17th to 23rd Nov 2025 Company Formation Statistics
During the week of 17th November to 23rd November 2025, there were 10,236 companies formed in the UK with addresses that have valid postcodes associated with them. This is a 38% decrease on last week's total of 16,514 and 30.2% down on an average week of 14,662.
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 ] | 585 | 889 | -34.2% | 787 | -25.7% |
| West London [ W ] | 436 | 644 | -32.3% | 542 | -19.6% |
| West Central London [ WC ] | 427 | 593 | -28% | 785 | -45.6% |
| East London [ E ] | 419 | 647 | -35.2% | 566 | -26% |
| North London [ N ] | 375 | 674 | -44.4% | 579 | -35.2% |
| Birmingham [ B ] | 329 | 521 | -36.9% | 504 | -34.7% |
| Manchester [ M ] | 301 | 558 | -46.1% | 428 | -29.7% |
| South East London [ SE ] | 191 | 340 | -43.8% | 280 | -31.8% |
| Harrow [ HA ] | 176 | 329 | -46.5% | 250 | -29.6% |
| North West London [ NW ] | 171 | 233 | -26.6% | 205 | -16.6% |
| South West London [ SW ] | 159 | 286 | -44.4% | 272 | -41.5% |
| Glasgow [ G ] | 152 | 260 | -41.5% | 234 | -35% |
| Newcastle upon Tyne [ NE ] | 143 | 204 | -29.9% | 166 | -13.9% |
| Liverpool [ L ] | 141 | 217 | -35% | 177 | -20.3% |
| Doncaster [ DN ] | 139 | 134 | 3.7% | 119 | 16.8% |
| Belfast [ BT ] | 138 | 251 | -45% | 210 | -34.3% |
| Sheffield [ S ] | 135 | 228 | -40.8% | 192 | -29.7% |
| Ipswich [ IP ] | 133 | 238 | -44.1% | 173 | -23.1% |
| Leeds [ LS ] | 133 | 207 | -35.7% | 163 | -18.4% |
| Coventry [ CV ] | 124 | 206 | -39.8% | 186 | -33.3% |
| Nottingham [ NG ] | 124 | 199 | -37.7% | 173 | -28.3% |
| Leicester [ LE ] | 120 | 210 | -42.9% | 199 | -39.7% |
| Ilford [ IG ] | 115 | 191 | -39.8% | 181 | -36.5% |
| Bristol [ BS ] | 112 | 176 | -36.4% | 152 | -26.3% |
| Twickenham [ TW ] | 109 | 155 | -29.7% | 142 | -23.2% |
| Cardiff [ CF ] | 105 | 150 | -30% | 143 | -26.6% |
| Derby [ DE ] | 104 | 140 | -25.7% | 118 | -11.9% |
| Peterborough [ PE ] | 102 | 142 | -28.2% | 137 | -25.5% |
| Romford [ RM ] | 101 | 202 | -50% | 176 | -42.6% |
| Chelmsford [ CM ] | 100 | 153 | -34.6% | 132 | -24.2% |
| Warrington [ WA ] | 97 | 129 | -24.8% | 122 | -20.5% |
| Reading [ RG ] | 93 | 152 | -38.8% | 127 | -26.8% |
| Croydon [ CR ] | 93 | 139 | -33.1% | 116 | -19.8% |
| Edinburgh [ EH ] | 91 | 159 | -42.8% | 142 | -35.9% |
| Northampton [ NN ] | 90 | 129 | -30.2% | 122 | -26.2% |
| Milton Keynes [ MK ] | 88 | 166 | -47% | 119 | -26.1% |
| Bradford [ BD ] | 87 | 144 | -39.6% | 125 | -30.4% |
| Brighton [ BN ] | 86 | 156 | -44.9% | 139 | -38.1% |
| Chester [ CH ] | 85 | 115 | -26.1% | 93 | -8.6% |
| Portsmouth [ PO ] | 84 | 161 | -47.8% | 128 | -34.4% |
| Southampton [ SO ] | 83 | 101 | -17.8% | 99 | -16.2% |
| Southall [ UB ] | 81 | 178 | -54.5% | 143 | -43.4% |
| Enfield [ EN ] | 80 | 128 | -37.5% | 103 | -22.3% |
| Hereford [ HR ] | 80 | 181 | -55.8% | 128 | -37.5% |
| Oldham [ OL ] | 79 | 102 | -22.5% | 101 | -21.8% |
| Bournemouth [ BH ] | 77 | 130 | -40.8% | 120 | -35.8% |
| Medway [ ME ] | 77 | 115 | -33% | 106 | -27.4% |
| Gloucester [ GL ] | 74 | 87 | -14.9% | 87 | -14.9% |
| Slough [ SL ] | 72 | 149 | -51.7% | 112 | -35.7% |
| Kingston upon Thames [ KT ] | 71 | 104 | -31.7% | 108 | -34.3% |