How many companies are there in Forfar?

There are 589 active companies in Forfar as of Nov 2023. In total, 1,109 companies have been incorporated, and 518 have been dissolved.

What is the most common type of company in Forfar?

Most companies in Forfar are categorised under: wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles. This accounts for 88 companies.

What are the most common SIC codes in Forfar?

The most common SIC codes used by companies in Forfar are: other business support service activities; mixed farming; and other letting and operating of own or leased real estate.

Which words do companies in Forfar use in their names most often?

Businesses and companies in Forfar most commonly used the words FORFAR, SERVICES, FARMS, ANGUS, and SCOTLAND in their company names.

Forfar Company Services and Info (Nov 2023)

Out of Forfar's 1,109 total incorporated companies, 69 were formed in the last 12 months.

Forfar's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in Forfar include the 88 companies working in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, 76 companies working in agriculture, forestry and fishing, and 68 companies working in administrative and support service activities. The business sectors with the least activity include mining and quarrying with 6 active companies, water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities with 4 active companies, and activities of households as employers with 4 active companies.

Business Sector	Current Active Companies	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles	88	144	56
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	76	127	51
Administrative and support service activities	68	183	114
Professional, scientific and technical activities	64	113	49
Construction	60	126	65
Manufacturing	45	70	25
Real estate activities	43	62	19
Accommodation and food service activities	40	97	57
Other service activities	37	62	25
Human health and social work activities	25	31	6
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	19	22	3
Arts, entertainment and recreation	16	26	10
Information and communication	14	34	20
Transportation and storage	13	31	18
Education	9	16	7
Financial and insurance activities	8	12	4
Mining and Quarrying	6	15	9
Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	4	4	0
Activities of households as employers	4	4	0
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	0	1	1

Company Trends in Forfar

Looking at the big changes in Forfar's businesses over the last five years, the biggest increase was in residential care activities for the elderly and disabled now making up 2.04% of active businesses, a total of 12 companies. The next big increase was management consultancy activities other than financial management which now makes up 3.06% of active businesses in Forfar, a change of 58% from the 1.93% percentage share seen in 2018. Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating also saw positive growth, currently representing 1.02% of Forfar's active companies.

Notable changes in Forfar's business sectors include a rise of 277% in human health and social work activities since 2018, a rise of 19% in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, and rise of 25% in manufacturing.

Company Type	Current Active Businesses	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Other business support service activities	50	152	101
Mixed farming	29	49	20
Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	28	35	7
Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds	26	45	19
Other service activities	23	43	20
Management consultancy activities other than financial management	18	36	18
Production of electricity	16	19	3
Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles	15	23	8
Buying and selling of own real estate	14	19	5
Licensed restaurants	13	23	10
Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled	12	12	0
Take-away food shops and mobile food stands	11	27	16
Development of building projects	10	21	11
Construction of domestic buildings	10	20	10
Other professional, scientific and technical activities	9	15	6
Construction of commercial buildings	8	19	11
Growing of vegetables and melons, roots and tubers	8	11	3
Other specialised construction activities	7	13	6
Joinery installation	7	17	9
Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation	6	10	4

Company Names & Word Choices in Forfar

The top 5 most popular words used by active companies registered in Forfar are FORFAR, SERVICES, FARMS, ANGUS, and SCOTLAND.

Forfar's Oldest Companies

The oldest company in Forfar is Don & Low Limited at 119 years, 4 months, and 23 days old.

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
SC005657	Don & Low Limited	Manufacture of other technical and industrial textiles	06 Jul 1904	119 years
SC021624	Clova Farms Limited	Mixed farming	07 Jan 1941	82 years
SC024001	Ramsay & Sons (Forfar) Limited	Aluminium production	03 Apr 1946	77 years
SC028404	Barnyards Farm Limited	Growing of vegetables and melons, roots and tubers	11 Jun 1951	72 years
SC028696	Jarvis Brothers (Forfar) Limited	Other retail sale in non-specialised stores	18 Jan 1952	71 years
SC029454	David Ritchie (Implements) Limited	Manufacture of other fabricated metal products	16 May 1953	70 years
SC029862	Shielbridge Limited	Other sports activities	09 Feb 1954	69 years
SC030253	Cairness Limited	Mixed farming	28 Aug 1954	69 years
SC030824	F.I.M.M. Farming Company Ltd. (The)	Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds	24 May 1955	68 years
SC038321	Superfine Manufacturing Limited	Manufacture of soap and detergents	09 Jan 1963	60 years

Multiple Company Registrations in Forfar

Counting the number of companies registered at each address in Forfar, we have found that the top 10 addresses have 229 active businesses registered at them.

Addresss	Postcode	Active Companies
Westby, 64 West High Street	DD8 1BJ	120
Westby, 64 West High Street, Forfar	DD8 1BJ	28
15 Academy Street	DD8 2HA	24
15 Academy Street, Forfar	DD8 2HA	14
Eastbourne House, 3 Little Causeway	DD8 2AD	10
Westby, West High Street	DD8 1BJ	9
64 West High Street	DD8 1BJ	7
2 Suttieside Road	DD8 3EL	6
Restenneth House, Old Brechin Road	DD8 3DX	6
109 East High Street	DD8 2EQ	5

Forfar's Most Recently Formed Companies

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
SC790585	The Dream Bag Co Ltd	Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets	27 Nov 2023	2 days
SC789901	Tay Property Management Ltd	Other service activities	20 Nov 2023	9 days
SC789708	Maciej Dziedzic Ltd	Freight transport by road	17 Nov 2023	12 days
SC789311	The Be Nice Company Ltd	Information technology consultancy activities	14 Nov 2023	15 days
SC788127	Jinwei Skomeldi Ltd	Weaving of textiles	03 Nov 2023	26 days
SC787894	Prf Media Limited	Other information technology service activities	01 Nov 2023	28 days
SC786430	Balliemeanoch Renewables Limited	Production of electricity	19 Oct 2023	41 days
SC786149	Complitest Ltd	Residents property management	16 Oct 2023	44 days
SC785413	Jar Leisure Ltd	Licensed restaurants	09 Oct 2023	51 days
SC785044	Angus Builders And Property Management Ltd	Construction of domestic buildings	05 Oct 2023	55 days
SC784698	Jm Automotive Repair Limited	Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles	03 Oct 2023	57 days
SC784376	Eamads Limited	Dental practice activities	29 Sep 2023	61 days
SC783162	Lower Kenly Produce Limited	Mixed farming	20 Sep 2023	70 days
SC782439	Malgorzata Bastkowska Ltd	Freight transport by road	13 Sep 2023	77 days
SC780987	Project Management (Forfar) Ltd	Architectural activities	31 Aug 2023	90 days
SC779977	Autumn Apples Limited	Dental practice activities	22 Aug 2023	99 days
SC779761	Angus Aesthetics Ltd	Hairdressing and other beauty treatment	21 Aug 2023	100 days
SC779113	Cherry Tree Forfar Ltd	Take-away food shops and mobile food stands	15 Aug 2023	106 days
SC778462	Kyle Anderson Real Estate Ltd	Real estate agencies	08 Aug 2023	113 days
SC778013	Bartalos Engineering Limited	Other engineering activities	04 Aug 2023	117 days

Business Services in Forfar

Forfar Company Scorecard

1,109

Total Incorporations

589

Active Companies

518

Total Dissolved