New company registrations, week of 19 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.

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new companies registered in Penarth

0.0%

struck out as noise (0 companies)

real, new businesses left

80.0%

of those researched have no website we could find

Firstfile count of the Companies House register: incorporations 19–25 Oct 2026, by registered post town. Frozen when published. Aggregate counts only.

The week in short

In the week of 19 October 2026, 5 new companies registered in Penarth. Firstfile's rules struck out 0.0% as noise, leaving 5 likely new businesses.

Penarth ranked 369 of 382 towns for new companies. Penarth ranked 339 of 382 towns for companies kept. The busiest postcode district was CF64, with 5 kept companies. The most common sector among the kept companies was consultancy.

#369 of 382 towns for new companies#339 of 382 towns for companies keptThis town's page

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New companies in Penarth

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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.

Nothing struck out this week.

Where

Busiest postcode districts

Where the kept companies are based.

CF645

Sectors

What they actually do

From AI models reading each kept company and its website.

Consultancy2

Software & IT2

Online retail1

Professions

Leads for each profession

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

Accountants2

Insurance brokers4

Web designers3

Card payments & tills0

Payroll & HR0

Van & fleet leasing0

Leaderboard

Most kept this week

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

Most new companies Most kept Biggest rise Noisiest Cleanest

#	Town	Most kept	New	Kept	Noise	Kept, on last week
1	London	1,403	4,083	1,403	65.6%	-125
2	Manchester	329	459	329	28.3%	+3
3	Birmingham	273	363	273	24.8%	-16
4	Glasgow	151	209	151	27.8%	+20
5	Wolverhampton	111	118	111	5.9%	+16
6	Liverpool	109	157	109	30.6%	-16
7	Bristol	105	133	105	21.1%	+1
8	Nottingham	104	125	104	16.8%	-3
9	Leicester	101	131	101	22.9%	+3
10	Leeds	93	134	93	30.6%	-17
11	Ilford	82	104	82	21.2%	+4
12	Bradford	80	102	80	21.6%	-9
13	Sheffield	78	101	78	22.8%	0
14	Luton	69	84	69	17.9%	-4
15	Slough	65	68	65	4.4%	+13
16	Bolton	63	96	63	34.4%	+5
17	Harrow	62	79	62	21.5%	+9
18	Milton Keynes	61	75	61	18.7%	+19
19	Coventry	58	76	58	23.7%	-38
20	Newcastle upon Tyne	58	61	58	4.9%	-10
21	Cardiff	56	73	56	23.3%	-11
22	Stoke-On-Trent	55	65	55	15.4%	-6
23	Northampton	50	61	50	18.0%	-5
24	Reading	50	65	50	23.1%	+5
25	Derby	49	69	49	29.0%	+4
26	Edinburgh	48	103	48	53.4%	-18
27	Southampton	48	53	48	9.4%	-9
28	Romford	46	57	46	19.3%	-13
