New company registrations, week of 5 Oct 2026

Every week. Every town. Minus the noise.

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.

← Earlier 5–11 Oct 2026 Later → Latest week

Bognor Regis had too few new companies that week to show. These are the UK's figures.

15,249

new companies registered in the UK
+333 (+2.2%) on the week before

36.8%

struck out as noise (5,609 companies)

9,640

real, new businesses left
+99 (+1.0%) on the week before

87.6%

of those researched have no website we could find

Firstfile count of the Companies House register: incorporations 5–11 Oct 2026, by registered post town. Frozen when published. Aggregate counts only.

The week in short

In the week of 5 October 2026, 15,249 new companies registered in the UK, 2.2% more than the week before. Firstfile's rules struck out 36.8% as noise, leaving 9,640 likely new businesses.

London had the most new companies, with 4,209, and 64.9% of them were struck out. Outside London, Manchester came first with 384. London saw the biggest rise in kept companies, up 94 on the week before. The busiest registered office was 71–75 Shelton Street, WC2H, which took 667 new companies. The most common sector among the kept companies was consultancy.

Week by week

New companies in the UK

Pick a week to see its figures. Green is kept, red is struck out.

28 Sep 5 Oct 12 Oct 19 Oct 26 Oct

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.

Mass-registration address4,874

Holding-style company name850

Holding or dormant activity code789

Other (company type, PO box, overseas)89

Where

Busiest postcode districts

Where the kept companies are based.

E1107

E699

CR055

WV647

IG137

IG1134

E1433

E1733

NW933

SL132

Sectors

What they actually do

From AI models reading each kept company and its website.

Consultancy1,185

Construction & trades991

Online retail958

Software & IT887

Food & drink venue886

Property letting752

Shop / retail598

Haulage & courier552

Health & care457

Hair, beauty & wellbeing371

Motor trade325

Cleaning & grounds286

Security services54

Professions

Leads for each profession

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

Accountants5,362

Insurance brokers6,755

Web designers5,435

Card payments & tills2,623

Payroll & HR4,319

Van & fleet leasing2,203

Leaderboard

Most kept this week

391 towns with at least 5 kept companies this week. Click a town to see its figures.

