1st to 7th Dec 2025 Newly Formed Companies Data
During the week of 1st December to 7th December 2025, there were 10,998 companies formed in the UK with addresses that have valid postcodes associated with them. This is a 2.1% increase on last week's total of 10,774 and 24.4% down on an average week of 14,548.
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 ] | 692 | 734 | -5.7% | 784 | -11.7% |
| West Central London [ WC ] | 680 | 705 | -3.5% | 781 | -12.9% |
| East London [ E ] | 441 | 408 | 8.1% | 564 | -21.8% |
| West London [ W ] | 404 | 378 | 6.9% | 538 | -24.9% |
| North London [ N ] | 392 | 466 | -15.9% | 573 | -31.6% |
| Birmingham [ B ] | 336 | 301 | 11.6% | 499 | -32.7% |
| Manchester [ M ] | 303 | 277 | 9.4% | 423 | -28.4% |
| South East London [ SE ] | 214 | 221 | -3.2% | 278 | -23% |
| South West London [ SW ] | 198 | 172 | 15.1% | 268 | -26.1% |
| Harrow [ HA ] | 188 | 209 | -10% | 248 | -24.2% |
| North West London [ NW ] | 169 | 140 | 20.7% | 204 | -17.2% |
| Glasgow [ G ] | 169 | 172 | -1.7% | 232 | -27.2% |
| Ipswich [ IP ] | 146 | 156 | -6.4% | 173 | -15.6% |
| Coventry [ CV ] | 144 | 137 | 5.1% | 184 | -21.7% |
| Sheffield [ S ] | 139 | 124 | 12.1% | 190 | -26.8% |
| Leicester [ LE ] | 139 | 133 | 4.5% | 197 | -29.4% |
| Belfast [ BT ] | 137 | 119 | 15.1% | 207 | -33.8% |
| Nottingham [ NG ] | 131 | 126 | 4% | 172 | -23.8% |
| Cardiff [ CF ] | 130 | 115 | 13% | 142 | -8.5% |
| Ilford [ IG ] | 127 | 99 | 28.3% | 179 | -29.1% |
| Liverpool [ L ] | 124 | 128 | -3.1% | 176 | -29.5% |
| Leeds [ LS ] | 123 | 115 | 7% | 162 | -24.1% |
| Romford [ RM ] | 116 | 118 | -1.7% | 174 | -33.3% |
| Newcastle upon Tyne [ NE ] | 113 | 124 | -8.9% | 165 | -31.5% |
| Peterborough [ PE ] | 111 | 115 | -3.5% | 136 | -18.4% |
| Bournemouth [ BH ] | 107 | 70 | 52.9% | 119 | -10.1% |
| Reading [ RG ] | 103 | 98 | 5.1% | 127 | -18.9% |
| Twickenham [ TW ] | 103 | 120 | -14.2% | 141 | -27% |
| Kingston upon Thames [ KT ] | 102 | 83 | 22.9% | 107 | -4.7% |
| Bristol [ BS ] | 102 | 115 | -11.3% | 152 | -32.9% |
| Croydon [ CR ] | 102 | 63 | 61.9% | 115 | -11.3% |
| Southall [ UB ] | 102 | 90 | 13.3% | 141 | -27.7% |
| Doncaster [ DN ] | 101 | 108 | -6.5% | 119 | -15.1% |
| Milton Keynes [ MK ] | 101 | 68 | 48.5% | 117 | -13.7% |
| Edinburgh [ EH ] | 101 | 110 | -8.2% | 141 | -28.4% |
| Portsmouth [ PO ] | 99 | 122 | -18.9% | 128 | -22.7% |
| Brighton [ BN ] | 95 | 99 | -4% | 137 | -30.7% |
| Stockport [ SK ] | 87 | 73 | 19.2% | 125 | -30.4% |
| Southampton [ SO ] | 86 | 86 | 0% | 99 | -13.1% |
| Derby [ DE ] | 86 | 75 | 14.7% | 118 | -27.1% |
| Warrington [ WA ] | 84 | 75 | 12% | 121 | -30.6% |
| Hereford [ HR ] | 84 | 114 | -26.3% | 129 | -34.9% |
| Luton [ LU ] | 83 | 69 | 20.3% | 99 | -16.2% |
| Dartford [ DA ] | 83 | 71 | 16.9% | 105 | -21% |
| Chelmsford [ CM ] | 82 | 92 | -10.9% | 132 | -37.9% |
| Bradford [ BD ] | 81 | 88 | -8% | 123 | -34.1% |
| Tunbridge Wells [ TN ] | 81 | 76 | 6.6% | 111 | -27% |
| Enfield [ EN ] | 81 | 78 | 3.8% | 103 | -21.4% |
| Medway [ ME ] | 81 | 74 | 9.5% | 106 | -23.6% |
| Stoke on Trent [ ST ] | 78 | 62 | 25.8% | 91 | -14.3% |