Launch Register Company Statistics

In the 12 months to August 2026, Companies House records in this analysis show 754,922 new companies incorporated in the UK. Compared with the previous 12 months, the count decreased. An incorporation is a registration event, not evidence that a company has begun trading.

Private limited company incorporations. Data through Aug 2026; updated monthly; methodology methodology-v1.

Latest complete month

48,974

▼ 25.3% vs Aug 2025 (65,564)

Last 12 months

754,922 Sep 2025 – Aug 2026

new companies

Previous 12 months

786,881 Sep 2024 – Aug 2025

rolling change ▼ 4.1%

Rolling annual change

▼ 4.1% latest vs previous 12 months

New companies each month across the UK

Period	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug
2024–25	63,309	68,484	59,134	48,912	67,144	65,041	73,681	69,681	67,186	67,461	71,284	65,564
2025–26	73,395	73,225	57,473	48,997	69,314	58,505	71,697	65,368	60,424	61,483	66,067	48,974

Month	2024–25	2025–26
Sep	63,309	73,395
Oct	68,484	73,225
Nov	59,134	57,473
Dec	48,912	48,997
Jan	67,144	69,314
Feb	65,041	58,505
Mar	73,681	71,697
Apr	69,681	65,368
May	67,186	60,424
Jun	67,461	61,483
Jul	71,284	66,067
Aug	65,564	48,974

Leading published locations

Location	Companies	Change
London	256,508	▲ 4.6%
Birmingham	16,506	▼ 7.7%
Manchester	14,883	▲ 2.9%
Leeds	8,248	▼ 2.9%
Glasgow	8,016	▼ 3.3%

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Leading industry groups

Industry group	Companies	Change
Retail and e-commerce	120,676	▼ 8.6%
Property and real estate	88,983	▼ 8.6%
Software and IT services	77,568	▲ 25.9%
Construction and trades	71,362	▼ 2.1%
Hospitality and food services	59,332	▼ 7.8%

A company with filed SIC codes in more than one group is counted in each, so groups are not additive. Mapping sic2007-lr-v1.

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Trend shows the shape of the last 12 months for each row. Change compares the latest 12 months with the previous 12.

Methodology

How these figures are produced

Population, windows, geography and SIC mapping, suppression and revisions — reproducible in full.

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Releases

Releases and revisions

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Media

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