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Formation Index · 13 councils

New companies in Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire

1,521 companies were formed at their own address in Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire (13 councils) in the four weeks to 13 September 2026, and about 634 of them are expected to become trading businesses.

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

1,521companies formed at their own address, 17 August – 13 September 2026
634expected to trade (historical rates for similar companies)
13councils, each with its own page below
02505007501,0002026-06-01: 448 at their own address, 452 in all2026-06-08: 247 at their own address, 250 in all (Companies House outage: its register was not updating 11–16 June, so fewer companies were registered this week)2026-06-15: 561 at their own address, 564 in all (catch-up after the Companies House outage: the backlog from 11–16 June was registered this week)2026-06-22: 354 at their own address, 357 in all2026-06-29: 521 at their own address, 525 in all2026-07-06: 356 at their own address, 361 in all2026-07-13: 387 at their own address, 388 in all2026-07-20: 447 at their own address, 451 in all2026-07-27: 375 at their own address, 378 in all2026-08-03: 403 at their own address, 406 in all2026-08-10: 376 at their own address, 380 in all2026-08-17: 369 at their own address, 374 in all2026-08-24: 400 at their own address, 404 in all2026-08-31: 343 at their own address, 346 in all2026-09-07: 409 at their own address, 411 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 13 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
Bedford1321406%55compare · card
Broxbourne91910%40compare · card
Central Bedfordshire1731730%72compare · card
Dacorum1371370%58compare · card
East Hertfordshire94940%40compare · card
Hertsmere1051050%46compare · card
Luton2922920%112compare · card
North Hertfordshire96960%41compare · card
St Albans97970%41compare · card
Stevenage495511%21compare · card
Three Rivers93930%41compare · card
Watford85850%36compare · card
Welwyn Hatfield77770%32compare · 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.