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Formation Index · 11 councils

New companies in Northern Ireland

702 companies were formed at their own address in Northern Ireland (11 councils) in the four weeks to 1 November 2026, and about 299 of them are expected to become trading businesses.

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

702companies formed at their own address, 5 October to 1 November 2026
299expected to trade (historical rates for similar companies)
11councils, each with its own page below
0621251872502026-07-13: 105 at their own address, 105 in all2026-07-20: 189 at their own address, 189 in all2026-07-27: 171 at their own address, 171 in all2026-08-03: 172 at their own address, 172 in all2026-08-10: 204 at their own address, 204 in all2026-08-17: 170 at their own address, 170 in all2026-08-24: 190 at their own address, 190 in all2026-08-31: 154 at their own address, 154 in all2026-09-07: 190 at their own address, 190 in all2026-09-14: 172 at their own address, 172 in all2026-09-21: 168 at their own address, 168 in all2026-09-28: 184 at their own address, 184 in all2026-10-05: 175 at their own address, 175 in all2026-10-12: 173 at their own address, 173 in all2026-10-19: 186 at their own address, 186 in all2026-10-26: 168 at their own address, 168 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 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
Antrim and Newtownabbey44440%19compare · card
Ards and North Down47470%20compare · card
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon82820%35compare · card
Belfast1871870%78compare · card
Causeway Coast and Glens22220%10compare · card
Derry City and Strabane57570%24compare · card
Fermanagh and Omagh31310%13compare · card
Lisburn and Castlereagh69690%31compare · card
Mid Ulster51510%22compare · card
Mid and East Antrim37370%16compare · card
Newry, Mourne and Down75750%33compare · 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.