Business Services in Salford

Salford Company Scorecard

Out of Salford's 23,366 total incorporated companies, 2,303 were formed in the last 12 months.

Salford's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in Salford include the 2,239 companies working in real estate activities, 2,084 companies working in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, and 1,431 companies working in professional, scientific and technical activities. The business sectors with the least activity include public administration and defence; compulsory social security with 27 active companies, agriculture, forestry and fishing with 26 active companies, and activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies with 7 active companies.

Company Trends in Salford

Looking at the big changes in Salford'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 11% of active businesses, a total of 1,305 companies. The next big increase was retail sale via mail order houses or via internet which now makes up 5.23% of active businesses in Salford, a change of 108% from the 2.52% percentage share seen in 2018. Buying and selling of own real estate also saw positive growth, currently representing 9.48% of Salford's active companies.

Notable changes in Salford's business sectors include a rise of 25% in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles since 2018, a rise of 23% in real estate activities, and rise of 11% in other service activities.