Business Services in Edinburgh

Edinburgh Company Scorecard

Out of Edinburgh's 70,834 total incorporated companies, 5,048 were formed in the last 12 months.

Edinburgh's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in Edinburgh include the 5,529 companies working in professional, scientific and technical activities, 3,794 companies working in administrative and support service activities, and 3,762 companies working in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles. The business sectors with the least activity include mining and quarrying with 108 active companies, water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities with 72 active companies, and public administration and defence; compulsory social security with 55 active companies.

Company Trends in Edinburgh

Looking at the big changes in Edinburgh'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 7.29% of active businesses, a total of 2,383 companies. The next big increase was buying and selling of own real estate which now makes up 4.52% of active businesses in Edinburgh, a change of 45% from the 3.12% percentage share seen in 2018. Retail sale via mail order houses or via internet also saw positive growth, currently representing 2.7% of Edinburgh's active companies.

Notable changes in Edinburgh's business sectors include a rise of 39% in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles since 2018, a rise of 30% in real estate activities, and rise of 34% in transportation and storage.