How many companies are there in Hillingdon?

There are 35,798 active companies in Hillingdon as of Dec 2023. In total, 70,574 companies have been incorporated, and 34,449 have been dissolved.

What is the most common type of company in Hillingdon?

Most companies in Hillingdon are categorised under: wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles. This accounts for 7,225 companies.

What are the most common SIC codes in Hillingdon?

The most common SIC codes used by companies in Hillingdon are: other letting and operating of own or leased real estate; buying and selling of own real estate; and retail sale via mail order houses or via internet.

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

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

Hillingdon Company Services and Info (Dec 2023)

Out of Hillingdon's 70,574 total incorporated companies, 7,913 were formed in the last 12 months.

Hillingdon's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in Hillingdon include the 7,225 companies working in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, 4,938 companies working in construction, and 4,537 companies working in real estate activities. The business sectors with the least activity include agriculture, forestry and fishing with 69 active companies, electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply with 47 active companies, and mining and quarrying with 41 active companies.

Business Sector	Current Active Companies	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles	7,225	13,742	6,403
Construction	4,938	9,154	4,057
Real estate activities	4,537	6,328	1,729
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4,268	8,422	4,032
Information and communication	3,776	8,049	4,156
Administrative and support service activities	3,246	7,841	4,465
Other service activities	2,390	5,192	2,759
Transportation and storage	1,790	3,580	1,752
Accommodation and food service activities	1,723	3,565	1,776
Human health and social work activities	1,581	3,287	1,688
Manufacturing	1,204	2,535	1,293
Financial and insurance activities	1,202	2,044	828
Education	853	1,542	676
Arts, entertainment and recreation	757	1,604	827
Activities of households as employers	493	709	213
Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	100	214	112
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	90	190	99
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	69	158	89
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	47	109	60
Mining and Quarrying	41	106	61

Company Trends in Hillingdon

Looking at the big changes in Hillingdon's businesses over the last five years, the biggest increase was in retail sale via mail order houses or via internet now making up 6.66% of active businesses, a total of 2,385 companies. The next big increase was other letting and operating of own or leased real estate which now makes up 8.15% of active businesses in Hillingdon, a change of 60% from the 5.1% percentage share seen in 2018. Buying and selling of own real estate also saw positive growth, currently representing 6.8% of Hillingdon's active companies.

Notable changes in Hillingdon's business sectors include a rise of 46% in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles since 2018, a rise of 39% in real estate activities, and rise of 4.47% in construction.

Company Type	Current Active Businesses	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	2,917	3,695	759
Buying and selling of own real estate	2,434	3,243	786
Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	2,385	3,827	1,432
Information technology consultancy activities	1,687	3,577	1,868
Other service activities	1,584	3,588	1,971
Management consultancy activities other than financial management	1,497	3,065	1,528
Construction of domestic buildings	1,437	2,300	851
Other business support service activities	1,406	4,117	2,618
Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis	890	1,341	437
Other information technology service activities	860	1,857	959
Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets	829	1,549	714
Development of building projects	771	1,483	672
Freight transport by road	687	1,364	660
Business and domestic software development	669	1,142	462
Construction of commercial buildings	661	1,403	718
Other building completion and finishing	660	1,160	483
Other specialised construction activities	631	1,179	527
Other human health activities	608	1,246	627
Other retail sale in non-specialised stores	524	926	394
Other professional, scientific and technical activities	501	1,083	565

Company Names & Word Choices in Hillingdon

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

Hillingdon's Oldest Companies

The oldest company in Hillingdon is Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Great Britain Limited at 135 years, 4 months, and 9 days old.

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
00027173	Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Great Britain Limited	Manufacture of soft drinks; production of mineral waters and other bottled waters	24 Jul 1888	135 years
00060572	Galliford Try Properties Limited	Development of building projects	07 Feb 1899	124 years
00084589	Shepherd Smith Limited	Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments)	15 May 1905	118 years
00092727	Society Of Laundry Engineers And Allied Trades Limited(The)	Activities of business and employers membership organizations	27 Mar 1907	116 years
00127383	Wiltshier Construction (Thames Valley) Limited	Construction of commercial buildings	25 Feb 1913	110 years
00133895	Earlydress Limited	Manufacture of other fabricated metal products	11 Feb 1914	109 years
00149328	F.Hinds Limited	Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians)	05 Jan 1918	105 years
00153496	Blue Dragon(Beaconsfield)Limited	Washing and (dry-)cleaning of textile and fur products	05 Mar 1919	104 years
00169129	Pastspeed Limited	Machining	19 Jul 1920	103 years
00185617	Manufacturers' Agents' Association Of Great Britain And Ireland (Incorporated)	Activities of business and employers membership organizations	09 Nov 1922	101 years

Multiple Company Registrations in Hillingdon

Counting the number of companies registered at each address in Hillingdon, we have found that the top 10 addresses have 6,233 active businesses registered at them.

Addresss	Postcode	Active Companies
2nd Floor College House, 17 King Edwards Road,	HA4 7AE	3,761
2nd Floor College House, 17 King Edwards Road	HA4 7AE	611
70-72 Victoria Road	HA4 0AH	317
1 Agincourt Villas, Uxbridge Road	UB10 0NX	311
Pembroke Lodge, 3 Pembroke Road	HA4 8NQ	253
65 Delamere Road	UB4 0NN	233
27a Maxwell Road	HA6 2XY	228
164 Field End Road	HA5 1RH	188
3 Brook Business Centre, Cowley Mill Road	UB8 2FX	166
C/O Giant Group Spaces, The Charter Building, Charter Place	UB8 1JG	165

Hillingdon's Most Recently Formed Companies

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
15320807	Aelius Ruislip Developments Limited	Buying and selling of own real estate	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321106	Celestial Beauty Services Ltd	Hairdressing and other beauty treatment	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321338	Rignall Garage Ltd	Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321379	Mouad Ltd	Other retail sale in non-specialised stores	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321418	V. Pryimak Logistics Ltd	Freight transport by road	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321469	Ihu Catering Ltd	Unlicensed restaurants and cafes	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321613	Oyster Finance Limited	Activities of mortgage finance companies	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321767	Furnishfinish Limited	Manufacture of other furniture	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321996	Brishenovis Ltd	Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321998	Gk Shopfitting Ltd	Electrical installation	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15322020	Quorax Ltd	Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15322069	Ahvaar Ltd	Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15322307	Moon Traders Ltd	Other retail sale in non-specialised stores	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15322365	Hospitality Horizons Ltd	Management consultancy activities other than financial management	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15322368	Buildwelldev Ltd	Development of building projects	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15322391	Mb Shopping Ltd	Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15322449	Yakom Global Store Ltd	Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15322536	Wenderella Ltd	Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15322597	Financial Frontier Investments Ltd	Activities of financial services holding companies	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15322645	Yuen Yan Trade Co., Ltd	Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	01 Dec 2023	2 days

Business Services in Hillingdon

Hillingdon Company Scorecard

70,574

Total Incorporations

35,798

Active Companies

34,449

Total Dissolved