Most new companies Most kept Biggest rise Noisiest Cleanest

#	Town	Most kept	New	Kept	Noise	Kept, on last week
1	London	1,476	4,209	1,476	64.9%	+94
2	Birmingham	281	372	281	24.5%	+14
3	Manchester	239	384	239	37.8%	+17
4	Glasgow	152	239	152	36.4%	+8
5	Leicester	130	161	130	19.3%	+17
6	Leeds	109	143	109	23.8%	+3
7	Bristol	103	132	103	22.0%	+9
8	Nottingham	98	126	98	22.2%	+16
9	Liverpool	87	135	87	35.6%	-24
10	Wolverhampton	85	98	85	13.3%	-16
11	Ilford	84	103	84	18.4%	-1
12	Sheffield	75	97	75	22.7%	-2
13	Bradford	73	94	73	22.3%	-12
14	Edinburgh	69	129	69	46.5%	+5
15	Luton	67	80	67	16.2%	-6
16	Newcastle upon Tyne	65	84	65	22.6%	+1
17	Slough	59	68	59	13.2%	+5
18	Bolton	57	76	57	25.0%	-10
19	Coventry	56	83	56	32.5%	-21
20	Cardiff	55	96	55	42.7%	+3
21	Croydon	55	68	55	19.1%	+29
22	Reading	55	66	55	16.7%	+6
23	Harrow	51	73	51	30.1%	+13
24	Derby	50	63	50	20.6%	-6
25	Stoke-On-Trent	50	60	50	16.7%	+2
26	Milton Keynes	48	64	48	25.0%	-7
27	Oldham	47	60	47	21.7%	+2
28	Southampton	46	54	46	14.8%	-17
29	Northampton	45	53	45	15.1%	-16
30	Romford	45	48	45	6.2%	+11
31	Doncaster	42	84	42	50.0%	-3
32	Stockport	41	47	41	12.8%	-1
33	Bournemouth	39	50	39	22.0%	+4
34	Hull	39	49	39	20.4%	-1
35	Peterborough	39	53	39	26.4%	-14
36	Chelmsford	38	44	38	13.6%	+17
37	Preston	38	57	38	33.3%	-9
38	Warrington	37	68	37	45.6%	+9
39	Belfast	36	58	36	37.9%	+1
40	Hounslow	35	40	35	12.5%	-18
41	Blackburn	34	38	34	10.5%	+6
42	Huddersfield	34	41	34	17.1%	+1
43	Middlesbrough	34	38	34	10.5%	+2
44	Wembley	34	39	34	12.8%	0
45	Barking	32	39	32	17.9%	-3
46	Bedford	32	35	32	8.6%	-9
47	Dagenham	32	34	32	5.9%	-1
48	Plymouth	32	34	32	5.9%	+12
49	Gateshead	31	34	31	8.8%	+17
50	Rochdale	31	33	31	6.1%	+8
51	Swindon	31	39	31	20.5%	-3
52	Newport	30	35	30	14.3%	-2
53	Norwich	30	40	30	25.0%	-13
54	Walsall	30	35	30	14.3%	-4
55	Watford	30	36	30	16.7%	+5
56	Brighton	29	32	29	9.4%	+15
57	Colchester	29	36	29	19.4%	-13
58	Hayes	29	37	29	21.6%	-15
59	Southall	28	33	28	15.2%	+6
60	Aberdeen	27	27	27	0.0%	-6
61	York	27	34	27	20.6%	+5
62	Cambridge	26	47	26	44.7%	-2
63	Gloucester	26	31	26	16.1%	-3
64	Poole	26	55	26	52.7%	-2
65	Uxbridge	26	33	26	21.2%	+8
66	Oxford	25	29	25	13.8%	+3
67	Edgware	24	38	24	36.8%	+11
68	Salford	24	32	24	25.0%	-2
69	Ashford	23	26	23	11.5%	0
70	Essex	23	26	23	11.5%	-1
71	Lincoln	23	29	23	20.7%	+1
72	Exeter	22	26	22	15.4%	+5
73	Grays	22	23	22	4.3%	0
74	Hornchurch	22	27	22	18.5%	+7
75	Ipswich	22	41	22	46.3%	-3
76	Solihull	22	30	22	26.7%	-10
77	Stockton-On-Tees	22	24	22	8.3%	-3
78	Wakefield	22	24	22	8.3%	-5
79	Barnsley	21	25	21	16.0%	0
80	Swansea	21	27	21	22.2%	-8
81	Cheltenham	20	25	20	20.0%	+5
82	West Bromwich	20	21	20	4.8%	+7
83	Halifax	19	25	19	24.0%	+9
84	High Wycombe	19	23	19	17.4%	-2
85	Sunderland	19	25	19	24.0%	0
86	Sutton	19	20	19	5.0%	+6
87	Gravesend	18	21	18	14.3%	-12
88	Rochester	18	19	18	5.3%	+3
89	Rotherham	18	29	18	37.9%	-13
90	Aylesbury	17	19	17	10.5%	-3
91	Basingstoke	17	18	17	5.6%	0
