How many companies are there in Swanley?

There are 2,253 active companies in Swanley as of Dec 2023. In total, 3,797 companies have been incorporated, and 1,533 have been dissolved.

What is the most common type of company in Swanley?

Most companies in Swanley are categorised under: construction. This accounts for 581 companies.

What are the most common SIC codes in Swanley?

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

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

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

Swanley Company Services and Info (Dec 2023)

Out of Swanley's 3,797 total incorporated companies, 226 were formed in the last 12 months.

Swanley's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in Swanley include the 581 companies working in construction, 306 companies working in professional, scientific and technical activities, and 262 companies working in administrative and support service activities. The business sectors with the least activity include public administration and defence; compulsory social security with 7 active companies, agriculture, forestry and fishing with 6 active companies, and mining and quarrying with 1 active companies.

Business Sector	Current Active Companies	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Construction	581	975	371
Professional, scientific and technical activities	306	502	192
Administrative and support service activities	262	445	174
Real estate activities	222	291	68
Wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles	221	367	144
Information and communication	180	372	188
Financial and insurance activities	130	171	40
Human health and social work activities	102	170	68
Manufacturing	79	121	41
Other service activities	64	153	86
Accommodation and food service activities	62	123	57
Arts, entertainment and recreation	42	83	40
Transportation and storage	36	82	45
Education	32	66	33
Activities of households as employers	29	38	9
Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	19	33	14
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	8	21	13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7	8	1
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	6	10	4
Mining and Quarrying	1	3	2

Company Trends in Swanley

Looking at the big changes in Swanley'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 6.44% of active businesses, a total of 145 companies. The next big increase was buying and selling of own real estate which now makes up 3.51% of active businesses in Swanley, a change of 131% from the 1.52% percentage share seen in 2018. Construction of domestic buildings also saw positive growth, currently representing 3.11% of Swanley's active companies.

Notable changes in Swanley's business sectors include a rise of 52% in real estate activities since 2018, a rise of 33% in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, and rise of 11% in financial and insurance activities.

Company Type	Current Active Businesses	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Other specialised construction activities	155	254	95
Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	145	181	36
Management consultancy activities other than financial management	111	177	65
Development of building projects	99	159	55
Other business support service activities	96	203	100
Buying and selling of own real estate	79	101	22
Information technology consultancy activities	79	165	83
Activities of other holding companies	76	82	6
Construction of domestic buildings	70	88	17
Electrical installation	61	113	51
Activities of head offices	55	58	2
Other building completion and finishing	44	84	38
Construction of commercial buildings	44	77	29
Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation	43	80	36
Other service activities	39	88	47
Other professional, scientific and technical activities	37	70	32
Other information technology service activities	37	99	61
Combined facilities support activities	34	36	2
Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis	32	46	13
Other human health activities	31	50	19

Company Names & Word Choices in Swanley

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

Swanley's Oldest Companies

The oldest company in Swanley is Vandome & Hart Limited at 119 years, 6 months, and 6 days old.

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
00081097	Vandome & Hart Limited	Agents involved in the sale of machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft	30 May 1904	119 years
00248875	Swan Mill (Holdings) Limited	Activities of head offices	19 Jun 1930	93 years
00490728	Abbeyfields Limited	Recreational vehicle parks, trailer parks and camping grounds	20 Jan 1951	72 years
00545646	United Living (North) Limited	Development of building projects	10 Mar 1955	68 years
00671154	Scottish Fine Soaps Limited	Manufacture of soap and detergents	28 Sep 1960	63 years
00817560	United Living (South) Limited	Development of building projects	28 Aug 1964	59 years
00861294	Unico Limited	Wholesale of chemical products	12 Oct 1965	58 years
00911946	Thamesmead Business Services Limited	Wholesale of other intermediate products	28 Jul 1967	56 years
00934665	Edgar Court Residents' Association Limited	Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	28 Jun 1968	55 years
01041627	Kevin Karpets Limited	Retail of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised store	08 Feb 1972	51 years

Multiple Company Registrations in Swanley

Counting the number of companies registered at each address in Swanley, we have found that the top 10 addresses have 1,397 active businesses registered at them.

Addresss	Postcode	Active Companies
The Old Barn, Off Wood Street	BR8 7PA	322
The Old Barn, Wood Street	BR8 7PA	316
Office 2, Tweed House, Park Lane	BR8 8DT	290
8 White Oak Square, London Road	BR8 7AG	127
Riddingtons Ltd, The Old Barn Off Wood Street, Swanley Village	BR8 7PA	77
Riddingtons Ltd, The Old Barn, Off Wood Street	BR8 7PA	73
5 White Oak Square, London Road	BR8 7AG	65
8 White Oak Square, London Road	BR8 7AG	53
The Old Barn Off Wood Street, Swanley Village	BR8 7PA	44
Office 2 Tweed House, Park Lane	BR8 8DT	30

Swanley's Most Recently Formed Companies

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
15324831	Jm Hancock Limited	Video production activities	03 Dec 2023	3 days
15320734	H&L Cleaning & Support Services Ltd	Specialised cleaning services	01 Dec 2023	5 days
15322102	Bright Fleet Solutions Limited	Repair of machinery	01 Dec 2023	5 days
15322511	Kwa International Ltd	Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities	01 Dec 2023	5 days
15323082	Menns-Uk Ltd	Other urban, suburban or metropolitan passenger land transport (not underground, metro or similar)	01 Dec 2023	5 days
15318259	Workman Consulting Property Ltd	Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	30 Nov 2023	6 days
15310908	Se Cars Ltd	Other passenger land transport	27 Nov 2023	9 days
15312242	Conpi Contractors Ltd	Construction of commercial buildings	27 Nov 2023	9 days
15307109	Conditor Group Limited	Activities of other holding companies	24 Nov 2023	12 days
15307219	Conditor Properties Limited	Construction of domestic buildings	24 Nov 2023	12 days
15305290	Felton Films Limited	Motion picture, video and television programme post-production activities	23 Nov 2023	13 days
15298294	Corinne Brusco Ltd	Manufacture of footwear	21 Nov 2023	15 days
15298400	Mnr Developments Limited	Development of building projects	21 Nov 2023	15 days
15293982	The Active Learning Company Limited	Educational support services	20 Nov 2023	16 days
15294406	Hemsted Homes Limited	Development of building projects	20 Nov 2023	16 days
15293436	Cd Consulting Group Ltd	Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities	19 Nov 2023	17 days
15290684	Xcdt Limited	Agents involved in the sale of furniture, household goods, hardware and ironmongery	17 Nov 2023	19 days
15292797	Versa It Ltd	Management consultancy activities other than financial management	17 Nov 2023	19 days
15289251	Financial Lease Ltd	Advertising agencies	16 Nov 2023	20 days
15290267	27 Fleet Street Birmingham Limited	Buying and selling of own real estate	16 Nov 2023	20 days

Business Services in Swanley

Swanley Company Scorecard

3,797

Total Incorporations

2,253

Active Companies

1,533

Total Dissolved