29	Dagenham	44	46	44	4.3%	+10
30	Norwich	41	50	41	18.0%	-2
31	Hull	40	44	40	9.1%	+4
32	Oldham	40	54	40	25.9%	-12
33	Preston	40	51	40	21.6%	+7
34	Walsall	40	44	40	9.1%	+1
35	Middlesbrough	39	47	39	17.0%	-10
36	Peterborough	39	49	39	20.4%	0
37	Colchester	38	48	38	20.8%	+14
38	Barking	37	41	37	9.8%	+21
39	Hayes	37	45	37	17.8%	+1
40	Huddersfield	36	49	36	26.5%	0
41	Belfast	35	48	35	27.1%	0
42	Aberdeen	34	43	34	20.9%	+3
43	Bedford	34	37	34	8.1%	+5
44	Oxford	34	38	34	10.5%	+4
45	Blackburn	33	39	33	15.4%	-3
46	Croydon	33	45	33	26.7%	0
47	Enfield	33	41	33	19.5%	+9
48	Watford	33	44	33	25.0%	+12
49	Hounslow	32	34	32	5.9%	-15
50	Newport	32	36	32	11.1%	+10
51	Swindon	31	36	31	13.9%	+5
52	Brighton	30	35	30	14.3%	0
53	Doncaster	30	79	30	62.0%	-18
54	Lincoln	30	30	30	0.0%	+8
55	Bournemouth	29	37	29	21.6%	-2
56	Dundee	28	31	28	9.7%	+14
57	Cambridge	27	52	27	48.1%	-11
58	Chelmsford	27	36	27	25.0%	+10
59	Salford	27	42	27	35.7%	-12
60	Southall	27	30	27	10.0%	-8
61	Stockport	27	41	27	34.1%	-9
62	Sunderland	26	31	26	16.1%	+6
63	York	26	33	26	21.2%	+4
64	Poole	25	42	25	40.5%	+1
65	Aylesbury	24	32	24	25.0%	-4
66	Dartford	24	40	24	40.0%	+6
67	Grays	24	27	24	11.1%	+8
68	Swansea	24	28	24	14.3%	-7
69	Wembley	24	30	24	20.0%	-5
70	Ashford	23	24	23	4.2%	-10
71	Bromley	23	27	23	14.8%	+11
72	Ipswich	23	35	23	34.3%	-5
73	Plymouth	23	25	23	8.0%	0
74	Barnet	22	26	22	15.4%	+13
75	Gloucester	22	29	22	24.1%	+1
76	Nuneaton	22	27	22	18.5%	+4
77	Warrington	22	40	22	45.0%	-3
78	Wirral	22	28	22	21.4%	+8
79	Burnley	21	24	21	12.5%	+6
80	Rochdale	21	22	21	4.5%	-1
81	Rotherham	21	29	21	27.6%	-6
82	Solihull	21	37	21	43.2%	+1
83	Wigan	21	41	21	48.8%	+4
84	Edgware	20	26	20	23.1%	-5
85	Gravesend	20	23	20	13.0%	+1
86	Maidstone	20	25	20	20.0%	-1
87	Gateshead	19	21	19	9.5%	+2
88	Guildford	19	22	19	13.6%	0
89	Kington	19	47	19	59.6%
90	Worcester	19	23	19	17.4%	-2
91	Bridgend	18	18	18	0.0%	+5
92	Portsmouth	18	22	18	18.2%	0
93	Sevenoaks	18	24	18	25.0%	+4
94	Crawley	17	20	17	15.0%	+4
95	Scunthorpe	17	19	17	10.5%	+6
96	Telford	17	20	17	15.0%	-4
97	West Drayton	17	17	17	0.0%	+2
98	Canterbury	16	19	16	15.8%	0
99	Crewe	16	22	16	27.3%	+9
100	Dewsbury	16	17	16	5.9%	+2
101	Dudley	16	25	16	36.0%	0
102	Exeter	16	26	16	38.5%	-5
103	Halifax	16	19	16	15.8%	+3
104	High Wycombe	16	21	16	23.8%	-4
105	Maidenhead	16	21	16	23.8%	+5
106	Nelson	16	17	16	5.9%	+3
107	St. Albans	16	25	16	36.0%	-4
108	Sutton	16	18	16	11.1%	+1
109	Wakefield	16	24	16	33.3%	-9
110	Altrincham	15	29	15	48.3%	0
111	Barnsley	15	19	15	21.1%	-3
112	Blackpool	15	26	15	42.3%	-1
113	Cheltenham	15	26	15	42.3%	-6
114	Chester	15	28	15	46.4%	+2
115	Epsom	15	20	15	25.0%	+3
116	Feltham	15	18	15	16.7%	+5
117	Kettering	15	17	15	11.8%	-1