92	Burnley	17	18	17	5.6%	-1
93	Bury	17	35	17	51.4%	+3
94	Dartford	17	25	17	32.0%	+1
95	Durham	17	25	17	32.0%	+4
96	Enfield	17	23	17	26.1%	-6
97	Nuneaton	17	19	17	10.5%	+4
98	Telford	17	20	17	15.0%	-3
99	Wirral	17	24	17	29.2%	+8
100	Accrington	16	17	16	5.9%	+4
101	Grimsby	16	18	16	11.1%	-1
102	Maidstone	16	21	16	23.8%	-2
103	Worcester	16	24	16	33.3%	-2
104	Brentwood	15	23	15	34.8%	+1
105	Crawley	15	19	15	21.1%	-2
106	Dundee	15	22	15	31.8%	-2
107	Horsham	15	17	15	11.8%	+8
108	Hove	15	25	15	40.0%	+2
109	Loughborough	15	19	15	21.1%	+3
110	Northolt	15	15	15	0.0%	+7
111	Portsmouth	15	22	15	31.8%	+5
112	Sutton Coldfield	15	25	15	40.0%	+2
113	Wellingborough	15	22	15	31.8%	+2
114	Wigan	15	23	15	34.8%	-1
115	Wokingham	15	17	15	11.8%	+6
116	Altrincham	14	25	14	44.0%	+4
117	Basildon	14	17	14	17.6%	-3
118	Boston	14	16	14	12.5%	+5
119	Chesterfield	14	19	14	26.3%	-2
120	Christchurch	14	14	14	0.0%	+7
121	Feltham	14	17	14	17.6%	0
122	Harlow	14	18	14	22.2%	+1
123	King's Lynn	14	18	14	22.2%	+4
124	Nelson	14	16	14	12.5%	+4
125	Scunthorpe	14	15	14	6.7%	-1
126	Shrewsbury	14	15	14	6.7%	0
127	Southport	14	19	14	26.3%	+5
128	West Drayton	14	15	14	6.7%	+4
129	Bath	13	15	13	13.3%	+1
130	Burton-On-Trent	13	15	13	13.3%	-4
131	Chester	13	24	13	45.8%	+8
132	Dunstable	13	15	13	13.3%	+8
133	Gillingham	13	14	13	7.1%	-1
134	Morden	13	23	13	43.5%	+7
135	Oldbury	13	16	13	18.8%	+3
136	Richmond	13	14	13	7.1%	+3
137	Rugby	13	17	13	23.5%	+4
138	St. Albans	13	17	13	23.5%	-1
139	St. Helens	13	15	13	13.3%	-3
140	Taunton	13	22	13	40.9%
141	Thornton Heath	13	13	13	0.0%	+4
142	Wickford	13	20	13	35.0%
143	Birkenhead	12	13	12	7.7%	+7
144	Bromley	12	19	12	36.8%	-1
145	Cannock	12	15	12	20.0%	+1
146	Chatham	12	16	12	25.0%	-1
147	Chorley	12	19	12	36.8%	+5
148	Crewe	12	13	12	7.7%	-8
149	Dewsbury	12	17	12	29.4%	-7
150	Eastbourne	12	17	12	29.4%	+2
151	Harrogate	12	18	12	33.3%	+4
152	Hemel Hempstead	12	14	12	14.3%
153	Pontefract	12	12	12	0.0%	+2
154	Sevenoaks	12	20	12	40.0%	+7
155	Sittingbourne	12	12	12	0.0%	-1
156	Waltham Cross	12	16	12	25.0%	+4
157	Abingdon	11	15	11	26.7%
158	Barnet	11	20	11	45.0%	0
159	Batley	11	12	11	8.3%	-1
160	Chigwell	11	13	11	15.4%	+4
161	Eastleigh	11	17	11	35.3%	+5
162	Great Yarmouth	11	11	11	0.0%	-1
163	Kingston upon Thames	11	12	11	8.3%	-2
164	Kirkcaldy	11	13	11	15.4%	+6
165	Lancaster	11	15	11	26.7%	-4
166	Mansfield	11	16	11	31.2%	-1
167	Mildenhall	11	82	11	86.6%	+5
168	Ruislip	11	32	11	65.6%	0
169	Stafford	11	12	11	8.3%	-4
170	Surbiton	11	13	11	15.4%	+1
171	Tipton	11	11	11	0.0%	+5
172	Woking	11	14	11	21.4%	+2
173	Ascot	10	11	10	9.1%	+4
174	Borehamwood	10	17	10	41.2%
175	Bridgend	10	10	10	0.0%	-2
176	Canterbury	10	17	10	41.2%	-6
177	Chichester	10	14	10	28.6%	-1
178	Erith	10	10	10	0.0%	0
179	Farnham	10	12	10	16.7%	+5
180	Folkestone	10	10	10	0.0%
181	Hamilton	10	15	10	33.3%
182	Hatfield	10	12	10	16.7%	0
183	Kidderminster	10	12	10	16.7%
184	Leamington Spa	10	14	10	28.6%	-2
