How many companies are there in Ballyclare?

There are 600 active companies in Ballyclare as of Nov 2023. In total, 825 companies have been incorporated, and 223 have been dissolved.

What is the most common type of company in Ballyclare?

Most companies in Ballyclare are categorised under: activities of households as employers. This accounts for 173 companies.

What are the most common SIC codes in Ballyclare?

The most common SIC codes used by companies in Ballyclare are: residents property management; management of real estate on a fee or contract basis; and other letting and operating of own or leased real estate.

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

Businesses and companies in Ballyclare most commonly used the words MANAGEMENT, NI, LAND, SERVICES, and MEWS in their company names.

Ballyclare Company Services and Info (Nov 2023)

Out of Ballyclare's 825 total incorporated companies, 45 were formed in the last 12 months.

Ballyclare's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in Ballyclare include the 173 companies working in activities of households as employers, 98 companies working in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, and 58 companies working in real estate activities. The business sectors with the least activity include mining and quarrying with 3 active companies, agriculture, forestry and fishing with 2 active companies, and activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies with 1 active companies.

Business Sector	Current Active Companies	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Activities of households as employers	173	176	3
Wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles	98	133	35
Real estate activities	58	72	13
Professional, scientific and technical activities	50	90	40
Construction	48	73	24
Manufacturing	45	60	15
Administrative and support service activities	30	49	19
Other service activities	24	32	7
Accommodation and food service activities	23	42	19
Arts, entertainment and recreation	21	38	17
Information and communication	16	32	16
Transportation and storage	15	20	5
Human health and social work activities	13	20	7
Financial and insurance activities	10	11	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	9	13	4
Education	6	9	3
Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3	5	2
Mining and Quarrying	3	3	0
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	2	3	1
Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies	1	1	0

Company Trends in Ballyclare

Looking at the big changes in Ballyclare's businesses over the last five years, the biggest increase was in manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes now making up 2% of active businesses, a total of 12 companies. The next big increase was retail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores which now makes up 2% of active businesses in Ballyclare, a change of 350% from the 0.44% percentage share seen in 2018. Retail sale via mail order houses or via internet also saw positive growth, currently representing 1.17% of Ballyclare's active companies.

Notable changes in Ballyclare's business sectors include a rise of 29% in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles since 2018, a rise of 64% in other service activities, and rise of 88% in financial and insurance activities.

Company Type	Current Active Businesses	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Residents property management	172	175	3
Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis	25	32	7
Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	24	28	3
Construction of domestic buildings	16	20	3
Management consultancy activities other than financial management	14	33	19
Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes	12	12	0
Retail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores	12	12	0
Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles	10	12	2
Production of electricity	9	13	4
Development of building projects	9	17	8
Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles	9	12	3
Take-away food shops and mobile food stands	9	19	10
Freight transport by road	8	12	4
Specialised design activities	8	9	1
Other service activities	8	8	0
Hairdressing and other beauty treatment	8	10	2
Advertising agencies	7	8	1
Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	7	10	3
Buying and selling of own real estate	6	10	4
Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories	6	6	0

Company Names & Word Choices in Ballyclare

The top 5 most popular words used by active companies registered in Ballyclare are MANAGEMENT, NI, LAND, SERVICES, and MEWS.

Ballyclare's Oldest Companies

The oldest company in Ballyclare is James Boyd & Sons (Carnmoney) Limited at 89 years, 7 months, and 29 days old.

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
NI000893	James Boyd & Sons (Carnmoney) Limited	Other mining and quarrying	31 Mar 1934	89 years
NI000908	Fred C.Robinson Limited	Processing and preserving of meat	23 May 1934	89 years
NI002081	Cairn Estates Limited	Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis	13 Jun 1946	77 years
NI002973	Ulster Roads, Limited	Construction of roads and motorways	07 May 1951	72 years
NI004210	Mallusk Quarries Limited	Other mining and quarrying	26 Jan 1959	64 years
NI005979	Shaftesbury Estate Of Lough Neagh Limited-The	Hunting, trapping and related service activities	12 May 1964	59 years
NI008936	Alexander Mcconnell Limited	Public houses and bars	16 Aug 1972	51 years
NI010855	Northern Ireland Junior Motor Cycle Club Limited	Activities of sport clubs	03 Sep 1975	48 years
NI011375	Dennison Properties Limited	Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	28 Jun 1976	47 years
NI012206	B. Craig & Co. Limited	Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores	15 Aug 1977	46 years

Multiple Company Registrations in Ballyclare

Counting the number of companies registered at each address in Ballyclare, we have found that the top 10 addresses have 613 active businesses registered at them.

Addresss	Postcode	Active Companies
12 Mill Road	BT39 9DY	231
29 Hillhead Road	BT39 9DS	123
6 Doagh Road	BT39 9BG	112
1c The Square	BT39 9BB	63
184 Rashee Road	BT39 9JB	28
Hopper & Co, 6 Doagh Road	BT39 9BG	22
1c The Square, Antrim	BT39 9BB	12
Tb Millar & Co, 6 Doagh Road	BT39 9BG	11
184 Rashee Road, Ballyclare	BT39 9JB	7
38 The Square, Ballyclare	BT39 9BB	4

Ballyclare's Most Recently Formed Companies

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
NI705373	Ajv Business Holdings Limited	Activities of other holding companies	24 Nov 2023	5 days
NI705046	Soccer Shed Ballyclare Ltd	Operation of sports facilities	20 Nov 2023	9 days
NI704670	Killen Studios Ltd	Video production activities	13 Nov 2023	16 days
NI704403	Jmzm Ltd	Hairdressing and other beauty treatment	08 Nov 2023	21 days
NI704106	Lolay Ltd	Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	01 Nov 2023	28 days
NI703882	Pinga Tech Limited	Agents involved in the sale of timber and building materials	27 Oct 2023	33 days
NI702567	C&N Creations Limited	Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	02 Oct 2023	58 days
NI702538	Creatembm Ltd	Renting and operating of Housing Association real estate	29 Sep 2023	61 days
NI702460	Ni Coffee Maps Ltd	Activities of tourist guides	27 Sep 2023	63 days
NI702313	Htko Ltd	Take-away food shops and mobile food stands	26 Sep 2023	64 days
NI702101	Mtr Consultancy Group Ltd	Management consultancy activities other than financial management	20 Sep 2023	70 days
NI701467	Brightly Moon Limited	Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	08 Sep 2023	82 days
NI701427	Apex Ni Property Services Ltd	Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis	07 Sep 2023	83 days
NI701274	Pfm Events Ltd	Other education	04 Sep 2023	86 days
NI700725	Field Sports Giveaways Ltd	Advertising agencies	21 Aug 2023	100 days
NI699937	Onthepodiumprizes Ltd	Other amusement and recreation activities	01 Aug 2023	120 days
NI699319	Robert Hutchinson Consultancy Ltd	Management consultancy activities other than financial management	18 Jul 2023	134 days
NI699098	Maemi Ltd	Non-specialised wholesale trade	10 Jul 2023	142 days
NI698761	Thornberry (Ballyclare) Land Management Ltd	Residents property management	30 Jun 2023	152 days
NI698437	Pcm Events Ltd	Photographic activities not elsewhere classified	23 Jun 2023	159 days

Business Services in Ballyclare

Ballyclare Company Scorecard

825

Total Incorporations

600

Active Companies

223

Total Dissolved