118	Newark	15	17	15	11.8%	+3
119	Spalding	15	25	15	40.0%
120	St. Helens	15	18	15	16.7%	-5
121	Stourbridge	15	18	15	16.7%	+8
122	West Bromwich	15	17	15	11.8%	-7
123	Aldershot	14	15	14	6.7%	+7
124	Durham	14	15	14	6.7%	+8
125	Harlow	14	19	14	26.3%	0
126	Rochester	14	15	14	6.7%	+1
127	Smethwick	14	19	14	26.3%	-1
128	Sutton Coldfield	14	24	14	41.7%	+4
129	Wrexham	14	16	14	12.5%	+4
130	Corby	13	15	13	13.3%	+4
131	Darlington	13	15	13	13.3%	+3
132	Grimsby	13	18	13	27.8%	+2
133	Hartlepool	13	13	13	0.0%	-3
134	Huntingdon	13	15	13	13.3%	+3
135	Loughborough	13	16	13	18.8%	0
136	Mitcham	13	16	13	18.8%	+3
137	Oldbury	13	15	13	13.3%	+1
138	Paisley	13	15	13	13.3%	+2
139	Southport	13	15	13	13.3%	-1
140	Stockton-On-Tees	13	16	13	18.8%	-14
141	Wellingborough	13	15	13	13.3%	-7
142	Borehamwood	12	16	12	25.0%	-1
143	Burton-On-Trent	12	14	12	14.3%	-2
144	Dunfermline	12	14	12	14.3%
145	Greenford	12	13	12	7.7%	-3
146	Hemel Hempstead	12	15	12	20.0%	+2
147	Kingston upon Thames	12	15	12	20.0%	0
148	Lisburn	12	13	12	7.7%
149	Mansfield	12	13	12	7.7%	+2
150	Newcastle	12	14	12	14.3%	+3
151	Newton Abbot	12	15	12	20.0%	+6
152	Rickmansworth	12	13	12	7.7%	+4
153	Shrewsbury	12	17	12	29.4%	+5
154	Taunton	12	16	12	25.0%	+2
155	Woking	12	13	12	7.7%	-9
156	Brentwood	11	20	11	45.0%	+2
157	Camberley	11	12	11	8.3%	+4
158	Chatham	11	19	11	42.1%	-10
159	Eastbourne	11	18	11	38.9%	0
160	Harrogate	11	13	11	15.4%	-1
161	Hereford	11	13	11	15.4%	+5
162	Horsham	11	17	11	35.3%	0
163	Hove	11	22	11	50.0%	0
164	Pontefract	11	11	11	0.0%	0
165	Tunbridge Wells	11	18	11	38.9%	+2
166	Twickenham	11	13	11	15.4%	-3
167	Widnes	11	13	11	15.4%
168	Worksop	11	11	11	0.0%	+5
169	Andover	10	11	10	9.1%	+2
170	Banbury	10	11	10	9.1%	-3
171	Basildon	10	16	10	37.5%	-15
172	Basingstoke	10	11	10	9.1%	-9
173	Bath	10	14	10	28.6%	-6
174	Batley	10	10	10	0.0%	-1
175	Braintree	10	11	10	9.1%	+3
176	Bury	10	24	10	58.3%	-11
177	Carlisle	10	19	10	47.4%	+5
178	Chippenham	10	13	10	23.1%	+3
179	Craigavon	10	10	10	0.0%	0
180	Dunstable	10	17	10	41.2%	-4
181	Essex	10	11	10	9.1%	-15
182	Evesham	10	11	10	9.1%	+2
183	Gillingham	10	11	10	9.1%	-4
184	Inverness	10	10	10	0.0%	+3
185	Leighton Buzzard	10	14	10	28.6%
186	Motherwell	10	11	10	9.1%	0
187	Northolt	10	11	10	9.1%
188	Pinner	10	16	10	37.5%	+5
189	Rugby	10	12	10	16.7%	-5
190	Sale	10	14	10	28.6%	+4
191	Stanmore	10	13	10	23.1%	-4
192	Thornton Heath	10	10	10	0.0%
193	Abingdon	9	14	9	35.7%	+2
194	Boston	9	12	9	25.0%	-5
195	Bridgwater	9	12	9	25.0%
196	Christchurch	9	10	9	10.0%	+3
197	Daventry	9	9	9	0.0%	+4
198	Gosport	9	9	9	0.0%	+3
199	Hamilton	9	14	9	35.7%	+4
200	Isleworth	9	10	9	10.0%	-1
201	King's Lynn	9	12	9	25.0%	+3
202	Leyland	9	11	9	18.2%	+4
203	Northwood	9	12	9	25.0%	+3
