How many companies are there in Hackney?

There are 101,491 active companies in Hackney as of Dec 2023. In total, 200,016 companies have been incorporated, and 97,944 have been dissolved.

What is the most common type of company in Hackney?

Most companies in Hackney are categorised under: professional, scientific and technical activities. This accounts for 19,211 companies.

What are the most common SIC codes in Hackney?

The most common SIC codes used by companies in Hackney 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 Hackney use in their names most often?

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

Hackney Company Services and Info (Dec 2023)

Hackney Company Scorecard

Out of Hackney's 200,016 total incorporated companies, 31,136 were formed in the last 12 months.

200,016

Total Incorporations

101,491

Active Companies

97,944

Total Dissolved

Hackney's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in Hackney include the 19,211 companies working in professional, scientific and technical activities, 18,071 companies working in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, and 16,593 companies working in information and communication. The business sectors with the least activity include electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply with 278 active companies, water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities with 207 active companies, and mining and quarrying with 148 active companies.

Business Sector	Current Active Companies	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Professional, scientific and technical activities	19,211	33,819	14,435
Wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles	18,071	36,082	17,873
Information and communication	16,593	30,464	13,711
Real estate activities	14,631	19,889	5,131
Administrative and support service activities	11,589	31,702	19,839
Other service activities	6,094	12,643	6,482
Construction	5,938	12,449	6,361
Accommodation and food service activities	4,292	9,260	4,900
Human health and social work activities	4,127	7,523	3,371
Financial and insurance activities	3,716	7,546	3,786
Manufacturing	3,701	8,366	4,603
Arts, entertainment and recreation	3,588	7,247	3,613
Education	3,229	5,614	2,356
Activities of households as employers	2,202	3,153	945
Transportation and storage	1,882	4,168	2,262
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	454	859	404
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	358	901	537
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	278	503	225
Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	207	541	329
Mining and Quarrying	148	385	236

Company Trends in Hackney

Looking at the big changes in Hackney's businesses over the last five years, the biggest increase was in retail sale via mail order houses or via internet now making up 6.58% of active businesses, a total of 6,674 companies. The next big increase was buying and selling of own real estate which now makes up 6.82% of active businesses in Hackney, a change of 79% from the 3.81% percentage share seen in 2018. Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate also saw positive growth, currently representing 8.39% of Hackney's active companies.

Notable changes in Hackney's business sectors include a rise of 63% in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles since 2018, a rise of 48% in real estate activities, and rise of 15% in professional, scientific and technical activities.

Company Type	Current Active Businesses	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	8,516	10,744	2,175
Management consultancy activities other than financial management	7,388	12,993	5,541
Buying and selling of own real estate	6,924	9,074	2,116
Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	6,674	11,943	5,260
Information technology consultancy activities	5,834	10,268	4,406
Other business support service activities	5,688	20,052	14,142
Business and domestic software development	3,470	5,610	2,128
Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis	3,042	4,409	1,348
Other information technology service activities	2,952	5,460	2,475
Other service activities	2,691	6,280	3,547
Advertising agencies	2,549	4,447	1,889
Residents property management	2,139	2,982	839
Hairdressing and other beauty treatment	2,119	3,861	1,726
Other human health activities	1,924	3,371	1,440
Other professional, scientific and technical activities	1,887	3,207	1,307
Specialised design activities	1,852	2,942	1,087
Artistic creation	1,486	2,827	1,320
Development of building projects	1,467	2,933	1,399
Other education	1,456	2,326	860
Real estate agencies	1,421	2,428	995

Company Names & Word Choices in Hackney

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

Hackney's Oldest Companies

The oldest company in Hackney is The Mission To Seafarers Trust Corporation Limited at 130 years, 8 months, and 9 days old.

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
00038498	The Mission To Seafarers Trust Corporation Limited	Other business support service activities	24 Mar 1893	130 years
00063400	Thomas Briggs (London) Limited	Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	24 Aug 1899	124 years
00078368	Francis Bacon Society Incorporated(The)	General secondary education	20 Aug 1903	120 years
00078972	Exetex (Uk) Limited	Other service activities	29 Oct 1903	120 years
00084905	Purley Cricket Club Limited(The)	Development of building projects	09 Jun 1905	118 years
00090627	Dashtag	Activities of head offices	31 Oct 1906	117 years
00115703	Society Of Genealogists(The)	Other information service activities	08 May 1911	112 years
00137113	Ywca England & Wales	Other social work activities without accommodation	21 Jul 1914	109 years
00151054	E.M.Richford,Limited	Manufacture of other rubber products	27 Jul 1918	105 years
00175935	A.S.Bines,Limited	Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods	26 Jul 1921	102 years

Multiple Company Registrations in Hackney

Counting the number of companies registered at each address in Hackney, we have found that the top 10 addresses have 67,540 active businesses registered at them.

Addresss	Postcode	Active Companies
20-22 Wenlock Road	N1 7GU	36,315
86-90 Paul Street	EC2A 4NE	17,425
20 Wenlock Road	N1 7GU	7,644
3rd Floor, 86-90 Paul Street	EC2A 4NE	1,371
3rd Floor 86-90 Paul Street	EC2A 4NE	1,223
8b Ellingfort Road	E8 3PA	1,062
International House, 64 Nile Street	N1 7SR	709
6th Floor 9 Appold Street	EC2A 2AP	700
Finsgate, 5-7 Cranwood Street	EC1V 9EE	601
C/O 32 Castlewood Road	N16 6DW	490

Hackney's Most Recently Formed Companies

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
15320697	Xalan Ltd	Retail sale of computers, peripheral units and software in specialised stores	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15320703	Elite Gas Engineers Ltd	Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15320724	Terrywells Ltd	Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15320788	Blackrocket Ltd	Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15320794	Echoframe Ltd	Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians)	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15320882	Ms Maria Papas Ltd	Wholesale of dairy products, eggs and edible oils and fats	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15320935	Dumiverse Technologies Ltd	Ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15320939	Detrex Limited	Specialised cleaning services	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15320986	Adora Life Ltd	Wholesale of pharmaceutical goods	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321005	Hubb Investments Ltd	Activities of other holding companies	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321026	Gr National Assets Ltd	Buying and selling of own real estate	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321027	Foxgrove Group Limited	Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321036	Pedaled Provisions Limited	Other food services	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321038	Mykemsley's Limited	Development of building projects	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321051	Wall End Garage Ltd	Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321121	National Creative Awards Ltd	Other business support service activities	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321133	Pyramid Roofing & Pm Ltd	Roofing activities	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321144	Boomslang Productions Ltd	Motion picture production activities	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321149	Abbyiraqmac Ltd	Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321150	Keyhold Ltd	Residents property management	01 Dec 2023	2 days

Business Services in Hackney