How many companies are there in Wickford?

There are 2,876 active companies in Wickford as of Dec 2023. In total, 6,223 companies have been incorporated, and 3,335 have been dissolved.

What is the most common type of company in Wickford?

Most companies in Wickford are categorised under: construction. This accounts for 584 companies.

What are the most common SIC codes in Wickford?

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

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

Businesses and companies in Wickford most commonly used the words SERVICES, SOLUTIONS, PROPERTY, MANAGEMENT, and ESSEX in their company names.

Wickford Company Services and Info (Dec 2023)

Out of Wickford's 6,223 total incorporated companies, 366 were formed in the last 12 months.

Wickford's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in Wickford include the 584 companies working in construction, 395 companies working in administrative and support service activities, and 378 companies working in professional, scientific and technical activities. The business sectors with the least activity include public administration and defence; compulsory social security with 10 active companies, mining and quarrying with 2 active companies, and electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply with 2 active companies.

Business Sector	Current Active Companies	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Construction	584	1,175	563
Administrative and support service activities	395	1,255	828
Professional, scientific and technical activities	378	820	428
Wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles	329	706	365
Real estate activities	265	366	97
Information and communication	189	480	281
Other service activities	144	358	206
Manufacturing	136	281	143
Accommodation and food service activities	130	260	127
Transportation and storage	119	210	90
Human health and social work activities	107	205	97
Financial and insurance activities	90	175	81
Arts, entertainment and recreation	74	163	85
Education	41	81	39
Activities of households as employers	36	53	17
Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	19	30	11
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	10	21	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10	18	8
Mining and Quarrying	2	2	0
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2	6	4

Company Trends in Wickford

Looking at the big changes in Wickford'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 6.29% of active businesses, a total of 181 companies. The next big increase was freight transport by road which now makes up 2.5% of active businesses in Wickford, a change of 145% from the 1.02% percentage share seen in 2018. Buying and selling of own real estate also saw positive growth, currently representing 2.99% of Wickford's active companies.

Notable changes in Wickford's business sectors include a rise of 34% in real estate activities since 2018, a rise of 11% in construction, and rise of 64% in transportation and storage.

Company Type	Current Active Businesses	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Other business support service activities	220	909	663
Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	181	231	49
Management consultancy activities other than financial management	141	308	162
Buying and selling of own real estate	86	115	28
Other specialised construction activities	86	173	81
Development of building projects	85	129	41
Construction of domestic buildings	84	122	38
Other service activities	83	227	138
Freight transport by road	72	105	33
Information technology consultancy activities	62	185	123
Other building completion and finishing	61	130	66
Electrical installation	58	133	71
Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation	55	94	37
Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	54	87	33
Other construction installation	53	96	39
Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis	50	72	20
Activities of other holding companies	48	65	17
Construction of commercial buildings	47	160	109
Other human health activities	39	75	35
Other information technology service activities	38	121	79

Company Names & Word Choices in Wickford

The top 5 most popular words used by active companies registered in Wickford are SERVICES, SOLUTIONS, PROPERTY, MANAGEMENT, and ESSEX.

Wickford's Oldest Companies

The oldest company in Wickford is Bandarapola Ceylon Company Ltd at 131 years, 0 months, and 12 days old.

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
00037608	Bandarapola Ceylon Company Ltd	Other business support service activities	23 Nov 1892	131 years
00083329	The Guild Of Church Musicians	Activities of religious organizations	23 Jan 1905	118 years
00257373	A.W.May.Limited	Advertising agencies	26 Jun 1931	92 years
00270628	Hovefields Limited	Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	28 Nov 1932	91 years
00273143	A.N. Woodhams & Co. Limited	Wholesale of coffee, tea, cocoa and spices	18 Feb 1933	90 years
00357955	Macdowall Equipment Company Limited	Development of building projects	30 Nov 1939	84 years
00369501	Beauchamps Farms Limited	Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds	20 Sep 1941	82 years
00383366	Corley Bros.(Builders)Limited	Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis	18 Oct 1943	80 years
00388548	Legra Textiles Limited	Wholesale of textiles	03 Jul 1944	79 years
00393574	R.J. Prior & Son (Burnham) Limited	Building of pleasure and sporting boats	01 Mar 1945	78 years

Multiple Company Registrations in Wickford

Counting the number of companies registered at each address in Wickford, we have found that the top 10 addresses have 1,326 active businesses registered at them.

Addresss	Postcode	Active Companies
1 Sopwith Crescent	SS11 8YU	435
92 Friern Gardens	SS12 0HD	205
Construction House, Runwell Road	SS11 7HQ	152
12 Station Court Station Approach	SS11 7AT	143
1 Station Court, Station Approach	SS11 7AT	93
37 Heathercroft Road	SS11 8YA	89
Second Floor De Burgh House, Market Road	SS12 0FD	64
10 Market Avenue	SS12 0AB	58
3c Sopwith Crescent	SS11 8YU	48
12 Station Court, Station Approach	SS11 7AT	39

Wickford's Most Recently Formed Companies

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
15326707	John Stevens Racing Ltd	Other sports activities	04 Dec 2023	1 days
15326800	Mitchman Ltd	Construction of domestic buildings	04 Dec 2023	1 days
15323624	Wilkes & Co Accountants Ltd	Accounting and auditing activities	02 Dec 2023	3 days
15322716	Ssd Pro Cleaning Ltd	Window cleaning services	01 Dec 2023	4 days
15323177	Barista & Go Ltd	Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	01 Dec 2023	4 days
15315669	Clovismissy Ltd	Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods	29 Nov 2023	6 days
15316599	Cb Wholesale Ltd	Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	29 Nov 2023	6 days
15309822	Betts Engineering Ltd	Other specialised construction activities	27 Nov 2023	8 days
15311010	Wonchilly Limited	Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	27 Nov 2023	8 days
15307628	Afrezuan Management Limited	Management consultancy activities other than financial management	24 Nov 2023	11 days
15301519	Stirling Hartley Limited	Retail sale of watches and jewellery in specialised stores	22 Nov 2023	13 days
15290959	Sleyfar Limited	Retail sale of textiles in specialised stores	17 Nov 2023	18 days
15290969	Wickford Household Ltd	Other retail sale in non-specialised stores	17 Nov 2023	18 days
15291501	St Mitchell Investments Ltd	Activities of other holding companies	17 Nov 2023	18 days
15291502	Sj Mitchell Investments Ltd	Activities of other holding companies	17 Nov 2023	18 days
15288487	My Cut Wickford Ltd	Hairdressing and other beauty treatment	16 Nov 2023	19 days
15289890	Rishawan Summun Limited	Buying and selling of own real estate	16 Nov 2023	19 days
15285844	Yang Yulong Ltd	Agents involved in the sale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods	15 Nov 2023	20 days
15284918	Henagoy Consulting Limited	Management consultancy activities other than financial management	14 Nov 2023	21 days
15281673	Pro Building And Demolition Ltd	Construction of other civil engineering projects	13 Nov 2023	22 days

Business Services in Wickford

Wickford Company Scorecard

6,223

Total Incorporations

2,876

Active Companies

3,335

Total Dissolved