UK Business Directory
Find any business in the United Kingdom by what you know about it: its name, its company number, the street or postcode it sits on, or the trade it is in. Limited companies from the Companies House register sit next to sole traders and partnerships, not only the businesses that paid to be found. Pick a city to see which businesses opened there this year, street by street and trade by trade.
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8.8million businesses186 counties and citiesrefreshed monthly
New businesses in the UK, registered in 2026
Across the UK, 60 businesses were registered this year for every 1,000 that already exist, and Birmingham registers them fastest. Pick a city to see who opened there, by name and by trade.
The latest arrivals: the most recently added businesses per city at the last monthly refresh. All of them are in the listings below.
- Dols Propert & Facilities Management ServicesReal estateLondon2026
- Didsbury MassagePersonal servicesGreater Manchester2026
- Artie ArstheticBeauty salonBirmingham2026
- Briggate DentalOffices and Clinics of He…Leeds2026
- DesignbykieraSoftwareGlasgow2026
- C J Chapman PlanningConsultingBristol2026
New in your city, by trade
London registered more new software developers (10,809) than new restaurants (8,118) this year.
| City | Restaurants | Beauty salons | Real estate agents | Software developers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Every cell opens the listings for that city and trade.
Where the UK starts businesses
Birmingham starts businesses faster than London, Greater Manchester or Brighton and Hove: 80 new ones for every 1,000 that exist, 74% more than Brighton and Hove's 46.
Businesses registered at a formation agent's or virtual office's address are not counted for the city they sit in. Places under 10 per 1,000 are a data gap, not a fact, and stay out.
What the UK is starting
Online shops start fastest: 200 new for every 1,000 in business.
Bar = new in 2026; colour = start rate. Each bar opens the listings for that industry.
The busiest business addresses in the UK
One address in London is home to 88,070 registered businesses, 20,298 of them new this year. Nine addresses hold about one in 9 of this year's new UK registrations.
A registered office is the address a company gives Companies House for its legal post, and it does not have to be where the work happens. Formation agents and virtual offices rent these addresses to founders who want their home address off the public register. The directory keeps them out of its city rankings, because one building full of mail is not a street full of new shops.
New business listings in the UK
Every business behind the arrivals board: each one registered in the UK this year with one to nine people, live from the register data. Filter further by industry, size, legal form or revenue, open any row for the full record, and take them all as an Excel file.
| Company Name | Country | City | Address 1 | State/Province | Postal Code | Website | Founding Year | Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars | Employees Total | Business Legal Type - Description | Company Registration Number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K A S Erectors LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Longbridge | No 23 Farzens Avenue | Warwickshire | CV34 6DU | N/A | 2026 | $131,971 | 3 | Corporation | 06364266 |
| 2 | The Parochial Church Council Of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of Saint Silas With All Saints And Saint James, Pentonville | Unitedkingdom | Islington | St Silas Church | London | N1 9UL | *****.uk | 2026 | $31,179 | 1 | 1217182 | |
| 3 | Robert O'donnell | Unitedkingdom | Osea Island | 1 New Road | Essex | CM9 8QG | N/A | 2026 | $38,052 | 2 | Proprietorship | N/A |
| 4 | Digital Smoothie | Unitedkingdom | Watnall | 72 Horsendale Avenue | Nottinghamshire | NG16 1AN | *****.uk | 2026 | $36,871 | 1 | Proprietorship | N/A |
| 5 | Kent Chimney Sweeping | Unitedkingdom | Chart Sutton | Manor Farm Chart Street | Kent | ME17 3DP | *****.com | 2026 | $99,662 | 2 | Proprietorship | N/A |
| 6 | Peter Draper | Unitedkingdom | Sandiacre | 26 Kings Road | Derbyshire | NG10 5BY | N/A | 2026 | $27,325 | 1 | Proprietorship | N/A |
| 7 | Joe Riley | Unitedkingdom | West Bridgford | Kingston Road | Nottinghamshire | NG2 7AQ | N/A | 2026 | $36,755 | 1 | Proprietorship | N/A |
| 8 | Ashley Building Services | Unitedkingdom | Featherstone | Spley Farm | Staffordshire | WV10 7PZ | N/A | 2026 | $33,142 | 1 | Proprietorship | N/A |
| 9 | The Pied Piper | Unitedkingdom | Dumfries, | Unit 4 | Dumfriesshire | DG1 2BD | *****.uk | 2026 | $158,227 | 1 | Proprietorship | N/A |
| 10 | Sma Apps | Unitedkingdom | Highams Park | 77 Shakespeare Road | London | E17 6AS | N/A | 2026 | $33,688 | 1 | Proprietorship | N/A |
| 11 | Td Taxis | Unitedkingdom | Cookstown | 46 Ballymoyle Road | Mid Ulster | BT80 0AD | N/A | 2026 | $44,451 | 2 | Proprietorship | N/A |
| 12 | Reporters Without Borders (UK) | Unitedkingdom | Monument-aldgate-fenchurch Street-tower Hill | C/o Mha | London | EC2Y 5AU | N/A | 2026 | $256,298 | 2 | Corporation | 10374917 |
