Company Register UK

Notable findings

Patterns that stand out when you look at the entire UK register at once.

Top 15 single-address concentrations

Single registered-office addresses with the most active companies. These are almost all formation agents and virtual-office providers.

  1. 0171-75 Shelton StreetWC2H 9JQ81,165
  2. 02128 City RoadEC1V 2NX39,099
  3. 0320 Wenlock RoadN1 7GU19,230
  4. 04167-169 Great Portland StreetW1W 5PF17,344
  5. 05124 City RoadEC1V 2NX15,297
  6. 0620-22 Wenlock RoadN1 7GU15,130
  7. 073rd Floor, 86-90EC2A 4NE14,639
  8. 0827 Old Gloucester StreetWC1N 3AX12,984
  9. 0985 Great Portland StreetW1W 7LT9,493
  10. 1086-90 Paul StreetEC2A 4NE9,278
  11. 1161 Bridge StreetHR5 3DJ8,173
  12. 1250 Lothian RoadEH3 9WJ6,407
  13. 137 Bell YardWC2A 2JR6,166
  14. 1437 Croydon RoadBR3 4AB5,716
  15. 151 Lyric SquareW6 0NB5,646

Oldest still-active UK companies

Royal Charter companies (RC prefix) include trade guilds and learned societies. Some pre-date the 1844 Joint Stock Companies Act by over a century.

  1. 01The Wardens And The Commonalty Of The Mystery Of Goldsmiths Of The City Of LondonIncorporated 01 Jan 1327 · No. RC000941699 years
  2. 02The Worshipful Company Of CutlersIncorporated 04 Dec 1416 · No. RC000913609 years
  3. 03The Worshipful Company Of BrewersIncorporated 22 Feb 1437 · No. RC000907589 years
  4. 04The Worshipful Company Of CordwainersIncorporated 26 Apr 1439 · No. RC000919587 years
  5. 05The Worshipful Company Of Tallow ChandlersIncorporated 08 Mar 1462 · No. RC000935564 years
  6. 06The Worshipful Company Of IronmongersIncorporated 20 Mar 1463 · No. RC000934563 years
  7. 07The Dyers' CompanyIncorporated 02 Dec 1471 · No. RC000911554 years
  8. 08The Worshipful Company Of CarpentersIncorporated 07 Jul 1477 · No. RC000915548 years
  9. 09The Worshipful Company Of Cooks Of LondonIncorporated 11 Jul 1482 · No. RC000933543 years
  10. 10The Worshipful Company Of PlaisterersIncorporated 10 Mar 1501 · No. RC000931525 years
  11. 11The Worshipful Company Of CoopersIncorporated 29 Apr 1501 · No. RC000925525 years
  12. 12The Worshipful Company Of BakersIncorporated 22 Jul 1509 · No. RC000938516 years
  13. 13Royal College Of Physicians Of LondonIncorporated 23 Sept 1518 · No. RC000899507 years
  14. 14The Foundation Of Sir John Percyvale In Macclesfield Of 1502, Re-Founded By King Edward Vi In 1552Incorporated 25 Apr 1552 · No. RC000830474 years
  15. 15The Worshipful Company Of Turners Of LondonIncorporated 12 Jun 1604 · No. RC000927421 years

Top SIC codes among 2026 incorporations

What new UK companies say they do. The top of this list tends to be very stable year on year.

  1. 0147910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet23,404
  2. 0268209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate22,683
  3. 0370229Management consultancy activities other than financial management16,610
  4. 0468100Buying and selling of own real estate15,515
  5. 0562012Business and domestic software development13,029
  6. 0662020Information technology consultancy activities10,269
  7. 0764209Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.8,532
  8. 0856103Take-away food shops and mobile food stands7,770
  9. 0982990Other business support service activities n.e.c.7,282
  10. 1062090Other information technology service activities6,760
  11. 1168320Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis5,952
  12. 1241202Construction of domestic buildings5,907
  13. 1386900Other human health activities5,608
  14. 1485590Other education n.e.c.5,275
  15. 1596020Hairdressing and other beauty treatment5,268