New companies in the UK, June 2026
63,400 companies were incorporated in the UK in June 2026, 8% below June 2025 (adjusted for companies dissolved since). That's about 2,882 a working day. Roughly 26,553 (42%) are expected to become trading businesses, and 18% were registered at a mass-formation or virtual-office address. London led with 22,403. Companies House's register wasn't updating from 11 to 16 June 2026 and the backlog was registered from 17 to 19 June, so June's total is complete but its weekly pattern isn't (it matches Companies House's own June figure to within 1%).
Published 30 October 2026 · Companies House public register (OGL) · free to quote with attribution to Salenovo · councils.csv · regions.csv · JSON
By region
| Region | June 2026 | Own address | May 2026 | Change | Expected to trade | At agent addresses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 22,403 | 13,241 | 0 | n/a | 9,524 | 41% |
| North West | 6,632 | 6,095 | 0 | n/a | 2,692 | 8% |
| South East | 6,507 | 6,365 | 0 | n/a | 2,754 | 2% |
| East of England | 5,378 | 4,658 | 0 | n/a | 2,258 | 13% |
| West Midlands | 5,208 | 4,905 | 0 | n/a | 2,117 | 6% |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 3,736 | 3,682 | 0 | n/a | 1,529 | 1% |
| Scotland | 3,172 | 2,994 | 0 | n/a | 1,339 | 6% |
| East Midlands | 3,168 | 3,146 | 0 | n/a | 1,328 | 1% |
| South West | 3,012 | 2,911 | 0 | n/a | 1,262 | 3% |
| Wales | 1,583 | 1,580 | 0 | n/a | 661 | 0% |
| North East | 1,522 | 1,522 | 0 | n/a | 642 | 0% |
| Northern Ireland | 823 | 823 | 0 | n/a | 348 | 0% |
What they do
| Sector (SIC section) | Companies | Share | Share, previous month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail & wholesale | 12,325 | 19.4% | n/a |
| IT & media | 7,694 | 12.1% | n/a |
| Professional services | 6,552 | 10.3% | n/a |
| Property | 6,095 | 9.6% | n/a |
| Construction | 5,615 | 8.9% | n/a |
| Hospitality & food | 4,763 | 7.5% | n/a |
| Business support | 3,707 | 5.9% | n/a |
| Finance & insurance | 2,883 | 4.5% | n/a |
| Transport & logistics | 2,405 | 3.8% | n/a |
| Manufacturing | 2,271 | 3.6% | n/a |
| Other services | 2,211 | 3.5% | n/a |
| Health & social care | 2,114 | 3.3% | n/a |
Busiest councils
Ranked by companies formed at their own address, because raw counts favour the districts where formation agents and virtual offices are based; the full count and the agent-address share are alongside.
| Council | Region | June 2026 | Own address | May 2026 | Change | Expected to trade | At agent addresses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | West Midlands | 1,473 | 1,461 | 0 | n/a | 597 | 1% |
| Manchester | North West | 1,193 | 929 | 0 | n/a | 404 | 22% |
| Newham | London | 961 | 926 | 0 | n/a | 348 | 4% |
| Westminster | London | 1,658 | 771 | 0 | n/a | 823 | 54% |
| Tower Hamlets | London | 959 | 765 | 0 | n/a | 387 | 20% |
| Redbridge | London | 722 | 722 | 0 | n/a | 290 | 0% |
| Leeds | Yorkshire and The Humber | 691 | 663 | 0 | n/a | 295 | 4% |
| Barnet | London | 682 | 601 | 0 | n/a | 282 | 12% |
| Glasgow City | Scotland | 666 | 568 | 0 | n/a | 281 | 15% |
| Bradford | Yorkshire and The Humber | 522 | 515 | 0 | n/a | 210 | 1% |
| Harrow | London | 541 | 508 | 0 | n/a | 232 | 6% |
| Camden | London | 3,526 | 503 | 0 | n/a | 1,195 | 86% |
| Ealing | London | 497 | 495 | 0 | n/a | 197 | 0% |
| Hackney | London | 2,953 | 491 | 0 | n/a | 1,878 | 83% |
| Liverpool | North West | 514 | 465 | 0 | n/a | 217 | 10% |
| Hillingdon | London | 586 | 452 | 0 | n/a | 209 | 23% |
| Croydon | London | 466 | 450 | 0 | n/a | 197 | 3% |
| Brent | London | 438 | 438 | 0 | n/a | 174 | 0% |
| Enfield | London | 469 | 435 | 0 | n/a | 198 | 7% |
| Hounslow | London | 412 | 412 | 0 | n/a | 168 | 0% |
| Barking and Dagenham | London | 407 | 407 | 0 | n/a | 158 | 0% |
| Buckinghamshire | South East | 403 | 403 | 0 | n/a | 169 | 0% |
| Islington | London | 2,278 | 402 | 0 | n/a | 734 | 82% |
| Leicester | East Midlands | 398 | 398 | 0 | n/a | 160 | 0% |
| City of Edinburgh | Scotland | 468 | 388 | 0 | n/a | 198 | 17% |
Mostly one address: in West Suffolk (87% of 696), Camden (86% of 3,526), Hackney (83% of 2,953), Islington (82% of 2,278), Westminster (54% of 1,658), Herefordshire, County of (50% of 283) more than half of the month's registrations were at mass-formation or virtual-office addresses. A formation agent based in a district isn't a local business boom, which is why this table ranks councils by companies formed at their own address.
The full table for all 361 councils is in councils.csv. Each council also has a weekly page with this week's companies: find yours.
Method, in brief
We count every incorporation on the Companies House register on the day it was formed (companies limited by shares or guarantee and LLPs). "Expected to trade" applies the historical trading rate of companies formed at the same mass-formation address or in the same SIC section, from 2.5 million companies with known outcomes. It's an estimate for the group, not a judgement on any company. Year-earlier comparisons start from companies still on the register today and are corrected for the share dissolved since. Full method and accuracy.