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Formation Index · 14 councils

New companies in north and west Lancashire

1,047 companies were formed at their own address in north and west Lancashire (14 councils) in the four weeks to 13 September 2026, and about 419 of them are expected to become trading businesses.

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

1,047companies formed at their own address, 17 August – 13 September 2026
419expected to trade (historical rates for similar companies)
14councils, each with its own page below
01002003004002026-06-01: 270 at their own address, 271 in all2026-06-08: 165 at their own address, 165 in all (Companies House outage: its register was not updating 11–16 June, so fewer companies were registered this week)2026-06-15: 366 at their own address, 371 in all (catch-up after the Companies House outage: the backlog from 11–16 June was registered this week)2026-06-22: 248 at their own address, 249 in all2026-06-29: 283 at their own address, 284 in all2026-07-06: 228 at their own address, 230 in all2026-07-13: 257 at their own address, 260 in all2026-07-20: 281 at their own address, 281 in all2026-07-27: 281 at their own address, 281 in all2026-08-03: 264 at their own address, 265 in all2026-08-10: 252 at their own address, 255 in all2026-08-17: 243 at their own address, 244 in all2026-08-24: 257 at their own address, 259 in all2026-08-31: 265 at their own address, 266 in all2026-09-07: 282 at their own address, 283 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 14 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
Blackburn with Darwen2012010%78compare · card
Blackpool94940%38compare · card
Burnley55550%21compare · card
Chorley75750%32compare · card
Fylde49549%20compare · card
Hyndburn40400%14compare · card
Lancaster45450%20compare · card
Pendle89890%34compare · card
Preston1331330%51compare · card
Ribble Valley50500%20compare · card
Rossendale32320%13compare · card
South Ribble68680%28compare · card
West Lancashire63630%27compare · card
Wyre53530%22compare · 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.