How many companies are there in Greenwich?

There are 23,625 active companies in Greenwich as of Dec 2023. In total, 49,209 companies have been incorporated, and 25,537 have been dissolved.

What is the most common type of company in Greenwich?

Most companies in Greenwich are categorised under: wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles. This accounts for 4,076 companies.

What are the most common SIC codes in Greenwich?

The most common SIC codes used by companies in Greenwich are: other letting and operating of own or leased real estate; retail sale via mail order houses or via internet; and management consultancy activities other than financial management.

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

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

Greenwich Company Services and Info (Dec 2023)

Out of Greenwich's 49,209 total incorporated companies, 4,926 were formed in the last 12 months.

Greenwich's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in Greenwich include the 4,076 companies working in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, 3,220 companies working in professional, scientific and technical activities, and 2,610 companies working in construction. The business sectors with the least activity include agriculture, forestry and fishing with 52 active companies, electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply with 37 active companies, and mining and quarrying with 33 active companies.

Business Sector	Current Active Companies	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles	4,076	7,967	3,861
Professional, scientific and technical activities	3,220	6,492	3,218
Construction	2,610	5,109	2,459
Information and communication	2,575	5,935	3,304
Administrative and support service activities	2,548	6,433	3,820
Human health and social work activities	2,363	4,440	2,072
Real estate activities	2,285	3,384	1,078
Other service activities	1,790	4,057	2,246
Accommodation and food service activities	1,319	2,709	1,371
Education	964	1,836	858
Manufacturing	885	1,816	914
Arts, entertainment and recreation	831	1,781	939
Transportation and storage	730	1,498	762
Activities of households as employers	637	858	219
Financial and insurance activities	557	1,229	662
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	143	242	97
Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	55	132	77
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	52	126	73
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	37	90	53
Mining and Quarrying	33	60	27

Company Trends in Greenwich

Looking at the big changes in Greenwich's businesses over the last five years, the biggest increase was in retail sale via mail order houses or via internet now making up 5.44% of active businesses, a total of 1,284 companies. The next big increase was other letting and operating of own or leased real estate which now makes up 6.12% of active businesses in Greenwich, a change of 89% from the 3.24% percentage share seen in 2018. Buying and selling of own real estate also saw positive growth, currently representing 4.84% of Greenwich's active companies.

Notable changes in Greenwich's business sectors include a rise of 59% in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles since 2018, a rise of 47% in real estate activities, and rise of 23% in accommodation and food service activities.

Company Type	Current Active Businesses	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	1,445	1,857	409
Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	1,284	2,085	800
Management consultancy activities other than financial management	1,280	2,683	1,379
Buying and selling of own real estate	1,144	1,610	461
Information technology consultancy activities	994	2,287	1,276
Other business support service activities	949	3,165	2,173
Other service activities	939	2,371	1,418
Other human health activities	900	1,707	804
Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis	602	894	284
Residents property management	598	759	159
Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets	580	900	319
Construction of domestic buildings	574	1,042	466
Hairdressing and other beauty treatment	455	891	436
Other information technology service activities	445	1,120	659
Development of building projects	413	745	326
Business and domestic software development	390	681	288
Construction of commercial buildings	389	810	416
Educational support services	379	656	274
Other building completion and finishing	377	679	299
Take-away food shops and mobile food stands	371	753	381

Company Names & Word Choices in Greenwich

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

Greenwich's Oldest Companies

The oldest company in Greenwich is The Palestine Exploration Fund at 143 years, 11 months, and 14 days old.

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
00013606	The Palestine Exploration Fund	Archives activities	19 Dec 1879	143 years
00021418	Blackheath Cricket Football And Lawn Tennis Company,Limited(The)	Operation of sports facilities	24 Jul 1885	138 years
00038751	Shaftesbury Society (The)	Pre-primary education	29 Apr 1893	130 years
00043694	Roberts Metal Packaging Ltd	Manufacture of light metal packaging	29 Mar 1895	128 years
00051090	Trinity Laban Conservatoire Of Music And Dance	First-degree level higher education	01 Feb 1897	126 years
00064335	W.Uden & Sons Limited	Funeral and related activities	28 Nov 1899	124 years
00113685	John Grooms	Other human health activities	16 Jan 1911	112 years
00129564	Davy & Company Limited	Wholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beverages	13 Jun 1913	110 years
00170887	Institute Of Patentees & Inventors	Activities of professional membership organizations	18 Oct 1920	103 years
00189399	Accountancy Tuition Centre (Kazakstan) Limited	Other professional, scientific and technical activities	20 Apr 1923	100 years

Multiple Company Registrations in Greenwich

Counting the number of companies registered at each address in Greenwich, we have found that the top 10 addresses have 1,601 active businesses registered at them.

Addresss	Postcode	Active Companies
Wellesley House, Duke Of Wellington Avenue	SE18 6SS	238
6 Green Lane Business Park, 238 Green Lane	SE9 3TL	205
Unit 9 Cable Depot	SE18 5NX	197
237 Westcombe Hill	SE3 7DW	175
Office Suite 29a, 3/F, 23 Wharf Street	SE8 3GG	168
Wellesley House Duke Of Wellington Avenue, Royal Arsenal	SE18 6SS	149
Office Suite 29a 3/F 23 Wharf Street	SE8 3GG	136
Unit 7 Mulberry Place, Pinnell Road	SE9 6AR	121
2b Haddo Street	SE10 9RN	114
4 Green Lane Business Park, 238 Green Lane	SE9 3TL	98

Greenwich's Most Recently Formed Companies

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
15320895	Angloepic Deals Limited	Agents specialized in the sale of other particular products	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321340	Panas Catering Limited	Take-away food shops and mobile food stands	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321358	7days Euro Cdt Ltd	Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321410	Clean & Clearance Ltd	Specialised cleaning services	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321607	Trollhat Services Limited	Accounting and auditing activities	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321690	Lextorps Services Limited	Bookkeeping activities	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15322204	Kit Vault Uk Ltd	Manufacture of sports goods	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15322239	Storybook Accounting Limited	Bookkeeping activities	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15322353	Flowers Groop Ltd	Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds, fertilizers, pet animals and pet food in specialised stores	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15322756	Ncfcs Ltd	Other cleaning services	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15322962	Mumly Careers Ltd	Regulation of health care, education, cultural and other social services, not incl. social security	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15323023	Hwe Movies Ltd	Performing arts	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15318371	Merchants Of Zion Ltd	Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	30 Nov 2023	3 days
15318405	Vuhosi Limited	Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified	30 Nov 2023	3 days
15318597	The Old Press Management Ltd	Residents property management	30 Nov 2023	3 days
15318619	Simon Reza Ltd	Sound recording and music publishing activities	30 Nov 2023	3 days
15318734	Easyfix Prop Ltd	Other building completion and finishing	30 Nov 2023	3 days
15318961	Anh Software Ltd	Business and domestic software development	30 Nov 2023	3 days
15318966	Haohasaa Limited	Retail sale of mobile telephones	30 Nov 2023	3 days
15318991	Therevolvestore Ltd	Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	30 Nov 2023	3 days

Business Services in Greenwich

Greenwich Company Scorecard

49,209

Total Incorporations

23,625

Active Companies

25,537

Total Dissolved