| 13 | Global Peace And Harmony | Unitedkingdom | Great Kingshill | Flat 44 | Buckinghamshire | HP14 4EA | *****.org | 2026 | $96,187 | 1 | Corporation | 10791262 |
| 14 | Beech Tree Bunnies | Unitedkingdom | Smeeton Westerby | Beech Lodge | Leicestershire | LE8 0RD | *****.com | 2026 | $42,147 | 1 | Proprietorship | 1216524 |
| 15 | Smiling Faces International | Unitedkingdom | Mitcham | 8 Cedars Avenue | London | CR4 1EA | *****.uk | 2026 | $58,242 | 2 | Corporation | 11912107 |
| 16 | Green Frog Holidays LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Willey | Beech Tree House | Warwickshire | CV22 5QE | N/A | 2026 | $151,675 | 6 | Corporation | 12026695 |
| 17 | Nanu Sport LTD | Unitedkingdom | Leeds | 6 Bangladeshi Community Centre | Leeds, West Yorkshire | LS8 5AN | N/A | 2026 | $50,943 | 1 | Corporation | 12314379 |
| 18 | Jubilee Global Missions LTD | Unitedkingdom | Romford | 20 St. Edwards Way | London | RM1 4DD | *****.org | 2026 | $9,854 | 1 | Corporation | 12482891 |
| 19 | Hec Alumni UK | Unitedkingdom | Holborn | 43 Parker Street | London | WC2B 5PS | N/A | 2026 | $214,649 | 3 | Corporation | 12642223 |
| 20 | Aikikai.london Ki No Nagare Dojo | Unitedkingdom | Holborn-strand-covent Garden | 16 Balderton Street | London | W1K 6TN | *****.london | 2026 | $45,966 | 2 | Corporation | 12761650 |
| 21 | Zar Alkhair LTD | Unitedkingdom | Docklands | Suite 1 | London | E14 9UD | *****.com | 2026 | $63,465 | 1 | Corporation | 12769773 |
| 22 | Women In Nuclear UK | Unitedkingdom | Leeds | Pinsent Masons | Leeds, West Yorkshire | LS1 5AB | N/A | 2026 | $148,984 | 2 | Corporation | 12817338 |
| 23 | New Horizon Community Outreach LTD | Unitedkingdom | Highams Park | 456 High Road Leyton | London | E10 6QE | N/A | 2026 | $45,490 | 2 | Corporation | 12911056 |
| 24 | Bitgrid Digital Solutions | Unitedkingdom | Swanscombe | 14 Forrest Shaw | Kent | DA10 1AF | N/A | 2026 | $33,688 | 1 | Proprietorship | N/A |
| 25 | All About Us - Asd Teens | Unitedkingdom | Antrim | Unit 4 | Antrim and Newtownabbey | BT41 1JW | *****.club | 2026 | $65,401 | 2 | 107426 |
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Browse the UK business directory by industry
Every business in the directory carries an industry code, grouped here in ten sectors. Open a sector to see five of its businesses and its industry pages.
1,643,703 records carry no industry code yet; search finds them, the sectors do not.
Browse the UK business directory by county and city
Every UK business sits in a county or a city council area, across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, with Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man alongside. Pick a nation, then click a county for its sectors and its businesses, or go down to a single street or postcode.
Check one company or build on the register: Companies House lookup · Companies House API · SIC code lookup
Questions about the UK business directory
Is the UK business directory free to search?
Yes. Search by name, company number, city, street, postcode or industry without an account. The full records with contact data come as a file, through the platform or through the API.
How do I find businesses by postcode?
Choose Postcode in the search and type the full postcode, both halves, such as SW1A 1AA. The count and the first businesses at that postcode appear at once.
How do I find new businesses near me?
Pick your city in the city lens, or press Near you. The arrivals board shows the newest registrations, and the listings table shows every small business registered there this year.
Which UK city starts the most businesses?
Birmingham starts them fastest: 80 new businesses for every 1,000 that already exist this year, not counting company formation addresses.
Why are thousands of businesses registered at one address?
A company's registered office does not have to be where it works, so many founders rent one from a formation agent or a virtual office and keep their home address off the public register. 71-75 Shelton Street in London is home to 88,070 registered businesses. The directory keeps these addresses out of its city rankings.
Which registration number does the directory show?
The Companies House company number: eight characters, such as 00445790 for Tesco PLC. Scottish companies start with SC and Northern Irish companies with NI. Sole traders and most partnerships have no company number.
How do I check that a company is registered?
Search the Companies House register through our Companies House lookup, which shows a company's registration number, industry code and directors.
How often is the directory updated?
Every month, against the Companies House register. The figures on this page were counted on 22 October 2026.
Can I download the new business listings?
Yes: as an Excel or CSV file, as a monthly feed of new registrations, or through the API.
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Your selection as Excel or CSV within 24 hours, or as a monthly feed. A free sample first.