How many companies are there in Stockport?

There are 9,181 active companies in Stockport as of Dec 2023. In total, 19,917 companies have been incorporated, and 10,350 have been dissolved.

What is the most common type of company in Stockport?

Most companies in Stockport are categorised under: wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles. This accounts for 1,358 companies.

What are the most common SIC codes in Stockport?

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

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

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

Stockport Company Services and Info (Dec 2023)

Out of Stockport's 19,917 total incorporated companies, 1,245 were formed in the last 12 months.

Stockport's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in Stockport include the 1,358 companies working in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, 1,351 companies working in professional, scientific and technical activities, and 1,117 companies working in real estate activities. The business sectors with the least activity include electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply with 22 active companies, agriculture, forestry and fishing with 21 active companies, and mining and quarrying with 11 active companies.

Business Sector	Current Active Companies	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles	1,358	2,897	1,452
Professional, scientific and technical activities	1,351	2,737	1,301
Real estate activities	1,117	1,566	415
Construction	869	1,950	956
Administrative and support service activities	865	2,556	1,568
Information and communication	795	2,134	1,266
Other service activities	576	1,547	936
Human health and social work activities	525	924	378
Accommodation and food service activities	476	1,229	715
Manufacturing	424	971	487
Financial and insurance activities	404	710	292
Activities of households as employers	347	407	59
Arts, entertainment and recreation	261	566	293
Transportation and storage	217	606	372
Education	207	394	181
Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	29	73	38
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	29	43	14
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	22	50	28
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	21	37	14
Mining and Quarrying	11	27	15

Company Trends in Stockport

Looking at the big changes in Stockport'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 7.64% of active businesses, a total of 701 companies. The next big increase was buying and selling of own real estate which now makes up 4.99% of active businesses in Stockport, a change of 87% from the 2.67% percentage share seen in 2018. Retail sale via mail order houses or via internet also saw positive growth, currently representing 3.2% of Stockport's active companies.

Notable changes in Stockport's business sectors include a rise of 55% in real estate activities since 2018, a rise of 22% in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, and rise of 30% in financial and insurance activities.

Company Type	Current Active Businesses	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	701	876	163
Buying and selling of own real estate	458	620	152
Management consultancy activities other than financial management	449	920	442
Other business support service activities	444	1,620	1,090
Residents property management	343	392	48
Other service activities	310	1,074	750
Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	294	524	221
Information technology consultancy activities	253	584	313
Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis	226	313	78
Development of building projects	217	420	184
Other human health activities	216	370	143
Activities of other holding companies	180	218	36
Other professional, scientific and technical activities	179	353	162
Other information technology service activities	159	380	205
Take-away food shops and mobile food stands	155	425	270
Hairdressing and other beauty treatment	153	286	121
Construction of domestic buildings	131	223	82
Business and domestic software development	124	287	159
Accounting and auditing activities	110	169	53
Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles	106	179	66

Company Names & Word Choices in Stockport

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

Stockport's Oldest Companies

The oldest company in Stockport is West Heaton Bowling Club Limited at 150 years, 4 months, and 22 days old.

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
00007464	West Heaton Bowling Club Limited	Other sports activities	11 Jul 1873	150 years
00026224	Edgeley Conservative Club Company Limited(The)	Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	05 Apr 1888	135 years
00050374	Kay's Atlas Brewery Limited	Public houses and bars	03 Dec 1896	127 years
00051053	William O'hanlon And Company Limited	Other manufacturing	29 Jan 1897	126 years
00059246	T.W.Bracher And Company Limited	Manufacture of other wearing apparel and accessories	21 Oct 1898	125 years
00059704	Bell & Co Limited	Public houses and bars	29 Nov 1898	125 years
00065741	H.G. Stephenson Limited	Agents specialized in the sale of other particular products	23 Apr 1900	123 years
00073106	Stockport Incorporated Law Society	Activities of professional membership organizations	16 Mar 1902	121 years
00100265	Stockport Golf Club,Limited(The)	Activities of sport clubs	13 Nov 1908	115 years
00104028	James Bowes Limited	Retail sale of watches and jewellery in specialised stores	13 Jul 1909	114 years

Multiple Company Registrations in Stockport

Counting the number of companies registered at each address in Stockport, we have found that the top 10 addresses have 1,911 active businesses registered at them.

Addresss	Postcode	Active Companies
Mynshull House, 78 Churchgate	SK1 1YJ	324
7 St. Petersgate	SK1 1EB	324
7 St Petersgate	SK1 1EB	299
Alpha House, 4 Greek Street	SK3 8AB	194
123 Wellington Road South	SK1 3TH	185
Riverside House Kings Reach Business Park, Yew Street	SK4 2HD	184
Minshull House, 67 Wellington Road North	SK4 2LP	114
Rohans House, 92-96 Wellington Road South	SK1 3TJ	98
Ground Floor, Discovery House, Crossley Road	SK4 5BH	97
136 Hall Street	SK1 4HE	92

Stockport's Most Recently Formed Companies

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
15320744	Bavolark Ltd	Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321797	Tl1500 Ltd	Information technology consultancy activities	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15322718	Hap Solutions (Holdings) Limited	Event catering activities	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15322892	Ocl Real Estate Limited	Development of building projects	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15322969	Boardgamist Ltd	Retail sale of games and toys in specialised stores	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15323059	The Simplicity Of Being Limited	Other human health activities	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15320482	Market Circle Ltd	Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	30 Nov 2023	3 days
15316255	Barof Ltd	Roofing activities	29 Nov 2023	4 days
15316978	Hcampbell Ltd	Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	29 Nov 2023	4 days
15314738	1st Rescue And Recovery Ltd	Other cleaning services	28 Nov 2023	5 days
15309008	Re-Con Joinery And Building Limited	Construction of domestic buildings	27 Nov 2023	6 days
15310297	Star Sweets Ltd	Retail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores	27 Nov 2023	6 days
15311056	Albert's Pie And Mash Limited	Take-away food shops and mobile food stands	27 Nov 2023	6 days
15311068	Cr Claims Limited	Financial management	27 Nov 2023	6 days
15311221	Sealed Forever Limited	Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	27 Nov 2023	6 days
15311456	Glenmore Recruitment Limited	Temporary employment agency activities	27 Nov 2023	6 days
15306646	H8mnysales Ltd	Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	24 Nov 2023	9 days
15306658	Educate Ethos Limited	Educational support services	24 Nov 2023	9 days
15307194	Sladenwood Holdings Limited	Activities of other holding companies	24 Nov 2023	9 days
15307195	Eco Slr Ltd	Environmental consulting activities	24 Nov 2023	9 days

Business Services in Stockport

Stockport Company Scorecard

19,917

Total Incorporations

9,181

Active Companies

10,350

Total Dissolved