22nd to 28th Dec 2025 Newly Formed Companies Data
During the week of 22nd December to 28th December 2025, there were 7,102 companies formed in the UK with addresses that have valid postcodes associated with them. This is a 39.1% decrease on last week's total of 11,653 and 51% down on an average week of 14,499.
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.
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| Area | Companies | Last Week | Change | Avg Weekly | vs Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Central London [ EC ] | 426 | 679 | -37.3% | 784 | -45.7% |
| West Central London [ WC ] | 396 | 635 | -37.6% | 784 | -49.5% |
| East London [ E ] | 333 | 502 | -33.7% | 565 | -41.1% |
| North London [ N ] | 328 | 494 | -33.6% | 569 | -42.4% |
| West London [ W ] | 321 | 465 | -31% | 533 | -39.8% |
| Birmingham [ B ] | 253 | 366 | -30.9% | 497 | -49.1% |
| Manchester [ M ] | 248 | 346 | -28.3% | 423 | -41.4% |
| Harrow [ HA ] | 146 | 183 | -20.2% | 247 | -40.9% |
| South East London [ SE ] | 129 | 248 | -48% | 278 | -53.6% |
| South West London [ SW ] | 124 | 196 | -36.7% | 266 | -53.4% |
| North West London [ NW ] | 107 | 164 | -34.8% | 203 | -47.3% |
| Southall [ UB ] | 96 | 120 | -20% | 140 | -31.4% |
| Ilford [ IG ] | 96 | 127 | -24.4% | 178 | -46.1% |
| Ipswich [ IP ] | 93 | 136 | -31.6% | 175 | -46.9% |
| Leicester [ LE ] | 86 | 157 | -45.2% | 195 | -55.9% |
| Twickenham [ TW ] | 85 | 139 | -38.8% | 141 | -39.7% |
| Leeds [ LS ] | 84 | 125 | -32.8% | 161 | -47.8% |
| Coventry [ CV ] | 82 | 158 | -48.1% | 182 | -54.9% |
| Cardiff [ CF ] | 81 | 108 | -25% | 142 | -43% |
| Glasgow [ G ] | 79 | 182 | -56.6% | 232 | -65.9% |
| Romford [ RM ] | 74 | 120 | -38.3% | 172 | -57% |
| Belfast [ BT ] | 74 | 143 | -48.3% | 204 | -63.7% |
| Newcastle upon Tyne [ NE ] | 74 | 126 | -41.3% | 165 | -55.2% |
| Hereford [ HR ] | 72 | 88 | -18.2% | 129 | -44.2% |
| Sheffield [ S ] | 70 | 145 | -51.7% | 189 | -63% |
| Liverpool [ L ] | 68 | 108 | -37% | 175 | -61.1% |
| Chelmsford [ CM ] | 68 | 109 | -37.6% | 131 | -48.1% |
| Peterborough [ PE ] | 67 | 96 | -30.2% | 135 | -50.4% |
| Northampton [ NN ] | 65 | 78 | -16.7% | 119 | -45.4% |
| Doncaster [ DN ] | 65 | 117 | -44.4% | 119 | -45.4% |
| Nottingham [ NG ] | 65 | 133 | -51.1% | 172 | -62.2% |
| Bristol [ BS ] | 64 | 116 | -44.8% | 151 | -57.6% |
| Slough [ SL ] | 63 | 105 | -40% | 111 | -43.2% |
| Edinburgh [ EH ] | 63 | 123 | -48.8% | 141 | -55.3% |
| Brighton [ BN ] | 63 | 103 | -38.8% | 137 | -54% |
| Portsmouth [ PO ] | 58 | 75 | -22.7% | 126 | -54% |
| Reading [ RG ] | 56 | 89 | -37.1% | 126 | -55.6% |
| Stockport [ SK ] | 54 | 102 | -47.1% | 123 | -56.1% |
| Bradford [ BD ] | 52 | 111 | -53.2% | 123 | -57.7% |
| Dartford [ DA ] | 51 | 76 | -32.9% | 105 | -51.4% |
| Enfield [ EN ] | 51 | 78 | -34.6% | 102 | -50% |
| Blackburn [ BB ] | 51 | 53 | -3.8% | 90 | -43.3% |
| Luton [ LU ] | 50 | 72 | -30.6% | 98 | -49% |
| Tunbridge Wells [ TN ] | 49 | 93 | -47.3% | 110 | -55.5% |
| Gloucester [ GL ] | 49 | 73 | -32.9% | 86 | -43% |
| Warrington [ WA ] | 48 | 153 | -68.6% | 121 | -60.3% |
| Oldham [ OL ] | 48 | 79 | -39.2% | 100 | -52% |
| Bournemouth [ BH ] | 48 | 107 | -55.1% | 119 | -59.7% |
| Croydon [ CR ] | 48 | 102 | -52.9% | 115 | -58.3% |
| Chester [ CH ] | 48 | 70 | -31.4% | 93 | -48.4% |