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New companies in Devon, Plymouth, Torbay and Somerset

761 companies were formed at their own address in Devon, Plymouth, Torbay and Somerset (11 councils) in the four weeks to 1 November 2026, and about 324 of them are expected to become trading businesses.

Updated 3 November 2026 · next update Monday · these figures, CSV · every council and region

761companies formed at their own address, 5 October to 1 November 2026
324expected to trade (historical rates for similar companies)
11councils, each with its own page below
0621251872502026-07-13: 166 at their own address, 169 in all2026-07-20: 208 at their own address, 208 in all2026-07-27: 170 at their own address, 170 in all2026-08-03: 183 at their own address, 184 in all2026-08-10: 167 at their own address, 168 in all2026-08-17: 156 at their own address, 157 in all2026-08-24: 205 at their own address, 206 in all2026-08-31: 179 at their own address, 180 in all2026-09-07: 181 at their own address, 181 in all2026-09-14: 205 at their own address, 206 in all2026-09-21: 235 at their own address, 236 in all2026-09-28: 182 at their own address, 182 in all2026-10-05: 188 at their own address, 188 in all2026-10-12: 202 at their own address, 203 in all2026-10-19: 179 at their own address, 179 in all2026-10-26: 192 at their own address, 193 in all13 Jul27 Jul10 Aug24 Aug7 Sep21 Sep5 Oct19 Oct26 Oct
formed at their own address, per weekdisturbed week (hover for why)

Companies formed at their own address each week across the 11 councils (solid line); the dashed line, where shown, includes formation-agent addresses.

Council by council

The last 4 complete weeks. Each council's page has the weekly series, the sector mix, what became of the companies formed there three years ago, and a card to embed on a website that updates itself every Monday.

CouncilFormed, 4 weeks (own address)All registrationsAt agent addressesExpected to tradeExplore
East Devon56560%24compare · card
Exeter70723%30compare · card
Mid Devon28280%11compare · card
North Devon37370%16compare · card
Plymouth1031030%44compare · card
Somerset2492490%106compare · card
South Hams50500%22compare · card
Teignbridge77770%33compare · card
Torbay50500%20compare · card
Torridge22220%9compare · card
West Devon19190%8compare · card

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How this is counted

We take every company incorporated in the UK from the Companies House public register the day after it appears and place it in a council by its registered-office postcode (ONS Postcode Directory). The figures here are the council pages' own, added together. "Own address" leaves out registrations at addresses that take 100 or more a year (formation agents and virtual offices), because those say where the agent is, not where the business is. "Expected to trade" is the historical trading rate of similar companies, summed: an estimate for the area, not a judgement on any company. The official ONS business demography arrives about fifteen months after the fact; this is the same register, counted weekly. Method and accuracy.