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Formation Index · 4 councils

New companies in the West of England

673 companies were formed at their own address in the West of England (4 councils) in the four weeks to 1 November 2026, and about 283 of them are expected to become trading businesses.

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

673companies formed at their own address, 5 October to 1 November 2026
283expected to trade (historical rates for similar companies)
4councils, each with its own page below
0501001502002026-07-13: 175 at their own address, 175 in all2026-07-20: 166 at their own address, 170 in all2026-07-27: 161 at their own address, 164 in all2026-08-03: 154 at their own address, 159 in all2026-08-10: 161 at their own address, 163 in all2026-08-17: 138 at their own address, 140 in all2026-08-24: 152 at their own address, 154 in all2026-08-31: 154 at their own address, 157 in all2026-09-07: 172 at their own address, 174 in all2026-09-14: 147 at their own address, 149 in all2026-09-21: 182 at their own address, 184 in all2026-09-28: 163 at their own address, 165 in all2026-10-05: 167 at their own address, 171 in all2026-10-12: 170 at their own address, 174 in all2026-10-19: 158 at their own address, 160 in all2026-10-26: 178 at their own address, 181 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 4 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
Bath and North East Somerset92920%40compare · card
Bristol, City of2903034%120compare · card
North Somerset1181180%50compare · card
South Gloucestershire1731730%73compare · 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.