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New companies in Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire

1,580 companies were formed at their own address in Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire (13 councils) in the four weeks to 1 November 2026, and about 658 of them are expected to become trading businesses.

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

1,580companies formed at their own address, 5 October to 1 November 2026
658expected to trade (historical rates for similar companies)
13councils, each with its own page below
01252503755002026-07-13: 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 all2026-09-14: 439 at their own address, 443 in all2026-09-21: 454 at their own address, 458 in all2026-09-28: 424 at their own address, 425 in all2026-10-05: 386 at their own address, 386 in all2026-10-12: 432 at their own address, 435 in all2026-10-19: 418 at their own address, 420 in all2026-10-26: 344 at their own address, 346 in all13 Jul27 Jul10 Aug24 Aug7 Sep21 Sep5 Oct19 Oct26 Oct
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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
Bedford1101165%45compare · card
Broxbourne1141140%48compare · card
Central Bedfordshire1981980%84compare · card
Dacorum1021020%43compare · card
East Hertfordshire84840%36compare · card
Hertsmere1371370%58compare · card
Luton3173170%123compare · card
North Hertfordshire88880%38compare · card
St Albans1101100%48compare · card
Stevenage56572%23compare · card
Three Rivers74740%32compare · card
Watford1161160%50compare · card
Welwyn Hatfield74740%31compare · 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.