Formation Index · region · week of 7 September 2026
New companies in Scotland
Scotland saw 775 new companies incorporated in the week of 7 September–13 September 2026, 4% above the year-earlier weekly average (counting companies still on the register). About 278 of them are expected to trade, judging by what happened to similar companies. Rising this week: Energy, Water & waste, Mining & quarrying. Among companies formed in the last 8 weeks, 84 already have a website verified as theirs and 25 have registered food premises.
Updated 15 September 2026 · covers Monday 7 September to Sunday 13 September 2026 · next update Monday · RSS · JSON
775companies incorporated 7–13 Sep 2026
+4% vs 745 a year earlier
278expected to trade (historical rates for similar companies)
84verified websites among the 1,550 companies formed in the last 8 weeks and checked so far
25registered food premises among the 1,550 companies formed in the last 8 weeks and checked so far
Of this week's 775: 679 operating businesses formed at their own or a home address; 22 at a mass-formation or virtual-office address; 76 property or holding companies; 568 of the 775 checked so far have no website yet.
Ranked by the model this week:A 119 B 214 C 217 D 188 E 37 · 666 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 775 companies incorporated this week. Rising against the previous 12 weeks: Energy, Water & waste, Mining & quarrying.
Retail & wholesale
138
Hospitality & food
98
IT & media
77
Professional services
76
Construction
71
Property
60
Business support
54
Manufacturing
36
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