How many companies are there in Manchester?

There are 65,011 active companies in Manchester as of Dec 2023. In total, 147,795 companies have been incorporated, and 78,692 have been dissolved.

What is the most common type of company in Manchester?

Most companies in Manchester are categorised under: wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles. This accounts for 14,466 companies.

What are the most common SIC codes in Manchester?

The most common SIC codes used by companies in Manchester are: other letting and operating of own or leased real estate; retail sale via mail order houses or via internet; and buying and selling of own real estate.

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

Businesses and companies in Manchester most commonly used the words SERVICES, UK, MANCHESTER, MANAGEMENT, and PROPERTY in their company names.

Manchester Company Services and Info (Dec 2023)

Out of Manchester's 147,795 total incorporated companies, 13,741 were formed in the last 12 months.

Manchester's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in Manchester include the 14,466 companies working in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, 9,010 companies working in real estate activities, and 7,708 companies working in professional, scientific and technical activities. The business sectors with the least activity include electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply with 139 active companies, agriculture, forestry and fishing with 128 active companies, and mining and quarrying with 52 active companies.

Business Sector	Current Active Companies	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles	14,466	30,909	15,660
Real estate activities	9,010	13,409	3,963
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7,708	17,826	9,253
Administrative and support service activities	6,379	19,001	11,798
Information and communication	5,278	12,822	7,016
Human health and social work activities	4,603	9,084	4,295
Construction	4,493	11,646	6,260
Accommodation and food service activities	4,493	11,438	6,498
Other service activities	4,197	9,569	5,109
Financial and insurance activities	2,463	5,102	2,419
Manufacturing	2,106	6,649	3,997
Education	1,822	3,397	1,488
Arts, entertainment and recreation	1,778	3,694	1,807
Transportation and storage	1,563	4,689	2,958
Activities of households as employers	1,190	1,652	457
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	215	404	173
Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	146	423	242
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	139	305	139
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	128	300	163
Mining and Quarrying	52	181	116

Company Trends in Manchester

Looking at the big changes in Manchester's businesses over the last five years, the biggest increase was in retail sale via mail order houses or via internet now making up 7.24% of active businesses, a total of 4,709 companies. The next big increase was other letting and operating of own or leased real estate which now makes up 8.09% of active businesses in Manchester, a change of 71% from the 4.73% percentage share seen in 2018. Buying and selling of own real estate also saw positive growth, currently representing 5.88% of Manchester's active companies.

Notable changes in Manchester's business sectors include a rise of 46% in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles since 2018, a rise of 47% in real estate activities, and rise of 43% in activities of households as employers.

Company Type	Current Active Businesses	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	5,257	6,830	1,404
Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	4,709	8,191	3,419
Buying and selling of own real estate	3,822	5,633	1,643
Other business support service activities	3,082	11,226	7,595
Management consultancy activities other than financial management	2,382	5,838	3,141
Other service activities	2,379	5,898	3,363
Other human health activities	1,842	3,550	1,626
Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis	1,752	2,691	856
Information technology consultancy activities	1,625	4,291	2,473
Take-away food shops and mobile food stands	1,616	3,602	1,919
Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets	1,592	3,159	1,530
Development of building projects	1,433	3,159	1,497
Residents property management	1,149	1,517	364
Activities of other holding companies	1,079	1,464	332
Other information technology service activities	1,058	2,670	1,501
Business and domestic software development	1,011	1,866	787
Non-specialised wholesale trade	955	2,097	1,076
Hairdressing and other beauty treatment	953	1,915	915
Licensed restaurants	934	2,892	1,824
Other retail sale in non-specialised stores	891	1,785	868

Company Names & Word Choices in Manchester

The top 5 most popular words used by active companies registered in Manchester are SERVICES, UK, MANCHESTER, MANAGEMENT, and PROPERTY.

Manchester's Oldest Companies

The oldest company in Manchester is Manchester Law Society(The) at 152 years, 10 months, and 14 days old.

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
00005254	Manchester Law Society(The)	Solicitors	19 Jan 1871	152 years
00005418	Fallowfield Bowling And Lawn Tennis Club Limited	Licensed clubs	10 May 1871	152 years
00009117	Albert Bowling Club Limited	Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	16 Jan 1875	148 years
00009330	Manchester Literary And Philosophical Society	Other education	22 Mar 1875	148 years
00011136	Brookmann Home Manchester 1877 Ltd	Wholesale of textiles	19 Jan 1877	146 years
00011155	Old Trafford Bowling Club Limited	Leasing of intellectual property and similar products, except copyright works	26 Jan 1877	146 years
00011692	Prestwich Liberal Club Building Co Limited	Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	08 Sep 1877	146 years
00012886	Prestwich Conservative Club Building Company Limited	Buying and selling of own real estate	07 Mar 1879	144 years
00019836	Manchester Incorporated Law Library Society(The)	Archives activities	21 May 1884	139 years
00026926	The Manchester Chamber Of Commerce And Industry Limited	Activities of business and employers membership organizations	05 Jun 1888	135 years

Multiple Company Registrations in Manchester

Counting the number of companies registered at each address in Manchester, we have found that the top 10 addresses have 4,654 active businesses registered at them.

Addresss	Postcode	Active Companies
83 Ducie Street	M1 2JQ	810
132-134 Great Ancoats Street, Unit 620	M4 6DE	635
Bartle House, 9 Oxford Court	M2 3WQ	526
2nd Floor Parkgates Bury New Road, Prestwich	M25 0TL	485
International House, 61 Mosley Street	M2 3HZ	419
1st Floor Rico House George Street, Prestwich	M25 9WS	390
First Floor, 49 Peter Street	M2 3NG	385
Reedham House, 31 King Street West	M3 2PJ	356
349 Bury Old Road, Prestwich	M25 1PY	327
C/O Kjg, 100 Barbirolli Square	M2 3BD	321

Manchester's Most Recently Formed Companies

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
15320700	Gowebgo Limited	Business and domestic software development	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15320728	Hajime Ippo Limited	Other business support service activities	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15320730	Mamamaatorganicpress Ltd	Manufacture of fruit and vegetable juice	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15320740	Demelzewster Ltd	Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15320829	Gfjonesmcr Ltd	Banks	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15320834	Suleman Enterprises Ltd	Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15320877	Tegsjfv Limited	Wholesale of clothing and footwear	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15320981	Olelon Trading Ltd	Non-specialised wholesale trade	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321111	A Star Shwarma Ltd	Take-away food shops and mobile food stands	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321164	Drive Me Car Sales Limited	Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321314	The E-Cig Store Ltd	Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians)	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321465	Chilton Consultancy Limited	Other service activities	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321523	Chilton Land Limited	Development of building projects	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321630	Kalinon2 Ltd	Business and domestic software development	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321633	Sharkttyuli Ltd	Other retail sale in non-specialised stores	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321646	Mountainova Limited	Business and domestic software development	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321662	Latimer Law Ltd	Solicitors	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321736	Abh Einvest Ltd	Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321902	Picton Street Properties Ltd	Buying and selling of own real estate	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321965	Sham Hd1 Ltd	Hairdressing and other beauty treatment	01 Dec 2023	2 days

Business Services in Manchester

Manchester Company Scorecard

147,795

Total Incorporations

65,011

Active Companies

78,692

Total Dissolved