3%
167	Andover	14	14	14	0.0%
168	Beckenham	14	14	10	28.6%
169	Bicester	14	14	6	57.1%
170	Bracknell	14	14	14	0.0%
171	Leigh-On-Sea	14	14	6	57.1%
172	Loughton	14	14	11	21.4%
173	Maidenhead	14	14	11	21.4%
174	Sittingbourne	14	14	13	7.1%
175	Stratford-Upon-Avon	14	14	10	28.6%
176	Weston-Super-Mare	14	14	9	35.7%
177	Winchester	14	14	10	28.6%
178	Accrington	13	13	12	7.7%
179	Ayr	13	13	12	7.7%
180	Billericay	13	13	8	38.5%
181	Braintree	13	13	13	0.0%
182	Chester	13	13	5	61.5%
183	Chichester	13	13	11	15.4%
184	Great Yarmouth	13	13	12	7.7%
185	Guildford	13	13	10	23.1%
186	Halifax	13	13	10	23.1%
187	Loughborough	13	13	12	7.7%
188	Mansfield	13	13	12	7.7%
189	Mitcham	13	13	12	7.7%
190	Nelson	13	13	10	23.1%
191	Newry	13	13	12	7.7%
192	Orpington	13	13	8	38.5%
193	Rayleigh	13	13	7	46.2%
194	Romsey	13	13	8	38.5%
195	Scarborough	13	13	10	23.1%
196	Wilmslow	13	13	6	53.8%
197	Cannock	12	12	11	8.3%
198	Chippenham	12	12	8	33.3%
199	East Ham	12	12	11	8.3%
200	Hertford	12	12	6	50.0%
201	Inverness	12	12	12	0.0%
202	Newcastle	12	12	9	25.0%
203	Northwood	12	12	7	41.7%
204	Oldbury	12	12	10	16.7%
205	Pinner	12	12	8	33.3%
206	Pontefract	12	12	10	16.7%
207	Pontypridd	12	12	11	8.3%
208	Rainham	12	12	8	33.3%
209	Ramsgate	12	12	7	41.7%
210	Richmond	12	12	10	16.7%
211	Sevenoaks	12	12	5	58.3%
212	Spalding	12	12	5	58.3%
213	Surbiton	12	12	10	16.7%
214	Tonbridge	12	12	7	41.7%
215	Wirral	12	12	9	25.0%
216	Aldershot	11	11	10	9.1%
217	Boston	11	11	9	18.2%
218	Chigwell	11	11	7	36.4%
219	Eastleigh	11	11	6	45.5%
220	King's Lynn	11	11	10	9.1%
221	Morden	11	11	6	45.5%
222	Southport	11	11	9	18.2%
223	Staines-Upon-Thames	11	11	10	9.1%
224	Stourbridge	11	11	8	27.3%
225	Truro	11	11	6	45.5%
226	Twickenham	11	11	9	18.2%
227	Waltham Cross	11	11	8	27.3%
228	Westcliff-On-Sea	11	11	8	27.3%
229	Weybridge	11	11	7	36.4%
230	Woking	11	11	9	18.2%
231	Wokingham	11	11	9	18.2%
232	Bishop's Stortford	10	10	10	0.0%
233	Chorley	10	10	7	30.0%
234	Dunfermline	10	10	9	10.0%
235	Enniskillen	10	10	7	30.0%
236	Erith	10	10	10	0.0%
237	Fleet	10	10	10	0.0%
238	Hatfield	10	10	10	0.0%
239	Hereford	10	10	7	30.0%
240	Leighton Buzzard	10	10	7	30.0%
241	New Malden	10	10	10	0.0%
242	Newtownabbey	10	10	10	0.0%
243	Northolt	10	10	8	20.0%
244	Northwich	10	10	9	10.0%
245	Shipley	10	10	7	30.0%
246	Skelmersdale	10	10	6	40.0%
247	South Croydon	10	10	9	10.0%
248	Tunbridge Wells	10	10	8	20.0%
249	West Drayton	10	10	10	0.0%
250	Woodford Green	10	10	6	40.0%
251	Yeovil	10	10	7	30.0%
252	Banbury	9	9	8	11.1%
253	Bexleyheath	9	9	7	22.2%
254	Bilston	9	9	6	33.3%
255	Bognor Regis	9	9	8	11.1%
