How many companies are there in East Kilbride?

There are 2,956 active companies in East Kilbride as of Dec 2023. In total, 6,022 companies have been incorporated, and 3,056 have been dissolved.

What is the most common type of company in East Kilbride?

Most companies in East Kilbride are categorised under: wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles. This accounts for 474 companies.

What are the most common SIC codes in East Kilbride?

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

Which words do companies in East Kilbride use in their names most often?

Businesses and companies in East Kilbride most commonly used the words SERVICES, SCOTLAND, SOLUTIONS, PROPERTY, and EK in their company names.

East Kilbride Company Services and Info (Dec 2023)

Out of East Kilbride's 6,022 total incorporated companies, 489 were formed in the last 12 months.

East Kilbride's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in East Kilbride include the 474 companies working in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, 430 companies working in construction, and 415 companies working in professional, scientific and technical activities. The business sectors with the least activity include mining and quarrying with 7 active companies, agriculture, forestry and fishing with 6 active companies, and electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply with 5 active companies.

Business Sector	Current Active Companies	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles	474	927	451
Construction	430	841	410
Professional, scientific and technical activities	415	862	445
Real estate activities	266	397	131
Administrative and support service activities	254	689	431
Manufacturing	230	398	165
Accommodation and food service activities	224	480	256
Other service activities	209	402	193
Information and communication	175	420	244
Human health and social work activities	104	167	62
Financial and insurance activities	104	155	51
Arts, entertainment and recreation	96	197	101
Transportation and storage	90	225	135
Education	41	86	45
Activities of households as employers	20	34	14
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	17	18	1
Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	15	28	13
Mining and Quarrying	7	22	15
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	6	15	9
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	5	13	8

Company Trends in East Kilbride

Looking at the big changes in East Kilbride'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 6.12% of active businesses, a total of 181 companies. The next big increase was buying and selling of own real estate which now makes up 3.52% of active businesses in East Kilbride, a change of 86% from the 1.9% percentage share seen in 2018. Other human health activities also saw positive growth, currently representing 2.06% of East Kilbride's active companies.

Notable changes in East Kilbride's business sectors include a rise of 63% in real estate activities since 2018, a rise of 14% in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, and rise of 44% in human health and social work activities.

Company Type	Current Active Businesses	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	181	233	52
Management consultancy activities other than financial management	109	237	127
Buying and selling of own real estate	104	145	41
Other service activities	88	198	110
Other business support service activities	86	362	272
Take-away food shops and mobile food stands	80	167	87
Hairdressing and other beauty treatment	73	120	47
Other specialised construction activities	66	134	68
Information technology consultancy activities	65	154	90
Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	62	135	73
Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles	61	101	40
Other human health activities	61	97	35
Other professional, scientific and technical activities	57	114	57
Joinery installation	55	107	52
Electrical installation	53	106	53
Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation	48	85	37
Activities of other holding companies	45	49	4
Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis	41	73	32
Development of building projects	41	78	37
Construction of domestic buildings	40	74	34

Company Names & Word Choices in East Kilbride

The top 5 most popular words used by active companies registered in East Kilbride are SERVICES, SCOTLAND, SOLUTIONS, PROPERTY, and EK.

East Kilbride's Oldest Companies

The oldest company in East Kilbride is Transkem Plant Limited at 89 years, 4 months, and 23 days old.

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
SC017991	Transkem Plant Limited	Manufacture of metal forming machinery	12 Jul 1934	89 years
SC018343	J.W. Galloway Limited	Production of meat and poultry meat products	01 Mar 1935	88 years
SC020547	Merson Signs Limited	Other business support service activities	29 Jul 1938	85 years
SC022893	Ecosse Hospital Products Limited	Wholesale of pharmaceutical goods	16 Aug 1944	79 years
SC031604	Multi Packaging Solutions Hillington Limited	Printing	15 Jun 1956	67 years
SC032590	Autoscan Limited	Manufacture of office machinery and equipment (except computers and peripheral equipment)	01 Oct 1957	66 years
SC033670	John P Fenton & Sons Limited	Other human health activities	13 Feb 1959	64 years
SC034869	Lismor Investments (Glasgow) Limited	Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified	10 Feb 1960	63 years
SC036959	Minard Development Company Limited	Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	10 Nov 1961	62 years
SC036999	Simpson-Brown Limited	Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	21 Nov 1961	62 years

Multiple Company Registrations in East Kilbride

Counting the number of companies registered at each address in East Kilbride, we have found that the top 10 addresses have 482 active businesses registered at them.

Addresss	Postcode	Active Companies
33 Kittoch Street, East Kilbride	G74 4JW	119
E K Business Centre 14 Stroud Road, East Kilbride	G75 0YA	83
Suite 3 & 4 Orbital House 3 Redwood Crescent, East Kilbride	G74 5PA	54
6b Hunter Street, East Kilbride	G74 4LZ	51
25 Fenton Place	G75 9FL	39
21 Hunter Street, East Kilbride	G74 4LZ	35
Unit 17 Colvilles Park, East Kilbride	G75 0GZ	30
Unit 17 Colvilles Park, Kelvin Industrial Estate	G75 0GZ	26
Redwood House 5 Redwood Crescent, Peel Park	G74 5PA	24
Glen Drummond Fa Llp, 12 Carron Place, Kelvin Industrial Estate, East Kilbride	G75 0YL	21

East Kilbride's Most Recently Formed Companies

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
SC791214	Kalco Trading Limited	Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians)	01 Dec 2023	4 days
SC791055	Firefly Veterinary Services Ltd	Veterinary activities	30 Nov 2023	5 days
SC791059	Gainline Strength Ltd	Fitness facilities	30 Nov 2023	5 days
SC791098	Immi Tea Club Limited	Unlicensed restaurants and cafes	30 Nov 2023	5 days
SC790856	Prod5 Ltd	Window cleaning services	29 Nov 2023	6 days
SC790890	Sprinklesexpressek Limited	Other food services	29 Nov 2023	6 days
SC790931	Heaps Of Parts Ltd	Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	29 Nov 2023	6 days
SC790948	Shield Vehicle Security Ltd	Security systems service activities	29 Nov 2023	6 days
SC790657	Jw Event Solutions Ltd	Other business support service activities	28 Nov 2023	7 days
SC790717	Amber Fire Door Inspections Ltd	Fire service activities	28 Nov 2023	7 days
SC790765	Visinexus 2 Limited	Other business support service activities	28 Nov 2023	7 days
SC790596	Total Treecall Ltd	Landscape service activities	27 Nov 2023	8 days
SC790606	Stylish Stars Limited	Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores	27 Nov 2023	8 days
SC790617	Setvolt Ltd	Electrical installation	27 Nov 2023	8 days
SC790626	Gigatalent 2 Limited	Other business support service activities	27 Nov 2023	8 days
SC790632	Synapseforge 2 Limited	Other business support service activities	27 Nov 2023	8 days
SC790271	Gateway Product Solutions Ltd	Other engineering activities	23 Nov 2023	12 days
SC790331	Lumenloom Studio Ltd	Electrical installation	23 Nov 2023	12 days
SC790352	Synapseforge Limited	Other information technology service activities	23 Nov 2023	12 days
SC790401	Visinexus Limited	Information technology consultancy activities	23 Nov 2023	12 days

Business Services in East Kilbride

East Kilbride Company Scorecard

6,022

Total Incorporations

2,956

Active Companies

3,056

Total Dissolved