185	Leighton Buzzard	10	10	10	0.0%	+3
186	Maidenhead	10	11	10	9.1%	-1
187	Motherwell	10	13	10	23.1%	+3
188	Newcastle	10	10	10	0.0%	+1
189	Rainham	10	11	10	9.1%	+2
190	Smethwick	10	18	10	44.4%	-9
191	Southend-On-Sea	10	19	10	47.4%	-2
192	Stanmore	10	14	10	28.6%	-2
193	Stirling	10	11	10	9.1%
194	Warwick	10	13	10	23.1%
195	Winsford	10	10	10	0.0%
196	Andover	9	9	9	0.0%	-5
197	Ashton-Under-Lyne	9	12	9	25.0%	-1
198	Bromsgrove	9	10	9	10.0%	+2
199	Bury St Edmunds	9	76	9	88.2%	+2
200	Camberley	9	10	9	10.0%	-5
201	Darlington	9	12	9	25.0%	-9
202	Dudley	9	19	9	52.6%	-10
203	Ellesmere Port	9	13	9	30.8%
204	Fareham	9	18	9	50.0%	0
205	Hartlepool	9	10	9	10.0%	+2
206	Isleworth	9	9	9	0.0%	+1
207	Loughton	9	12	9	25.0%	-2
208	Mexborough	9	10	9	10.0%
209	Mitcham	9	17	9	47.1%	-3
210	Orpington	9	12	9	25.0%	+1
211	Redhill	9	9	9	0.0%	+2
212	South Croydon	9	12	9	25.0%	0
213	Torquay	9	12	9	25.0%	+1
214	Tunbridge Wells	9	15	9	40.0%	+1
215	Wallasey	9	11	9	18.2%	+3
216	Washington	9	9	9	0.0%
217	Weston-Super-Mare	9	11	9	18.2%	0
218	Wisbech	9	11	9	18.2%
219	Bexleyheath	8	9	8	11.1%	+1
220	Braintree	8	9	8	11.1%	-5
221	Cheadle	8	8	8	0.0%	-8
222	Falkirk	8	11	8	27.3%	+3
223	Fleet	8	8	8	0.0%	-2
224	Guildford	8	11	8	27.3%	-2
225	Hereford	8	12	8	33.3%	+1
226	Inverness	8	9	8	11.1%	-4
227	Keighley	8	9	8	11.1%	-3
228	Kettering	8	9	8	11.1%	-7
229	Leigh	8	8	8	0.0%	+2
230	Leyland	8	12	8	33.3%
231	Lowestoft	8	8	8	0.0%	+2
232	Lutterworth	8	10	8	20.0%
233	Macclesfield	8	10	8	20.0%	+1
234	Musselburgh	8	8	8	0.0%	+3
235	Neath	8	10	8	20.0%	-1
236	New Malden	8	8	8	0.0%	-2
237	Newry	8	9	8	11.1%	-4
238	Penarth	8	8	8	0.0%
239	Perth	8	8	8	0.0%
240	Pontypridd	8	11	8	27.3%	-3
241	Ramsgate	8	10	8	20.0%	+1
242	Redcar	8	9	8	11.1%	+3
243	Rowley Regis	8	8	8	0.0%
244	Selby	8	8	8	0.0%
245	Staines-Upon-Thames	8	9	8	11.1%	-2
246	Stourbridge	8	9	8	11.1%	0
247	Stroud	8	8	8	0.0%
248	Sutton-In-Ashfield	8	10	8	20.0%
249	Westcliff-On-Sea	8	13	8	38.5%	0
250	Widnes	8	8	8	0.0%
251	Willenhall	8	9	8	11.1%	+3
252	Wilmslow	8	14	8	42.9%	+2
253	Armagh	7	9	7	22.2%
254	Banbury	7	7	7	0.0%	-1
255	Belvedere	7	8	7	12.5%	+2
256	Bicester	7	8	7	12.5%	+1
257	Bracknell	7	8	7	12.5%	-7
258	Carlisle	7	11	7	36.4%	-5
259	Clacton-On-Sea	7	7	7	0.0%	0
260	Coalville	7	8	7	12.5%	+1
261	Congleton	7	11	7	36.4%
262	Craigavon	7	7	7	0.0%	0
263	Driffield	7	8	7	12.5%
264	Dungannon	7	7	7	0.0%
265	Enniskillen	7	7	7	0.0%	0
266	Falmouth	7	7	7	0.0%
267	Glasgow Central	7	7	7	0.0%
268	Gosport	7	9	7	22.2%
269	Greenford	7	11	7	36.4%	-2
270	Haywards Heath	7	8	7	12.5%
271	Huntingdon	7	7	7	0.0%	-9
272	Hyde	7	10	7	30.0%	+1
273	Irvine	7	8	7	12.5%
274	Kilmarnock	7	13	7	46.2%	0
275	Llanelli	7	10	7	30.0%	+2
276	Londonderry	7	7	7	0.0%	-3
277	Margate	7	8	7	12.5%	+2
278	Morecambe	7	8	7	12.5%
279	Newtownabbey	7	7	7	0.0%	-3
280	Paisley	7	8	7	12.5%	-8
281	Pontypool	7	7	7	0.0%
282	Scarborough	7	9	7	22.2%	-3
283	South Shields	7	9	7	22.2%
284	Tadworth	7	11	7	36.4%
285	Tamworth	7	11	7	36.4%	-1