256	Carshalton	9	9	8	11.1%
257	Clacton-On-Sea	9	9	7	22.2%
258	Coalville	9	9	6	33.3%
259	Craigavon	9	9	7	22.2%
260	Dover	9	9	5	44.4%
261	Gainsborough	9	9	6	33.3%
262	Gerrards Cross	9	9	7	22.2%
263	Godalming	9	9	7	22.2%
264	Greenford	9	9	9	0.0%
265	Isleworth	9	9	8	11.1%
266	Lichfield	9	9	5	44.4%
267	Motherwell	9	9	7	22.2%
268	Neath	9	9	9	0.0%
269	Redditch	9	9	5	44.4%
270	Rickmansworth	9	9	7	22.2%
271	Rugby	9	9	9	0.0%
272	Runcorn	9	9	9	0.0%
273	Sidcup	9	9	7	22.2%
274	St. Neots	9	9	6	33.3%
275	Tamworth	9	9	8	11.1%
276	Thornton Heath	9	9	9	0.0%
277	Torquay	9	9	8	11.1%
278	Westerham	9	9	5	44.4%
279	Wrexham	9	9	5	44.4%
280	Alfreton	8	8	8	0.0%
281	Bangor	8	8	7	12.5%
282	Billingham	8	8	5	37.5%
283	Bridgwater	8	8	7	12.5%
284	Droitwich	8	8	6	25.0%
285	Evesham	8	8	8	0.0%
286	Hartlepool	8	8	7	12.5%
287	Hastings	8	8	6	25.0%
288	Hyde	8	8	6	25.0%
289	Ilkeston	8	8	7	12.5%
290	Kilmarnock	8	8	7	12.5%
291	Lowestoft	8	8	6	25.0%
292	Macclesfield	8	8	7	12.5%
293	Marlow	8	8	5	37.5%
294	Merthyr Tydfil	8	8	8	0.0%
295	Stowmarket	8	8	8	0.0%
296	Tilbury	8	8	8	0.0%
297	Wednesbury	8	8	8	0.0%
298	Welling	8	8	6	25.0%
299	Whitchurch	8	8	7	12.5%
300	Ascot	7	7	6	14.3%
301	Birkenhead	7	7	5	28.6%
302	Bootle	7	7	6	14.3%
303	Caldicot	7	7	7	0.0%
304	Christchurch	7	7	7	0.0%
305	Corby	7	7	7	0.0%
306	Farnham	7	7	5	28.6%
307	Harpenden	7	7	5	28.6%
308	Henley-On-Thames	7	7	5	28.6%
309	Horsham	7	7	7	0.0%
310	Houghton Le Spring	7	7	6	14.3%
311	Knutsford	7	7	7	0.0%
312	Margate	7	7	5	28.6%
313	Morpeth	7	7	5	28.6%
314	Newton Abbot	7	7	6	14.3%
315	Peterlee	7	7	6	14.3%
316	Redhill	7	7	7	0.0%
317	Ross-On-Wye	7	7	5	28.6%
318	Rossendale	7	7	7	0.0%
319	Saltburn-By-The-Sea	7	7	7	0.0%
320	Wallasey	7	7	6	14.3%
321	West Malling	7	7	5	28.6%
322	Willenhall	7	7	5	28.6%
323	Witney	7	7	5	28.6%
324	Worcester Park	7	7	6	14.3%
325	Barry	6	6	6	0.0%
326	Buckhurst Hill	6	6	6	0.0%
327	Chester Le Street	6	6	5	16.7%
328	Coulsdon	6	6	6	0.0%
329	Didcot	6	6	5	16.7%
330	Downpatrick	6	6	5	16.7%
331	Dunmow	6	6	5	16.7%
332	Dunstable	6	6	5	16.7%
333	Ely	6	6	6	0.0%
334	Falkirk	6	6	5	16.7%
335	Farnborough	6	6	5	16.7%
336	Glenrothes	6	6	5	16.7%
337	Goole	6	6	6	0.0%
338	Grantham	6	6	6	0.0%
339	Havant	6	6	6	0.0%
340	Honiton	6	6	5	16.7%
341	Iver	6	6	6	0.0%
342	Kendal	6	6	5	16.7%
343	Lanark	6	6	5	16.7%
344	Leigh	6	6	6	0.0%
345	Littlehampton	6	6	5	16.7%
346	Malvern	6	6	5	16.7%
347	Mold	6	6	6	0.0%
348	Newtownards	6	6	5	16.7%
349	Penrith	6	6	6	0.0%
350	Port Talbot	6	6	5	16.7%
351	Potters Bar	6	6	5	16.7%
352	South Ockendon	6	6	6	0.0%
353	Stanford-Le-Hope	6	6	6	0.0%
