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Formation Index · 6 councils

New companies in the South East Midlands

1,430 companies were formed at their own address in the South East Midlands (6 councils) in the four weeks to 1 November 2026, and about 580 of them are expected to become trading businesses.

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

1,430companies formed at their own address, 5 October to 1 November 2026
580expected to trade (historical rates for similar companies)
6councils, each with its own page below
01252503755002026-07-13: 378 at their own address, 379 in all2026-07-20: 362 at their own address, 364 in all2026-07-27: 352 at their own address, 354 in all2026-08-03: 360 at their own address, 362 in all2026-08-10: 318 at their own address, 319 in all2026-08-17: 332 at their own address, 335 in all2026-08-24: 356 at their own address, 357 in all2026-08-31: 358 at their own address, 361 in all2026-09-07: 344 at their own address, 346 in all2026-09-14: 378 at their own address, 379 in all2026-09-21: 406 at their own address, 409 in all2026-09-28: 385 at their own address, 386 in all2026-10-05: 342 at their own address, 342 in all2026-10-12: 383 at their own address, 386 in all2026-10-19: 371 at their own address, 372 in all2026-10-26: 334 at their own address, 336 in all13 Jul27 Jul10 Aug24 Aug7 Sep21 Sep5 Oct19 Oct26 Oct
formed at their own address, per weekdisturbed week (hover for why)

Companies formed at their own address each week across the 6 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
Central Bedfordshire1981980%84compare · card
Luton3173170%123compare · card
Milton Keynes2812810%116compare · card
North Northamptonshire2302300%92compare · card
West Northamptonshire2942940%120compare · 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.