How many companies are there in Loughton?

There are 5,411 active companies in Loughton as of Dec 2023. In total, 10,972 companies have been incorporated, and 5,278 have been dissolved.

What is the most common type of company in Loughton?

Most companies in Loughton are categorised under: construction. This accounts for 1,085 companies.

What are the most common SIC codes in Loughton?

The most common SIC codes used by companies in Loughton are: buying and selling of own real estate; other letting and operating of own or leased real estate; and other business support service activities.

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

Businesses and companies in Loughton most commonly used the words SERVICES, MANAGEMENT, PROPERTY, PROPERTIES, and LONDON in their company names.

Loughton Company Services and Info (Dec 2023)

Out of Loughton's 10,972 total incorporated companies, 679 were formed in the last 12 months.

Loughton's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in Loughton include the 1,085 companies working in construction, 928 companies working in real estate activities, and 658 companies working in administrative and support service activities. The business sectors with the least activity include public administration and defence; compulsory social security with 15 active companies, agriculture, forestry and fishing with 4 active companies, and mining and quarrying with 3 active companies.

Business Sector	Current Active Companies	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Construction	1,085	2,066	870
Real estate activities	928	1,290	331
Administrative and support service activities	658	1,690	945
Professional, scientific and technical activities	647	1,378	677
Wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles	541	1,292	674
Information and communication	372	875	462
Other service activities	355	680	298
Human health and social work activities	206	354	142
Financial and insurance activities	200	363	146
Accommodation and food service activities	181	427	226
Manufacturing	145	383	206
Arts, entertainment and recreation	144	323	169
Transportation and storage	139	340	188
Activities of households as employers	121	156	33
Education	93	180	85
Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	33	65	31
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	16	26	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	15	23	8
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	4	14	10
Mining and Quarrying	3	7	4

Company Trends in Loughton

Looking at the big changes in Loughton's businesses over the last five years, the biggest increase was in buying and selling of own real estate now making up 9.56% of active businesses, a total of 517 companies. The next big increase was other letting and operating of own or leased real estate which now makes up 8.41% of active businesses in Loughton, a change of 85% from the 4.55% percentage share seen in 2018. Construction of domestic buildings also saw positive growth, currently representing 3.14% of Loughton's active companies.

Notable changes in Loughton's business sectors include a rise of 49% in real estate activities since 2018, a rise of 24% in other service activities, and rise of 3.31% in construction.

Company Type	Current Active Businesses	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Buying and selling of own real estate	517	695	170
Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	455	559	94
Other business support service activities	387	1,127	675
Development of building projects	341	654	271
Management consultancy activities other than financial management	275	601	300
Other service activities	215	444	210
Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis	172	225	48
Construction of domestic buildings	170	255	74
Construction of commercial buildings	127	227	87
Information technology consultancy activities	127	335	196
Other building completion and finishing	119	236	103
Residents property management	117	146	28
Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	107	213	100
Other specialised construction activities	97	182	77
Activities of other holding companies	90	113	19
Hairdressing and other beauty treatment	89	147	55
Electrical installation	81	163	71
Other information technology service activities	78	191	101
Other human health activities	77	130	49
Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation	71	128	52

Company Names & Word Choices in Loughton

The top 5 most popular words used by active companies registered in Loughton are SERVICES, MANAGEMENT, PROPERTY, PROPERTIES, and LONDON.

Loughton's Oldest Companies

The oldest company in Loughton is Epping Sanitary Steam Laundry Company Limited at 119 years, 8 months, and 2 days old.

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
00080544	Epping Sanitary Steam Laundry Company Limited	Washing and (dry-)cleaning of textile and fur products	31 Mar 1904	119 years
00110440	Loughton Masonic Centre Limited	Activities of other membership organizations	28 Jun 1910	113 years
00216957	Spitalfields Market Tenants Association Limited	Activities of professional membership organizations	20 Oct 1926	97 years
00285787	Enfield Holdings Limited	Activities of head offices	16 Mar 1934	89 years
00309863	R. Cowing & Son Limited	Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	30 Jan 1936	87 years
00316490	Harry Fairhead Limited	Growing of other perennial crops	16 Jul 1936	87 years
00326668	Essex Construction Company Limited	Construction of commercial buildings	12 Apr 1937	86 years
00432029	H.E.Allen(Builders)Limited	Buying and selling of own real estate	28 Mar 1947	76 years
00479733	Hackney Cooperage Limited(The)	Development of building projects	18 Mar 1950	73 years
00485662	Levenson Properties Limited	Buying and selling of own real estate	24 Aug 1950	73 years

Multiple Company Registrations in Loughton

Counting the number of companies registered at each address in Loughton, we have found that the top 10 addresses have 1,566 active businesses registered at them.

Addresss	Postcode	Active Companies
Haslers, Old Station Road	IG10 4PL	225
3rd Floor Crown House, 151 High Road	IG10 4LG	193
Unit 6 Buckingham Court, Rectory Lane	IG10 2QZ	185
Abacus House, 14-18 Forest Road	IG10 1DX	161
3rd Floor, Sterling House, Langston Road	IG10 3TS	155
Haslers Hawke House, Old Station Road	IG10 4PL	144
124-126 Church Hill	IG10 1LH	141
Old Station Road	IG10 4PL	141
Honeycombe House, 167-169 High Road	IG10 4LF	114
13-17 High Beech Road	IG10 4BN	107

Loughton's Most Recently Formed Companies

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
15320826	Erina Properties Holding Ltd	Buying and selling of own real estate	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321030	Coffee Vocabulary Limited	Other service activities	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15322795	Cws Care Ltd	Other activities of employment placement agencies	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15320528	Fd Enterprises (London) Ltd	Other service activities	30 Nov 2023	3 days
15317844	Verin Limited	Unlicensed restaurants and cafes	29 Nov 2023	4 days
15318096	S&B Auto Solutions Ltd	Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles	29 Nov 2023	4 days
15313245	Mal (2) Limited	Other business support service activities	28 Nov 2023	5 days
15315102	The Homes Technique Ltd	Other human health activities	28 Nov 2023	5 days
15315430	Cliveden Asset Management Ltd	Management consultancy activities other than financial management	28 Nov 2023	5 days
15309542	Co-Lab Solutions Ltd	Artistic creation	27 Nov 2023	6 days
15310775	Pilates With Me. Emily Ltd	Physical well-being activities	27 Nov 2023	6 days
15306979	Amsprop Nv Limited	Buying and selling of own real estate	24 Nov 2023	9 days
15307959	Fairplay Transit Ltd	Freight transport by road	24 Nov 2023	9 days
15308047	Sp Mechanical Ltd	Other engineering activities	24 Nov 2023	9 days
15308622	Cee’s Car Rental Ltd	Taxi operation	24 Nov 2023	9 days
15301683	Oplex Care Ltd	Residential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuse	22 Nov 2023	11 days
15302269	D3 Talent Limited	Human resources provision and management of human resources functions	22 Nov 2023	11 days
15304131	Divine Coves Limited	Buying and selling of own real estate	22 Nov 2023	11 days
15297654	Trading With Dan Ltd	Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	21 Nov 2023	12 days
15300246	Hybreed Ltd	Other information technology service activities	21 Nov 2023	12 days

Business Services in Loughton

Loughton Company Scorecard

10,972

Total Incorporations

5,411

Active Companies

5,278

Total Dissolved