354	Sunbury-On-Thames	6	6	5	16.7%
355	Tipton	6	6	6	0.0%
356	Trowbridge	6	6	5	16.7%
357	Wallington	6	6	5	16.7%
358	Witham	6	6	6	0.0%
359	Belvedere	5	5	5	0.0%
360	Caerphilly	5	5	5	0.0%
361	Carmarthen	5	5	5	0.0%
362	Cirencester	5	5	5	0.0%
363	Dronfield	5	5	5	0.0%
364	Forfar	5	5	5	0.0%
365	Haverfordwest	5	5	5	0.0%
366	Hinckley	5	5	5	0.0%
367	Kirkcaldy	5	5	5	0.0%
368	Lewes	5	5	5	0.0%
369	Lisburn	5	5	5	0.0%
370	Llanelli	5	5	5	0.0%
371	Louth	5	5	5	0.0%
372	Moreton-In-Marsh	5	5	5	0.0%
373	Musselburgh	5	5	5	0.0%
374	Newmarket	5	5	5	0.0%
375	North Shields	5	5	5	0.0%
376	Ormskirk	5	5	5	0.0%
377	Petersfield	5	5	5	0.0%
378	Redcar	5	5	5	0.0%
379	Rhyl	5	5	5	0.0%
380	Rochford	5	5	5	0.0%
381	Rushden	5	5	5	0.0%
382	Swadlincote	5	5	5	0.0%
383	Ware	5	5	5	0.0%
384	Windsor	5	5	5	0.0%
385	Worksop	5	5	5	0.0%

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Peterlee and Neath

	Peterlee	Neath
New companies	7	9
Struck out	1	0
Kept	6	9
Noise rate	14.3%	0.0%
Biggest sector	Construction & trades	Food & drink venue

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What is the New Business Index?

A free weekly count of new UK companies, for the whole country and each town. It shows how many companies registered, how many our rules struck out as noise, and how many likely new businesses were left.

How often is it updated?

Every week. Each edition covers companies incorporated from Monday to Sunday and normally appears on the following Tuesday.

What counts as noise?

Companies registered at mass-registration addresses, companies with holding-style names, companies with only holding or dormant activity codes, and types that aren't normal trading companies. Being struck out doesn't mean a company is improper, and the rules will catch a few real businesses.

Why does London have so much noise?

Many formation agents and virtual offices have London addresses, so a company based anywhere can be registered there. Registered office is where a company's post goes, not always where it trades.

Do the figures change after they're published?

No. Each week is frozen when it's published, so a figure you quote today will still be on the page later, even if the register or our rules change.

Can I use these figures?

Yes. Quote them with credit to Firstfile and a link to the week you used. Each week has a citation line and a CSV of its town figures.

Does the index name any companies?

No. Every figure is an aggregate count. The only addresses shown are the busiest registered offices.

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