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

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

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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