Business Services in City of London

City of London Company Scorecard

Out of City of London's 127,586 total incorporated companies, 6,398 were formed in the last 12 months.

City of London's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in City of London include the 13,092 companies working in financial and insurance activities, 8,890 companies working in professional, scientific and technical activities, and 8,785 companies working in administrative and support service activities. The business sectors with the least activity include agriculture, forestry and fishing with 159 active companies, public administration and defence; compulsory social security with 154 active companies, and water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities with 116 active companies.

Company Trends in City of London

Looking at the big changes in City of London's businesses over the last five years, the biggest increase was in activities of other holding companies now making up 7.23% of active businesses, a total of 4,054 companies. The next big increase was other letting and operating of own or leased real estate which now makes up 4.54% of active businesses in City of London, a change of 55% from the 2.92% percentage share seen in 2018. Retail sale via mail order houses or via internet also saw positive growth, currently representing 2.21% of City of London's active companies.

Notable changes in City of London's business sectors include a rise of 36% in financial and insurance activities since 2018, a rise of 60% in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, and rise of 31% in real estate activities.