How many companies are there in Belfast City?

There are 18,757 active companies in Belfast City as of Dec 2023. In total, 30,809 companies have been incorporated, and 11,208 have been dissolved.

What is the most common type of company in Belfast City?

Most companies in Belfast City are categorised under: wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles. This accounts for 4,259 companies.

What are the most common SIC codes in Belfast City?

The most common SIC codes used by companies in Belfast City are: retail sale via mail order houses or via internet; other letting and operating of own or leased real estate; and other business support service activities.

Which words do companies in Belfast City use in their names most often?

Businesses and companies in Belfast City most commonly used the words NI, BELFAST, MANAGEMENT, SERVICES, and HOLDINGS in their company names.

Belfast City Company Services and Info (Dec 2023)

Out of Belfast City's 30,809 total incorporated companies, 4,320 were formed in the last 12 months.

Belfast City's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in Belfast City include the 4,259 companies working in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, 2,199 companies working in professional, scientific and technical activities, and 1,826 companies working in real estate activities. The business sectors with the least activity include water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities with 63 active companies, public administration and defence; compulsory social security with 39 active companies, and mining and quarrying with 30 active companies.

Business Sector	Current Active Companies	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles	4,259	5,984	1,580
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2,199	3,512	1,256
Real estate activities	1,826	2,626	724
Information and communication	1,641	2,988	1,313
Construction	1,410	2,714	1,114
Administrative and support service activities	1,269	2,495	1,152
Accommodation and food service activities	1,120	2,212	1,000
Manufacturing	1,071	1,799	629
Human health and social work activities	1,022	1,751	709
Other service activities	948	1,589	602
Financial and insurance activities	924	1,319	370
Arts, entertainment and recreation	735	1,220	463
Activities of households as employers	595	713	118
Education	419	655	231
Transportation and storage	333	664	294
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	278	406	109
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	86	153	62
Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	63	125	54
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	39	59	20
Mining and Quarrying	30	65	28

Company Trends in Belfast City

Looking at the big changes in Belfast City's businesses over the last five years, the biggest increase was in retail sale via mail order houses or via internet now making up 9.76% of active businesses, a total of 1,831 companies. The next big increase was agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods which now makes up 1.76% of active businesses in Belfast City, a change of 679% from the 0.23% percentage share seen in 2018. Activities of other holding companies also saw positive growth, currently representing 2.02% of Belfast City's active companies.

Notable changes in Belfast City's business sectors include a rise of 90% in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles since 2018, a rise of 22% in manufacturing, and rise of 25% in financial and insurance activities.

Company Type	Current Active Businesses	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	1,831	2,075	237
Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	944	1,223	246
Other business support service activities	613	1,313	668
Buying and selling of own real estate	591	958	329
Management consultancy activities other than financial management	589	955	360
Residents property management	589	697	108
Development of building projects	498	876	337
Other service activities	464	795	314
Activities of other holding companies	379	476	86
Information technology consultancy activities	366	715	341
Other human health activities	365	547	179
Business and domestic software development	363	561	191
Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis	351	475	118
Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods	331	376	42
Take-away food shops and mobile food stands	321	632	301
Other information technology service activities	246	491	236
Unlicensed restaurants and cafes	245	469	205
Non-specialised wholesale trade	241	332	87
Construction of domestic buildings	237	436	163
Other professional, scientific and technical activities	231	395	153

Company Names & Word Choices in Belfast City

The top 5 most popular words used by active companies registered in Belfast City are NI, BELFAST, MANAGEMENT, SERVICES, and HOLDINGS.

Belfast City's Oldest Companies

The oldest company in Belfast City is Ulster Bank, Limited at 156 years, 2 months, and 2 days old.

