Business Services in Glasgow

Glasgow Company Scorecard

Out of Glasgow's 103,091 total incorporated companies, 8,839 were formed in the last 12 months.

Glasgow's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in Glasgow include the 7,905 companies working in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, 6,040 companies working in professional, scientific and technical activities, and 5,330 companies working in real estate activities. The business sectors with the least activity include water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities with 181 active companies, public administration and defence; compulsory social security with 91 active companies, and mining and quarrying with 83 active companies.

Company Trends in Glasgow

Looking at the big changes in Glasgow'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 7.6% of active businesses, a total of 3,487 companies. The next big increase was retail sale via mail order houses or via internet which now makes up 3.83% of active businesses in Glasgow, a change of 147% from the 1.55% percentage share seen in 2018. Buying and selling of own real estate also saw positive growth, currently representing 4.16% of Glasgow's active companies.

Notable changes in Glasgow's business sectors include a rise of 31% in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles since 2018, a rise of 37% in real estate activities, and rise of 22% in human health and social work activities.