204	Orpington	9	11	9	18.2%	-7
205	Rainham	9	10	9	10.0%	-1
206	Ramsgate	9	12	9	25.0%	+2
207	Redcar	9	9	9	0.0%	+4
208	Redditch	9	14	9	35.7%	0
209	Richmond	9	14	9	35.7%	-1
210	Rossendale	9	9	9	0.0%	+3
211	South Shields	9	9	9	0.0%	-1
212	Tamworth	9	14	9	35.7%	-4
213	Tonbridge	9	13	9	30.8%	-1
214	Waltham Cross	9	11	9	18.2%	0
215	Walton-On-Thames	9	9	9	0.0%	+1
216	Weymouth	9	11	9	18.2%
217	Winchester	9	9	9	0.0%	-3
218	Woodford Green	9	13	9	30.8%	+4
219	Ashton-Under-Lyne	8	10	8	20.0%	+1
220	Bathgate	8	8	8	0.0%	+2
221	Beckenham	8	12	8	33.3%	+2
222	Benfleet	8	12	8	33.3%	+1
223	Birkenhead	8	8	8	0.0%	0
224	Chesterfield	8	12	8	33.3%	-1
225	Chichester	8	10	8	20.0%	-2
226	Clitheroe	8	11	8	27.3%
227	Dorking	8	9	8	11.1%	+3
228	Erith	8	8	8	0.0%	0
229	Fareham	8	18	8	55.6%
230	Farnham	8	10	8	20.0%	-2
231	Fleet	8	8	8	0.0%	+1
232	Folkestone	8	9	8	11.1%	-1
233	Halesowen	8	10	8	20.0%	+2
234	Hatfield	8	8	8	0.0%	-2
235	Hitchin	8	10	8	20.0%	0
236	Hyde	8	9	8	11.1%
237	Kendal	8	8	8	0.0%
238	Leamington Spa	8	10	8	20.0%	-10
239	Leatherhead	8	8	8	0.0%	+2
240	Livingston	8	11	8	27.3%	+2
241	Londonderry	8	9	8	11.1%	0
242	Loughton	8	14	8	42.9%	+3
243	Malvern	8	9	8	11.1%	+3
244	Potters Bar	8	13	8	38.5%	+2
245	Stanford-Le-Hope	8	8	8	0.0%	+2
246	Surbiton	8	10	8	20.0%	+3
247	Tipton	8	8	8	0.0%	0
248	Uxbridge	8	10	8	20.0%	-9
249	Wallington	8	11	8	27.3%	-1
250	Waltham Abbey	8	15	8	46.7%
251	Warwick	8	11	8	27.3%	-4
252	Weston-Super-Mare	8	9	8	11.1%	-3
253	Willenhall	8	8	8	0.0%	-1
254	Witney	8	12	8	33.3%	+2
255	Berkhamsted	7	9	7	22.2%	+2
256	Bicester	7	8	7	12.5%	+1
257	Bilston	7	8	7	12.5%	+2
258	Bishop's Stortford	7	9	7	22.2%	-5
259	Bootle	7	7	7	0.0%	0
260	Brentford	7	8	7	12.5%	-1
261	Brierley Hill	7	9	7	22.2%
262	Broadstairs	7	8	7	12.5%
263	Cheadle	7	7	7	0.0%	-5
264	Cirencester	7	9	7	22.2%
265	Clydebank	7	7	7	0.0%
266	Coatbridge	7	7	7	0.0%
267	Great Yarmouth	7	8	7	12.5%	-1
268	Heywood	7	7	7	0.0%
269	Keighley	7	11	7	36.4%	0
270	Leigh	7	11	7	36.4%
271	Leigh-On-Sea	7	24	7	70.8%	-2
272	Nantwich	7	7	7	0.0%	+2
273	Newry	7	12	7	41.7%	-1
274	North Shields	7	7	7	0.0%	0
275	Rhyl	7	8	7	12.5%
276	Runcorn	7	7	7	0.0%	-1
277	Shipley	7	12	7	41.7%
278	Sidcup	7	8	7	12.5%	+2
279	Sittingbourne	7	8	7	12.5%	-5
280	Southend-On-Sea	7	7	7	0.0%	-4
281	Staines-Upon-Thames	7	8	7	12.5%	+2
282	Stevenage	7	13	7	46.2%	-8
283	Stroud	7	7	7	0.0%	+1
284	Sutton-In-Ashfield	7	8	7	12.5%
285	West Malling	7	8	7	12.5%
286	Westcliff-On-Sea	7	8	7	12.5%	-1
287	Wokingham	7	9	7	22.2%	-3
288	Accrington	6	7	6	14.3%	-1
289	Ayr	6	8	6	25.0%	-4
290	Ballymena	6	6	6	0.0%
291	Bangor	6	6	6	0.0%	-1
292	Bracknell	6	9	6	33.3%	-3
293	Bury St. Edmunds	6	90	6	93.3%	+1
294	Bushey	6	7	6	14.3%
295	Canvey Island	6	7	6	14.3%
296	Carshalton	6	6	6	0.0%
