Business Services in Oldham

Oldham Company Scorecard

Out of Oldham's 16,918 total incorporated companies, 1,677 were formed in the last 12 months.

Oldham's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in Oldham include the 1,761 companies working in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, 851 companies working in administrative and support service activities, and 829 companies working in construction. The business sectors with the least activity include agriculture, forestry and fishing with 16 active companies, electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply with 14 active companies, and mining and quarrying with 2 active companies.

Company Trends in Oldham

Looking at the big changes in Oldham'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 5.68% of active businesses, a total of 425 companies. The next big increase was retail sale via mail order houses or via internet which now makes up 4.85% of active businesses in Oldham, a change of 134% from the 2.07% percentage share seen in 2018. Buying and selling of own real estate also saw positive growth, currently representing 4.38% of Oldham's active companies.

Notable changes in Oldham's business sectors include a rise of 34% in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles since 2018, a rise of 85% in real estate activities, and rise of 13% in human health and social work activities.