Formation Index · region · week of 7 September 2026
New companies in North West
North West saw 1,509 new companies incorporated in the week of 7 September–13 September 2026, 4% below the year-earlier weekly average (counting companies still on the register). About 532 of them are expected to trade, judging by what happened to similar companies. Rising this week: Water & waste, Education, Manufacturing. Among companies formed in the last 8 weeks, 160 already have a website verified as theirs and 36 have registered food premises.
Updated 15 September 2026 · covers Monday 7 September to Sunday 13 September 2026 · next update Monday · RSS · JSON
1,509companies incorporated 7–13 Sep 2026
−4% vs 1,573 a year earlier
532expected to trade (historical rates for similar companies)
160verified websites among the 2,992 companies formed in the last 8 weeks and checked so far
36registered food premises among the 2,992 companies formed in the last 8 weeks and checked so far
Of this week's 1,509: 1,222 operating businesses formed at their own or a home address; 81 at a mass-formation or virtual-office address; 208 property or holding companies; 1,108 of the 1,509 checked so far have no website yet.
Ranked by the model this week:A 286 B 381 C 363 D 329 E 150 · 1215 operating businesses. Band A companies went on to trade about 60% of the time on held-out tests, band E about 9%. Which company is in which band, and how to reach it, is in the paid list; see a real week.
incorporated per weeksame week a year earlier, still on the registercollection gap (minimum)
What they do
Primary SIC code of the 1,509 companies incorporated this week. Rising against the previous 12 weeks: Water & waste, Education, Manufacturing.
Retail & wholesale
393
Property
152
IT & media
143
Hospitality & food
121
Professional services
119
Construction
116
Business support
77
Finance & insurance
66
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