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Formation Index · 13 councils

New companies in Kent and Medway

1,217 companies were formed at their own address in Kent and Medway (13 councils) in the four weeks to 13 September 2026, and about 511 of them are expected to become trading businesses.

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

1,217companies formed at their own address, 17 August – 13 September 2026
511expected to trade (historical rates for similar companies)
13councils, each with its own page below
01252503755002026-06-01: 369 at their own address, 381 in all2026-06-08: 186 at their own address, 188 in all (Companies House outage: its register was not updating 11–16 June, so fewer companies were registered this week)2026-06-15: 434 at their own address, 444 in all (catch-up after the Companies House outage: the backlog from 11–16 June was registered this week)2026-06-22: 253 at their own address, 260 in all2026-06-29: 376 at their own address, 388 in all2026-07-06: 281 at their own address, 289 in all2026-07-13: 299 at their own address, 303 in all2026-07-20: 341 at their own address, 354 in all2026-07-27: 358 at their own address, 361 in all2026-08-03: 349 at their own address, 358 in all2026-08-10: 322 at their own address, 326 in all2026-08-17: 290 at their own address, 296 in all2026-08-24: 289 at their own address, 292 in all2026-08-31: 314 at their own address, 323 in all2026-09-07: 324 at their own address, 333 in all1 Jun8 Jun15 Jun22 Jun29 Jun6 Jul13 Jul20 Jul27 Jul3 Aug10 Aug17 Aug24 Aug31 Aug7 Sep
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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
Ashford677511%29compare · card
Canterbury859611%36compare · card
Dartford1161182%48compare · card
Dover44440%18compare · card
Folkestone and Hythe58649%24compare · card
Gravesham1091090%46compare · card
Maidstone1161160%48compare · card
Medway2032030%83compare · card
Sevenoaks1121120%47compare · card
Swale67670%29compare · card
Thanet73730%31compare · card
Tonbridge and Malling90900%39compare · card
Tunbridge Wells77770%33compare · 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.