286	Thatcham	7	7	7	0.0%
287	Tonbridge	7	12	7	41.7%	0
288	Wallington	7	10	7	30.0%	+2
289	Wednesbury	7	7	7	0.0%	-1
290	Wigston	7	7	7	0.0%
291	Wimborne	7	19	7	63.2%	-4
292	Windsor	7	10	7	30.0%	+2
293	Woodford Green	7	10	7	30.0%	+1
294	Worksop	7	7	7	0.0%	+2
295	Worthing	7	13	7	46.2%	-14
296	Airdrie	6	8	6	25.0%
297	Bangor	6	8	6	25.0%	-1
298	Benfleet	6	7	6	14.3%
299	Beverley	6	8	6	25.0%
300	Bexley	6	7	6	14.3%
301	Bishop's Stortford	6	7	6	14.3%	-4
302	Blackpool	6	12	6	50.0%	-15
303	Chippenham	6	11	6	45.5%	-2
304	Cranleigh	6	6	6	0.0%
305	Daventry	6	8	6	25.0%
306	Droitwich	6	9	6	33.3%	0
307	Dunfermline	6	7	6	14.3%	-3
308	Ely	6	8	6	25.0%	0
309	Gerrards Cross	6	13	6	53.8%	-1
310	Haverfordwest	6	6	6	0.0%	+1
311	Heywood	6	6	6	0.0%
312	Hoddesdon	6	9	6	33.3%
313	Hook	6	6	6	0.0%
314	Louth	6	6	6	0.0%	+1
315	Newark	6	8	6	25.0%	-7
316	Newport Pagnell	6	8	6	25.0%
317	Newton Abbot	6	6	6	0.0%	0
318	Penicuik	6	6	6	0.0%
319	Poulton-Le-Fylde	6	6	6	0.0%
320	Reigate	6	7	6	14.3%
321	Salisbury	6	13	6	53.8%	-4
322	Shipley	6	9	6	33.3%	-1
323	Sidcup	6	10	6	40.0%	-1
324	Spalding	6	12	6	50.0%	+1
325	Stevenage	6	12	6	50.0%	-12
326	Thetford	6	6	6	0.0%
327	Waterlooville	6	16	6	62.5%	-4
328	Welling	6	8	6	25.0%	0
329	Westhill	6	6	6	0.0%
330	Atherstone	5	5	5	0.0%
331	Barrow-In-Furness	5	7	5	28.6%
332	Belper	5	5	5	0.0%
333	Bexhill-On-Sea	5	7	5	28.6%
334	Billericay	5	6	5	16.7%	-3
335	Billingham	5	12	5	58.3%	0
336	Bilston	5	5	5	0.0%	-1
337	Bingley	5	5	5	0.0%
338	Bootle	5	7	5	28.6%	-1
339	Brighouse	5	5	5	0.0%
340	Broxbourne	5	8	5	37.5%
341	Caerphilly	5	6	5	16.7%	0
342	Carmarthen	5	7	5	28.6%	0
343	Carshalton	5	5	5	0.0%	-3
344	Castleford	5	6	5	16.7%
345	Chertsey	5	7	5	28.6%
346	Corby	5	5	5	0.0%	-2
347	Cramlington	5	5	5	0.0%
348	Dumbarton	5	5	5	0.0%
349	Epsom	5	9	5	44.4%	-4
350	Halesowen	5	7	5	28.6%
351	Harpenden	5	5	5	0.0%	0
352	Herne Bay	5	6	5	16.7%
353	Hinckley	5	6	5	16.7%	0
354	Jarrow	5	5	5	0.0%
355	Kington	5	38	5	86.8%	-1
356	Knutsford	5	5	5	0.0%	-2
357	Leatherhead	5	6	5	16.7%
358	Lichfield	5	6	5	16.7%	0
359	Livingston	5	7	5	28.6%
360	Lytham St.annes	5	10	5	50.0%
361	Milford Haven	5	5	5	0.0%
362	Mold	5	5	5	0.0%	-1
363	Newtownards	5	6	5	16.7%	0
364	Northwich	5	6	5	16.7%	-4
365	Northwood	5	6	5	16.7%	-2
366	Pinner	5	19	5	73.7%	-3
367	Pontyclun	5	5	5	0.0%
368	Porth	5	6	5	16.7%
369	Prenton	5	5	5	0.0%
370	Prescot	5	6	5	16.7%
371	Radlett	5	7	5	28.6%
372	Radstock	5	7	5	28.6%
373	Redditch	5	10	5	50.0%	0
374	Rickmansworth	5	6	5	16.7%	-2
375	Royston	5	11	5	54.5%
376	Runcorn	5	6	5	16.7%	-4
377	Sandhurst	5	5	5	0.0%
378	Southsea	5	6	5	16.7%	-6
379	Stanford-Le-Hope	5	6	5	16.7%	-1
380	Stanley	5	5	5	0.0%
381	Sunbury-On-Thames	5	6	5	16.7%	0
382	Swadlincote	5	5	5	0.0%	0
383	Swanscombe	5	5	5	0.0%
384	Teddington	5	5	5	0.0%
385	Totnes	5	5	5	0.0%
386	Trowbridge	5	8	5	37.5%	0
387	Truro	5	7	5	28.6%	-1
388	Waltham Abbey	5	11	5	54.5%	-6
389	Winchester	5	8	5	37.5%	-5
390	Wrexham	5	12	5	58.3%	0
391	Yeovil	5	6	5	16.7%	-2

