How many companies are there in Crediton?

There are 933 active companies in Crediton as of Nov 2023. In total, 1,495 companies have been incorporated, and 556 have been dissolved.

What is the most common type of company in Crediton?

Most companies in Crediton are categorised under: construction. This accounts for 180 companies.

What are the most common SIC codes in Crediton?

The most common SIC codes used by companies in Crediton are: other letting and operating of own or leased real estate; construction of domestic buildings; and management consultancy activities other than financial management.

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

Businesses and companies in Crediton most commonly used the words SERVICES, DEVON, MANAGEMENT, CREDITON, and SW in their company names.

Crediton Company Services and Info (Nov 2023)

Out of Crediton's 1,495 total incorporated companies, 82 were formed in the last 12 months.

Crediton's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in Crediton include the 180 companies working in construction, 129 companies working in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, and 123 companies working in professional, scientific and technical activities. The business sectors with the least activity include education with 20 active companies, financial and insurance activities with 13 active companies, and electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply with 2 active companies.

Business Sector	Current Active Companies	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Construction	180	285	98
Wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles	129	223	91
Professional, scientific and technical activities	123	197	68
Manufacturing	73	105	29
Administrative and support service activities	71	127	53
Information and communication	65	120	54
Real estate activities	64	91	24
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	60	73	11
Other service activities	42	64	20
Accommodation and food service activities	39	70	30
Human health and social work activities	37	62	24
Arts, entertainment and recreation	34	52	18
Transportation and storage	23	44	21
Activities of households as employers	21	24	3
Education	20	36	16
Financial and insurance activities	13	24	11
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2	4	2
Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	0	1	1
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	0	10	9
Mining and Quarrying	0	1	1

Company Trends in Crediton

Looking at the big changes in Crediton's businesses over the last five years, the biggest increase was in construction of domestic buildings now making up 4.72% of active businesses, a total of 44 companies. The next big increase was other letting and operating of own or leased real estate which now makes up 5.04% of active businesses in Crediton, a change of 36% from the 3.7% percentage share seen in 2018. Other engineering activities also saw positive growth, currently representing 1.61% of Crediton's active companies.

Notable changes in Crediton's business sectors include a rise of 9.99% in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles since 2018, a rise of 6.11% in construction, and rise of 11% in administrative and support service activities.

Company Type	Current Active Businesses	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	47	56	9
Construction of domestic buildings	44	55	11
Management consultancy activities other than financial management	37	58	18
Mixed farming	33	41	8
Development of building projects	24	45	19
Other business support service activities	24	52	25
Information technology consultancy activities	23	38	15
Residents property management	21	24	3
Electrical installation	20	32	12
Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation	19	28	9
Other building completion and finishing	17	28	10
Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles	17	23	6
Other service activities	17	25	8
Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	16	28	12
Other engineering activities	15	19	4
Other professional, scientific and technical activities	14	23	7
Other human health activities	14	23	8
Other amusement and recreation activities	13	20	7
Other specialised construction activities	13	21	8
Hairdressing and other beauty treatment	12	17	4

Company Names & Word Choices in Crediton

The top 5 most popular words used by active companies registered in Crediton are SERVICES, DEVON, MANAGEMENT, CREDITON, and SW.

Crediton's Oldest Companies

The oldest company in Crediton is Edwin Tucker & Sons Limited at 124 years, 8 months, and 28 days old.

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
00060894	Edwin Tucker & Sons Limited	Other manufacturing	01 Mar 1899	124 years
00085767	Dart & Francis Limited	Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	06 Sep 1905	118 years
00202631	Thos.H.Sawyer And Son Limited	Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	23 Dec 1924	98 years
00254122	William Vaughan Holdings Limited	Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified	11 Feb 1931	92 years
00714957	Mentis Limited	Activities of other holding companies	09 Feb 1962	61 years
00813541	Crediton Milling Company Limited	Manufacture of prepared feeds for farm animals	22 Jul 1964	59 years
00842502	Robertson & Weir Limited	Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	24 Mar 1965	58 years
01036230	Graphic Plc	Manufacture of electronic components	24 Dec 1971	51 years
01039024	King William House Residents Association Limited	Residents property management	19 Jan 1972	51 years
01072306	Canberra Court Management Company Limited	Residents property management	18 Sep 1972	51 years

Multiple Company Registrations in Crediton

Counting the number of companies registered at each address in Crediton, we have found that the top 10 addresses have 733 active businesses registered at them.

Addresss	Postcode	Active Companies
138 High Street	EX17 3DX	191
128 High Street	EX17 3LQ	184
Lloyds Bank Chambers, High Street	EX17 3AH	146
4 Market Street	EX17 2AJ	91
128 High Street, Crediton	EX17 3LQ	40
1a Parliament Square, Parliament Street	EX17 2AW	26
130a High Street	EX17 3LQ	18
4 Market Street, Crediton	EX17 2AJ	16
96 High Street	EX17 3LB	12
C/O Wortham Jaques Ltd, 130a High Street	EX17 3LQ	9

Crediton's Most Recently Formed Companies

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
15308546	Lk Hospitality Devon Limited	Public houses and bars	24 Nov 2023	5 days
15300588	Enhyper Ltd	Information technology consultancy activities	21 Nov 2023	8 days
15282989	Move Your Container Ltd	Removal services	14 Nov 2023	15 days
15272245	Mark Dewick Health Care Solutions Ltd	Other human health activities	09 Nov 2023	20 days
15216426	Bespoke Rehab Ltd	Other human health activities	17 Oct 2023	43 days
15216648	Pikamath Creative Ltd	Motion picture, television and other theatrical casting activities	17 Oct 2023	43 days
15212455	Jeni Sneddon Ltd	Management consultancy activities other than financial management	16 Oct 2023	44 days
15207446	Beizhu Electric Appliances Ltd	Manufacture of electric domestic appliances	12 Oct 2023	48 days
15198726	Devon Hedgelayer Ltd	Landscape service activities	09 Oct 2023	51 days
15178081	Prestige Electrical Contractors (Sw) Ltd	Electrical installation	30 Sep 2023	60 days
15170967	Tandlerock Ltd	Other professional, scientific and technical activities	28 Sep 2023	62 days
15166220	Wedge Sales Consultancy Ltd	Management consultancy activities other than financial management	26 Sep 2023	64 days
15158167	Levante Futures Limited	Activities of other holding companies	23 Sep 2023	67 days
15150066	Sutton Gas Ltd	Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation	20 Sep 2023	70 days
15148356	Orange Cat Studios Ltd	Book publishing	19 Sep 2023	71 days
15122948	Broad Spec (Sw) Ltd	Construction of other civil engineering projects	07 Sep 2023	83 days
15120435	S T Plumbing & Heating (Sw) Ltd	Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation	06 Sep 2023	84 days
15095830	Forum Building Services Limited	Construction of commercial buildings	25 Aug 2023	96 days
15080849	Cms Plumbing & Heating (Sw) Limited	Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation	18 Aug 2023	103 days
15057859	The Yum Yum Spot Limited	Event catering activities	08 Aug 2023	113 days

Business Services in Crediton

Crediton Company Scorecard

1,495

Total Incorporations

933

Active Companies

556

Total Dissolved