Business Services in Luton

Luton Company Scorecard

Out of Luton's 38,357 total incorporated companies, 4,668 were formed in the last 12 months.

Luton's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in Luton include the 3,649 companies working in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, 2,755 companies working in construction, and 2,126 companies working in administrative and support service activities. The business sectors with the least activity include agriculture, forestry and fishing with 29 active companies, electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply with 16 active companies, and mining and quarrying with 10 active companies.

Company Trends in Luton

Looking at the big changes in Luton's businesses over the last five years, the biggest increase was in other letting and operating of own or leased real estate now making up 6.37% of active businesses, a total of 1,237 companies. The next big increase was buying and selling of own real estate which now makes up 5.1% of active businesses in Luton, a change of 99% from the 2.56% percentage share seen in 2018. Retail sale via mail order houses or via internet also saw positive growth, currently representing 4.36% of Luton's active companies.

Notable changes in Luton's business sectors include a rise of 41% in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles since 2018, a rise of 48% in real estate activities, and rise of 11% in construction.