How many companies are there in Darlington?

There are 4,600 active companies in Darlington as of Dec 2023. In total, 10,118 companies have been incorporated, and 5,017 have been dissolved.

What is the most common type of company in Darlington?

Most companies in Darlington are categorised under: wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles. This accounts for 635 companies.

What are the most common SIC codes in Darlington?

The most common SIC codes used by companies in Darlington are: other letting and operating of own or leased real estate; management consultancy activities other than financial management; and other business support service activities.

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

Businesses and companies in Darlington most commonly used the words SERVICES, DARLINGTON, PROPERTY, SOLUTIONS, and PROPERTIES in their company names.

Darlington Company Services and Info (Dec 2023)

Out of Darlington's 10,118 total incorporated companies, 732 were formed in the last 12 months.

Darlington's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in Darlington include the 635 companies working in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, 605 companies working in professional, scientific and technical activities, and 600 companies working in construction. The business sectors with the least activity include public administration and defence; compulsory social security with 10 active companies, mining and quarrying with 10 active companies, and electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply with 1 active companies.

Business Sector	Current Active Companies	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles	635	1,325	601
Professional, scientific and technical activities	605	1,329	643
Construction	600	1,431	701
Administrative and support service activities	498	1,353	789
Real estate activities	426	584	145
Accommodation and food service activities	328	786	390
Information and communication	272	702	385
Other service activities	267	566	263
Transportation and storage	263	601	290
Manufacturing	230	563	287
Human health and social work activities	210	530	292
Financial and insurance activities	158	287	121
Arts, entertainment and recreation	152	299	131
Activities of households as employers	113	133	17
Education	109	226	106
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	21	45	24
Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	18	36	16
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10	26	14
Mining and Quarrying	10	25	15
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1	13	11

Company Trends in Darlington

Looking at the big changes in Darlington'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 6.35% of active businesses, a total of 292 companies. The next big increase was packaging activities which now makes up 2.04% of active businesses in Darlington, a change of 9537% from the 0.02% percentage share seen in 2018. Buying and selling of own real estate also saw positive growth, currently representing 3.28% of Darlington's active companies.

Notable changes in Darlington's business sectors include a rise of 67% in real estate activities since 2018, a rise of 21% in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, and rise of 28% in transportation and storage.

Company Type	Current Active Businesses	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	292	360	62
Management consultancy activities other than financial management	202	471	232
Other business support service activities	174	559	351
Buying and selling of own real estate	151	205	52
Freight transport by road	141	302	133
Take-away food shops and mobile food stands	120	246	108
Hairdressing and other beauty treatment	108	181	66
Residents property management	108	124	14
Other service activities	105	275	145
Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	104	221	102
Packaging activities	94	125	31
Other specialised construction activities	87	209	99
Activities of other holding companies	83	106	22
Information technology consultancy activities	82	230	132
Development of building projects	80	163	71
Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis	78	112	32
Other human health activities	69	242	162
Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles	66	108	31
Other professional, scientific and technical activities	65	153	84
Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation	64	137	58

Company Names & Word Choices in Darlington

The top 5 most popular words used by active companies registered in Darlington are SERVICES, DARLINGTON, PROPERTY, SOLUTIONS, and PROPERTIES.

Darlington's Oldest Companies

The oldest company in Darlington is Middle East Holding Limited at 130 years, 4 months, and 8 days old.

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
00039338	Middle East Holding Limited	Other specialised construction activities	27 Jul 1893	130 years
00053171	Redde Northgate Plc	Activities of other holding companies	02 Jul 1897	126 years
00059051	Goode Durrant Administration Limited	Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles	05 Oct 1898	125 years
00081273	J.S.Limited	Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation	17 Jun 1904	119 years
00204157	Affleck And Moffat(Darlington),Limited	Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores	28 Feb 1925	98 years
00337183	G.Prudhoe & Company Limited	Printing	24 Feb 1938	85 years
00340742	Seaton Leng & Son,Limited	Funeral and related activities	27 May 1938	85 years
00374404	Fisher Outdoor Leisure Limited	Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments)	10 Jun 1942	81 years
00423769	Ray & Company(Hairdressers Sundries Men)Limited	Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics	15 Nov 1946	77 years
00464491	Bussey And Armstrong Limited	Development of building projects	11 Feb 1949	74 years

Multiple Company Registrations in Darlington

Counting the number of companies registered at each address in Darlington, we have found that the top 10 addresses have 1,022 active businesses registered at them.

Addresss	Postcode	Active Companies
43 Coniscliffe Road	DL3 7EH	236
73 Duke Street	DL3 7SD	143
23 Woodland Road	DL3 7BJ	121
19 Brignall Moor Crescent	DL1 4SQ	118
45 Brignall Moor Crescent	DL1 4SQ	111
2 Peel Court, 24 St. Cuthberts Way	DL1 1GB	76
Business Central 2 Union Square, Central Park	DL1 1GL	72
140 Coniscliffe Road	DL3 7RT	58
9 Pioneer Court, Morton Palms	DL1 4WD	51
67 Duke Street	DL3 7SD	36

Darlington's Most Recently Formed Companies

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
15326094	Jiahuka Food Trade Ltd	Wholesale of meat and meat products	04 Dec 2023	1 days
15326822	Figure Art Out Limited	Manufacture of other games and toys	04 Dec 2023	1 days
15327103	Lucy's Gifts Limited	Other food services	04 Dec 2023	1 days
15324961	Benchmark Developments Ne Limited	Construction of domestic buildings	03 Dec 2023	2 days
15323396	C & Cp Property Services Ltd	Other specialised construction activities	02 Dec 2023	3 days
15321128	Wcp Limited	Buying and selling of own real estate	01 Dec 2023	4 days
15318799	Zhang Eemerge Yue Limited	Retail sale of mobile telephones	30 Nov 2023	5 days
15319120	Fresh Groop Ltd	Wholesale of grain, unmanufactured tobacco, seeds and animal feeds	30 Nov 2023	5 days
15319254	Delightful Events Ltd	Event catering activities	30 Nov 2023	5 days
15319996	Hmc Cathedral Limited	Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	30 Nov 2023	5 days
15320107	Pinkheart Limited	Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds, fertilizers, pet animals and pet food in specialised stores	30 Nov 2023	5 days
15315808	M&T Print And Embroidery Ltd	Printing	29 Nov 2023	6 days
15317009	Atscale Digital Limited	Advertising agencies	29 Nov 2023	6 days
15318084	Widn Limited	Management consultancy activities other than financial management	29 Nov 2023	6 days
15312997	Furness Commercial Consultants Limited	Management consultancy activities other than financial management	28 Nov 2023	7 days
15315003	Rb Gas Works Ltd	Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation	28 Nov 2023	7 days
15315277	Darlet Ltd	Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	28 Nov 2023	7 days
15315358	Precision Couriers Uk Ltd	Packaging activities	28 Nov 2023	7 days
15315536	Robologix Ltd	Business and domestic software development	28 Nov 2023	7 days
15307121	De Vere Trading Ltd	Non-specialised wholesale trade	24 Nov 2023	11 days

Business Services in Darlington

Darlington Company Scorecard

10,118

Total Incorporations

4,600

Active Companies

5,017

Total Dissolved