Addresses

The busiest registered offices

There's nothing wrong with these addresses: most are formation agents, virtual offices and accountants. But post sent there reaches a mailroom, not a founder.

Registered office	New that week	Companies at address
71–75 Shelton Street, WC2H	667	82,584
128 City Road, EC1V	358	39,926
66 Paul Street, EC2A	315	11,694
20 Wenlock Road, N1	181	19,233
167–169 Great Portland Street, W1W	123	27,865
124 City Road, EC1V	74	17,504
82a James Carter Road, IP28	72	7,330
124–128 City Road, EC1V	52	5,052
27 Old Gloucester Street, WC1N	39	11,912
61 Bridge Street, HR5	32	7,707

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Firstfile New Business Index, week of 5 October 2026, https://firstfile.co.uk/new-business-index/2026-10-05

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How it's counted: companies incorporated Monday to Sunday, by registered post town, as read from Companies House. The week is frozen two days after it ends, so later changes to the register or to our rules don't alter it. Older weeks may not show sectors or websites, because we research companies for 30 days. Towns need at least 5 kept companies in a week to appear. Registered post town is where a company's office is, not always where it trades. See every source we use. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

About the index

What the New Business Index is

Headline company formation figures count every new registration, including shells, holding companies and companies set up in bulk by formation agents. The New Business Index counts them too, then shows what's left once that noise is taken out.

Each week we read every company incorporated on the UK register and apply the same published rules. You get the total, the number struck out and why, and the likely new businesses that remain, for the UK and for each town with enough new companies to count.

Use it to see how many businesses are really starting in your area, compare towns, follow the trend over time, or find a figure for a story or report. It's free, and you don't need an account.

Questions

About the figures

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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