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Formation Index · 11 councils

New companies in Devon, Plymouth, Torbay and Somerset

721 companies were formed at their own address in Devon, Plymouth, Torbay and Somerset (11 councils) in the four weeks to 13 September 2026, and about 303 of them are expected to become trading businesses.

Updated 18 September 2026 · next update Monday · these figures, CSV · every council and region

721companies formed at their own address, 17 August – 13 September 2026
303expected to trade (historical rates for similar companies)
11councils, each with its own page below
0621251872502026-06-01: 196 at their own address, 197 in all2026-06-08: 125 at their own address, 126 in all (Companies House outage: its register was not updating 11–16 June, so fewer companies were registered this week)2026-06-15: 236 at their own address, 237 in all (catch-up after the Companies House outage: the backlog from 11–16 June was registered this week)2026-06-22: 146 at their own address, 148 in all2026-06-29: 177 at their own address, 178 in all2026-07-06: 165 at their own address, 165 in all2026-07-13: 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 all1 Jun8 Jun15 Jun22 Jun29 Jun6 Jul13 Jul20 Jul27 Jul3 Aug10 Aug17 Aug24 Aug31 Aug7 Sep
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 Devon65650%28compare · card
Exeter63665%27compare · card
Mid Devon26260%12compare · card
North Devon42420%18compare · card
Plymouth1031030%42compare · card
Somerset2302300%96compare · card
South Hams52520%23compare · card
Teignbridge54540%23compare · card
Torbay47470%18compare · card
Torridge24240%10compare · card
West Devon15150%6compare · card

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How this is counted

Every company incorporated in the UK is taken from the Companies House public register the day after it appears and placed 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.