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
R0000733	Ulster Bank, Limited	Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation	01 Oct 1867	156 years
R0000078	Northern Ireland Chambers Of Commerce And Industry	Activities of business and employers membership organizations	24 Aug 1869	154 years
R0000749	Ulster Steamship Company,Limited	Sea and coastal freight water transport	28 Aug 1877	146 years
R0000732	Ulster Arcade (Brands') Limited	Security dealing on own account	20 Dec 1878	144 years
R0000747	Ulster Reform Club Building Company Limited - The	Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis	19 Sep 1881	142 years
R0000055	Ballymena Land Investment Company Limited - The	Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	04 Mar 1884	139 years
R0000547	Murray, Sons & Company, Limited	Other business support service activities	05 Mar 1884	139 years
R0000283	Harland And Wolff, Public Limited Company	General public administration activities	22 Dec 1885	137 years
R0000333	Pilgrim Investment (Northern Ireland) Limited	Other service activities	30 Apr 1891	132 years
R0000273	H.& J. Martin Limited	Construction of commercial buildings	19 Apr 1898	125 years

Multiple Company Registrations in Belfast City

Counting the number of companies registered at each address in Belfast City, we have found that the top 10 addresses have 1,400 active businesses registered at them.

Addresss	Postcode	Active Companies
248 Upper Newtownards Road	BT4 3EU	384
16 Mount Charles	BT7 1NZ	183
Feb Chartered Accountants, Linenhall Exchange, 1st Floor, 26 Linenhall Street	BT2 8BG	148
C/O Charterhouse Property Management Limited, 422 Lisburn Road	BT9 6GN	141
Forsyth House, Cromac Square	BT2 8LA	125
Suite 2b Cadogan House, 322 Lisburn Road	BT9 6GH	96
Aisling House, 50 Stranmillis Embankment	BT9 5FL	88
Unit 1 212-218 Upper Newtownards Road	BT4 3ET	83
46 Hill Street	BT1 2LB	80
17 Clarendon Road, Clarendon Dock	BT1 3BG	72

Belfast City's Most Recently Formed Companies

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
NI705708	Fengjiancheng Trade Limited	Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics	01 Dec 2023	2 days
NI705709	Suyuhong Trade Limited	Wholesale of furniture, carpets and lighting equipment	01 Dec 2023	2 days
NI705713	Hit The North Belfast Ltd	Management consultancy activities other than financial management	01 Dec 2023	2 days
NI705715	Zanyuyun Limited	Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	01 Dec 2023	2 days
NI705717	Kupkoom Uk Ltd	Other retail sale in non-specialised stores	01 Dec 2023	2 days
NI705719	Maliangsf Limited	Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods	01 Dec 2023	2 days
NI705720	Quantum & Commerce Ltd	Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	01 Dec 2023	2 days
NI705726	Zhangqunhz Limited	Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods	01 Dec 2023	2 days
NI705730	Chenhu Trading Ltd	Manufacture of watches and clocks	01 Dec 2023	2 days
NI705732	Yuyujieliang Trade Limited	Retail sale of textiles in specialised stores	01 Dec 2023	2 days
NI705733	Mayiping Limited	Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods	01 Dec 2023	2 days
NI705735	Luorui Trading Ltd	Wholesale trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories	01 Dec 2023	2 days
NI705737	Wangweidong Trade Limited	Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores	01 Dec 2023	2 days
NI705738	Lvxiaofu Limited	Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods	01 Dec 2023	2 days
NI705739	Cenchuxin Trade Ltd	Retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialised stores	01 Dec 2023	2 days
NI705741	Zhouqi Trading Ltd	Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics	01 Dec 2023	2 days
NI705742	Ouyang Trading Ltd	Manufacture of office and shop furniture	01 Dec 2023	2 days
NI705744	Weonshin Ltd	Manufacture of other games and toys	01 Dec 2023	2 days
NI705745	Tanghaoyu Trade Ltd	Manufacture of other technical and industrial textiles	01 Dec 2023	2 days
NI705748	Liangxiaohua Trade Ltd	Wholesale of pharmaceutical goods	01 Dec 2023	2 days

Business Services in Belfast City

Belfast City Company Scorecard

30,809

Total Incorporations

18,757

Active Companies

11,208

Total Dissolved