10th to 16th Nov 2025 Company Formation Statistics
During the week of 10th November to 16th November 2025, there were 16,514 companies formed in the UK with addresses that have valid postcodes associated with them. This is a 3.8% increase on last week's total of 15,916 and 13.1% up on an average week of 14,607.
An average week looks at the last 12 months and works out an average daily quantity, then multiplies by 7 to get an average weekly quantity.
Below are the top 50 areas of the country where companies have been formed.
| Area | Companies | Last Week | Change | Avg Weekly | vs Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Central London [ EC ] | 889 | 928 | -4.2% | 783 | 13.5% |
| North London [ N ] | 674 | 636 | 6% | 578 | 16.6% |
| East London [ E ] | 647 | 722 | -10.4% | 564 | 14.7% |
| West London [ W ] | 644 | 601 | 7.2% | 540 | 19.3% |
| West Central London [ WC ] | 593 | 720 | -17.6% | 786 | -24.6% |
| Manchester [ M ] | 558 | 489 | 14.1% | 425 | 31.3% |
| Birmingham [ B ] | 521 | 539 | -3.3% | 503 | 3.6% |
| South East London [ SE ] | 340 | 316 | 7.6% | 278 | 22.3% |
| Harrow [ HA ] | 329 | 259 | 27% | 248 | 32.7% |
| South West London [ SW ] | 286 | 264 | 8.3% | 272 | 5.1% |
| Glasgow [ G ] | 260 | 233 | 11.6% | 233 | 11.6% |
| Belfast [ BT ] | 251 | 222 | 13.1% | 210 | 19.5% |
| Ipswich [ IP ] | 238 | 190 | 25.3% | 172 | 38.4% |
| North West London [ NW ] | 233 | 203 | 14.8% | 205 | 13.7% |
| Sheffield [ S ] | 228 | 189 | 20.6% | 190 | 20% |
| Liverpool [ L ] | 217 | 196 | 10.7% | 176 | 23.3% |
| Leicester [ LE ] | 210 | 209 | 0.5% | 200 | 5% |
| Leeds [ LS ] | 207 | 175 | 18.3% | 162 | 27.8% |
| Coventry [ CV ] | 206 | 216 | -4.6% | 186 | 10.8% |
| Newcastle upon Tyne [ NE ] | 204 | 212 | -3.8% | 164 | 24.4% |
| Romford [ RM ] | 202 | 163 | 23.9% | 175 | 15.4% |
| Nottingham [ NG ] | 199 | 170 | 17.1% | 172 | 15.7% |
| Ilford [ IG ] | 191 | 211 | -9.5% | 180 | 6.1% |
| Hereford [ HR ] | 181 | 179 | 1.1% | 126 | 43.7% |
| Southall [ UB ] | 178 | 161 | 10.6% | 143 | 24.5% |
| Bristol [ BS ] | 176 | 177 | -0.6% | 152 | 15.8% |
| Milton Keynes [ MK ] | 166 | 116 | 43.1% | 117 | 41.9% |
| Portsmouth [ PO ] | 161 | 131 | 22.9% | 127 | 26.8% |
| Edinburgh [ EH ] | 159 | 172 | -7.6% | 142 | 12% |
| Brighton [ BN ] | 156 | 140 | 11.4% | 139 | 12.2% |
| Twickenham [ TW ] | 155 | 170 | -8.8% | 141 | 9.9% |
| Chelmsford [ CM ] | 153 | 135 | 13.3% | 132 | 15.9% |
| Reading [ RG ] | 152 | 139 | 9.4% | 126 | 20.6% |
| Cardiff [ CF ] | 150 | 176 | -14.8% | 142 | 5.6% |
| Slough [ SL ] | 149 | 107 | 39.3% | 111 | 34.2% |
| Bradford [ BD ] | 144 | 134 | 7.5% | 124 | 16.1% |
| Peterborough [ PE ] | 142 | 131 | 8.4% | 136 | 4.4% |
| Stockport [ SK ] | 142 | 125 | 13.6% | 126 | 12.7% |
| Derby [ DE ] | 140 | 116 | 20.7% | 117 | 19.7% |
| Croydon [ CR ] | 139 | 120 | 15.8% | 115 | 20.9% |
| Tunbridge Wells [ TN ] | 137 | 133 | 3% | 112 | 22.3% |
| Guilford [ GU ] | 136 | 117 | 16.2% | 110 | 23.6% |
| Doncaster [ DN ] | 134 | 132 | 1.5% | 118 | 13.6% |
| Bournemouth [ BH ] | 130 | 102 | 27.5% | 120 | 8.3% |
| Northampton [ NN ] | 129 | 148 | -12.8% | 121 | 6.6% |
| Warrington [ WA ] | 129 | 144 | -10.4% | 122 | 5.7% |
| Enfield [ EN ] | 128 | 136 | -5.9% | 102 | 25.5% |
| Dartford [ DA ] | 123 | 100 | 23% | 106 | 16% |
| Medway [ ME ] | 115 | 125 | -8% | 106 | 8.5% |
| Chester [ CH ] | 115 | 116 | -0.9% | 93 | 23.7% |