297	Castleford	6	7	6	14.3%
298	Chorley	6	18	6	66.7%	-7
299	Cleethorpes	6	6	6	0.0%	+1
300	Congleton	6	7	6	14.3%	-1
301	Exmouth	6	6	6	0.0%
302	Farnborough	6	6	6	0.0%	-3
303	Glossop	6	6	6	0.0%
304	Grantham	6	6	6	0.0%	-1
305	Greenock	6	7	6	14.3%
306	Herne Bay	6	6	6	0.0%	+1
307	Hornchurch	6	7	6	14.3%	-9
308	Iver	6	6	6	0.0%
309	Kidderminster	6	7	6	14.3%	-1
310	Kilmarnock	6	10	6	40.0%	-3
311	Lowestoft	6	8	6	25.0%
312	Macclesfield	6	8	6	25.0%	-5
313	Maldon	6	8	6	25.0%	0
314	Mold	6	8	6	25.0%
315	Morecambe	6	7	6	14.3%
316	Neath	6	7	6	14.3%	0
317	New Malden	6	7	6	14.3%	+1
318	Newbury	6	10	6	40.0%	-4
319	Newquay	6	7	6	14.3%
320	Northwich	6	7	6	14.3%	-5
321	Oldham, United Kingdom	6	6	6	0.0%
322	Ormskirk	6	6	6	0.0%	-1
323	Prescot	6	7	6	14.3%
324	Purley	6	7	6	14.3%
325	Redhill	6	8	6	25.0%	-3
326	Rowley Regis	6	6	6	0.0%
327	Rushden	6	6	6	0.0%	-2
328	Sandbach	6	6	6	0.0%
329	Scarborough	6	8	6	25.0%	-1
330	St. Leonards-On-Sea	6	11	6	45.5%
331	Stafford	6	12	6	50.0%	-6
332	Trowbridge	6	6	6	0.0%
333	Upminster	6	7	6	14.3%
334	Wallasey	6	7	6	14.3%	-2
335	Washington	6	6	6	0.0%
336	Waterlooville	6	19	6	68.4%	-3
337	Whitley Bay	6	6	6	0.0%
338	Wilmslow	6	15	6	60.0%
339	Alloa	5	5	5	0.0%	0
340	Bexley	5	5	5	0.0%
341	Billericay	5	7	5	28.6%
342	Bridlington	5	6	5	16.7%
343	Burntwood	5	7	5	28.6%
344	Cannock	5	6	5	16.7%	-3
345	Chigwell	5	6	5	16.7%	-2
346	Clacton-On-Sea	5	7	5	28.6%	0
347	Cleckheaton	5	8	5	37.5%
348	Didcot	5	7	5	28.6%
349	Ely	5	6	5	16.7%	-7
350	Frome	5	6	5	16.7%	-1
351	Gerrards Cross	5	6	5	16.7%	-4
352	Glasgow Central	5	5	5	0.0%
353	Hampton	5	5	5	0.0%	0
354	Haverfordwest	5	5	5	0.0%
355	Hinckley	5	5	5	0.0%	-3
356	Hoddesdon	5	5	5	0.0%	-2
357	Inverurie	5	5	5	0.0%
358	Lancaster	5	7	5	28.6%	-3
359	Lichfield	5	9	5	44.4%
360	Littlehampton	5	7	5	28.6%
361	Lutterworth	5	5	5	0.0%	0
362	Lytham St. Annes	5	8	5	37.5%
363	Merthyr Tydfil	5	6	5	16.7%
364	Mildenhall	5	82	5	93.9%	-8
365	Morden	5	16	5	68.8%	-2
366	Northallerton	5	5	5	0.0%
367	Penarth	5	5	5	0.0%
368	Pontypridd	5	10	5	50.0%	0
369	Ringwood	5	5	5	0.0%
370	Sandy	5	6	5	16.7%
371	Shoreham-By-Sea	5	5	5	0.0%
372	Skelmersdale	5	6	5	16.7%	0
373	South Croydon	5	8	5	37.5%	0
374	South Ockendon	5	7	5	28.6%
375	Southsea	5	7	5	28.6%	0
376	Stamford	5	6	5	16.7%
377	Stratford upon Avon	5	11	5	54.5%	0
378	Wallsend	5	5	5	0.0%
379	Welling	5	8	5	37.5%	-3
380	Whitchurch	5	6	5	16.7%
381	Whitstable	5	6	5	16.7%
382	Windsor	5	7	5	28.6%	-2

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Firstfile New Business Index, week of 19 October 2026, https://firstfile.co.uk/new-business-index/2026-10-19

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Does the index name any companies?

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