How many companies are there in St Albans?

There are 8,518 active companies in St Albans as of Dec 2023. In total, 20,412 companies have been incorporated, and 11,474 have been dissolved.

What is the most common type of company in St Albans?

Most companies in St Albans are categorised under: professional, scientific and technical activities. This accounts for 1,640 companies.

What are the most common SIC codes in St Albans?

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

Which words do companies in St Albans use in their names most often?

Businesses and companies in St Albans most commonly used the words SERVICES, CONSULTING, MANAGEMENT, PROPERTY, and UK in their company names.

St Albans Company Services and Info (Dec 2023)

Out of St Albans's 20,412 total incorporated companies, 967 were formed in the last 12 months.

St Albans's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in St Albans include the 1,640 companies working in professional, scientific and technical activities, 1,316 companies working in information and communication, and 932 companies working in administrative and support service activities. The business sectors with the least activity include water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities with 24 active companies, public administration and defence; compulsory social security with 9 active companies, and mining and quarrying with 2 active companies.

Business Sector	Current Active Companies	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Professional, scientific and technical activities	1,640	3,715	1,959
Information and communication	1,316	3,285	1,852
Administrative and support service activities	932	3,184	2,139
Wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles	914	2,553	1,562
Construction	889	1,954	960
Real estate activities	856	1,337	423
Other service activities	402	896	466
Human health and social work activities	381	1,146	748
Financial and insurance activities	357	648	265
Accommodation and food service activities	339	805	419
Arts, entertainment and recreation	303	637	308
Manufacturing	272	705	369
Activities of households as employers	227	269	39
Education	216	421	198
Transportation and storage	128	345	202
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	30	39	8
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	27	52	21
Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	24	55	28
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9	32	23
Mining and Quarrying	2	15	12

Company Trends in St Albans

Looking at the big changes in St Albans'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 6.63% of active businesses, a total of 565 companies. The next big increase was buying and selling of own real estate which now makes up 3.59% of active businesses in St Albans, a change of 73% from the 2.07% percentage share seen in 2018. Activities of other holding companies also saw positive growth, currently representing 1.73% of St Albans's active companies.

Notable changes in St Albans's business sectors include a rise of 39% in real estate activities since 2018, a rise of 51% in financial and insurance activities, and rise of 8.9% in construction.

Company Type	Current Active Businesses	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Management consultancy activities other than financial management	667	1,605	893
Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	565	770	185
Other business support service activities	514	2,244	1,657
Information technology consultancy activities	395	1,276	844
Buying and selling of own real estate	306	474	142
Motion picture production activities	261	403	133
Other service activities	240	564	302
Development of building projects	228	522	247
Residents property management	224	259	32
Other professional, scientific and technical activities	200	433	228
Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	195	505	306
Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis	165	250	76
Other information technology service activities	161	527	335
Other human health activities	158	352	184
Construction of domestic buildings	157	282	119
Activities of other holding companies	147	190	37
Business and domestic software development	138	302	146
Television programme production activities	105	206	100
Accounting and auditing activities	100	226	121
Other specialised construction activities	100	201	95

Company Names & Word Choices in St Albans

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

St Albans's Oldest Companies

The oldest company in St Albans is Richard Griffin (1820) Limited at 131 years, 11 months, and 14 days old.

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
00035465	Richard Griffin (1820) Limited	Retail sale of books in specialised stores	22 Dec 1891	131 years
00064269	Npa Insurance Limited	Non-life insurance	23 Nov 1899	124 years
00082724	St. Albans Lawn Tennis Club Limited	Operation of sports facilities	30 Nov 1904	119 years
00087227	Camp Liberal Club & Public Hall Company Limited(The)	Renting and operating of Housing Association real estate	16 Jan 1906	117 years
00089767	Southend United Football Club Limited(The)	Operation of sports facilities	03 Aug 1906	117 years
00139302	C. & A. Roberts Limited	Manufacture of other fabricated metal products	11 Feb 1915	108 years
00145227	St.Albans Diocesan Board Of Finance(The)	Other business support service activities	03 Nov 1916	107 years
00191055	Felden Park Farms Limited	Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds	02 Jul 1923	100 years
00192888	St. Albans Townsend Bowls & Tennis Club Limited	Operation of sports facilities	04 Oct 1923	100 years
00234039	Keane Property Holding Limited	Agents involved in the sale of timber and building materials	13 Oct 1928	95 years

Multiple Company Registrations in St Albans

Counting the number of companies registered at each address in St Albans, we have found that the top 10 addresses have 2,177 active businesses registered at them.

Addresss	Postcode	Active Companies
Wellington House 273-275 High Street, London Colney	AL2 1HA	381
Wellington House, 273-275 High Street	AL2 1HA	349
Pendragon House, 65 London Road	AL1 1LJ	256
Censeo House, 6 St. Peters Street	AL1 3LF	214
Wren House, 68 London Road	AL1 1NG	202
2nd Floor 4 Beaconsfield Road	AL1 3RD	191
Censeo House, 6 Peters Street	AL1 3LF	172
Faulkner House, Victoria Street	AL1 3SE	157
Arquen House, 4-6 Spicer Street	AL3 4PQ	140
6b Parkway, Porters Wood	AL3 6PA	115

St Albans's Most Recently Formed Companies

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
15329654	Zoe Loves Drama Limited	Support activities to performing arts	05 Dec 2023	1 days
15327381	5aw Ltd	Management consultancy activities other than financial management	04 Dec 2023	2 days
15327488	Industrial Brands Limited	Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	04 Dec 2023	2 days
15324988	Ideal Glass Limited	Glazing	03 Dec 2023	3 days
15323256	Alvininley Ltd	Other retail sale in non-specialised stores	02 Dec 2023	4 days
15321753	Studio Griggs Ltd	Specialised design activities	01 Dec 2023	5 days
15322016	Tecdgsajen Trade Limited	Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods	01 Dec 2023	5 days
15322305	Nuk Properties Limited	Renting and operating of Housing Association real estate	01 Dec 2023	5 days
15322486	S A Albreshni Ltd	Hospital activities	01 Dec 2023	5 days
15322568	Street Roll Ltd	Wholesale of grain, unmanufactured tobacco, seeds and animal feeds	01 Dec 2023	5 days
15322938	Benhamin Makework Limited	Manufacture of plastic packing goods	01 Dec 2023	5 days
15319347	Goldeffssu Trade Limited	Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods	30 Nov 2023	6 days
15320131	We Are M And N Ltd	Travel agency activities	30 Nov 2023	6 days
15316248	Beyond Air Ltd	Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering	29 Nov 2023	7 days
15316739	Green Moon Service Ltd	Non-specialised wholesale trade	29 Nov 2023	7 days
15317376	Clinical Investments Limited	Activities of other holding companies	29 Nov 2023	7 days
15318138	Natura Luxe Limited	Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics	29 Nov 2023	7 days
15312841	Cherry Williams London Limited	Other service activities	28 Nov 2023	8 days
15315389	Pure Feel Golf Limited	Manufacture of other plastic products	28 Nov 2023	8 days
15310004	Anesi Lux Property Limited	Buying and selling of own real estate	27 Nov 2023	9 days

Business Services in St Albans

St Albans Company Scorecard

20,412

Total Incorporations

8,518

Active Companies

11,474

Total Dissolved