How many companies are there in Westminster?

There are 136,465 active companies in Westminster as of Dec 2023. In total, 275,170 companies have been incorporated, and 136,704 have been dissolved.

What is the most common type of company in Westminster?

Most companies in Westminster are categorised under: professional, scientific and technical activities. This accounts for 23,187 companies.

What are the most common SIC codes in Westminster?

The most common SIC codes used by companies in Westminster are: other business support service activities; management consultancy activities other than financial management; and other letting and operating of own or leased real estate.

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

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

Westminster Company Services and Info (Dec 2023)

Westminster Company Scorecard

Out of Westminster's 275,170 total incorporated companies, 22,002 were formed in the last 12 months.

275,170

Total Incorporations

136,465

Active Companies

136,704

Total Dissolved

Westminster's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in Westminster include the 23,187 companies working in professional, scientific and technical activities, 20,264 companies working in administrative and support service activities, and 18,208 companies working in information and communication. The business sectors with the least activity include agriculture, forestry and fishing with 332 active companies, public administration and defence; compulsory social security with 252 active companies, and water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities with 197 active companies.

Business Sector	Current Active Companies	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Professional, scientific and technical activities	23,187	44,670	20,624
Administrative and support service activities	20,264	53,492	31,572
Information and communication	18,208	35,300	16,474
Wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles	17,011	33,779	16,232
Real estate activities	16,972	27,414	9,766
Financial and insurance activities	15,008	25,376	10,053
Other service activities	7,838	17,049	8,951
Construction	7,103	16,915	9,067
Arts, entertainment and recreation	5,553	10,963	5,176
Accommodation and food service activities	5,256	11,163	5,602
Human health and social work activities	3,931	6,567	2,545
Manufacturing	3,572	7,832	4,030
Education	3,097	5,167	2,022
Activities of households as employers	2,527	3,287	745
Transportation and storage	2,076	4,170	1,930
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1,263	1,998	720
Mining and Quarrying	629	1,364	711
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	332	715	373
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	252	525	267
Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	197	453	243

Company Trends in Westminster

Looking at the big changes in Westminster's businesses over the last five years, the biggest increase was in retail sale via mail order houses or via internet now making up 4.09% of active businesses, a total of 5,584 companies. The next big increase was activities of other holding companies which now makes up 4.77% of active businesses in Westminster, a change of 75% from the 2.73% percentage share seen in 2018. Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate also saw positive growth, currently representing 6.34% of Westminster's active companies.

Notable changes in Westminster's business sectors include a rise of 46% in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles since 2018, a rise of 20% in financial and insurance activities, and rise of 12% in real estate activities.

Company Type	Current Active Businesses	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Other business support service activities	14,753	42,786	26,603
Management consultancy activities other than financial management	9,295	18,140	8,543
Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	8,659	11,549	2,708
Buying and selling of own real estate	6,596	10,979	4,092
Activities of other holding companies	6,515	8,692	2,117
Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	5,584	8,742	3,133
Other service activities	5,155	12,323	6,981
Information technology consultancy activities	4,385	8,388	3,917
Development of building projects	4,018	9,970	5,487
Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis	3,822	6,342	2,396
Other information technology service activities	3,315	6,716	3,274
Business and domestic software development	3,304	5,172	1,821
Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified	2,790	5,944	3,047
Residents property management	2,458	3,108	637
Other professional, scientific and technical activities	2,438	4,564	2,057
Activities of head offices	2,001	4,826	2,574
Artistic creation	1,956	3,807	1,753
Motion picture production activities	1,926	4,028	2,002
Advertising agencies	1,878	3,635	1,698
Licensed restaurants	1,634	3,790	2,025

Company Names & Word Choices in Westminster

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

Westminster's Oldest Companies

The oldest company in Westminster is British India Steam Navigation Company Limited at 167 years, 2 months, and 4 days old.

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
00000133	British India Steam Navigation Company Limited	Sea and coastal freight water transport	29 Sep 1856	167 years
00000529	B.L.Holdings Limited	Development of building projects	04 Nov 1856	167 years
00001160	City Of London Real Property Company Limited(The)	Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	11 Apr 1864	159 years
00004197	Pa Media Group Limited	News agency activities	06 Nov 1868	155 years
00005034	Incorporated Council Of Law Reporting For England And Wales (The)	Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals	28 Jul 1870	153 years
00006005	China Navigation Company Limited(The)	Activities of other holding companies	31 Jan 1872	151 years
00006400	The Girls' Day School Trust	Pre-primary education	26 Jun 1872	151 years
00007064	London Merchant Securities Limited	Activities of other holding companies	12 Mar 1873	150 years
00007132	Rio Tinto Western Holdings Limited	Activities of head offices	29 Mar 1873	150 years
00009635	British Chambers Of Commerce	Activities of business and employers membership organizations	28 Jun 1875	148 years

Multiple Company Registrations in Westminster

Counting the number of companies registered at each address in Westminster, we have found that the top 10 addresses have 35,055 active businesses registered at them.

Addresss	Postcode	Active Companies
7 Bell Yard	WC2A 2JR	9,058
85 Great Portland Street, First Floor	W1W 7LT	6,307
85 Great Portland Street	W1W 7LT	4,861
Stron Legal, The Clubhouse St James, 8 St James's Square, St James's	SW1Y 4JU	3,698
167-169 Great Portland Street, 5th Floor	W1W 5PF	3,248
101 New Cavendish Street, 1st Floor South	W1W 6XH	2,292
167-169 Great Portland Street	W1W 5PF	1,778
27 Mortimer Street	W1T 3BL	1,348
41 Devonshire Street Ground Floor Office 1	W1G 7AJ	1,290
3rd Floor 207 Regent Street	W1B 3HH	1,175

Westminster's Most Recently Formed Companies

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
15323235	69 Wpr Limited	Wholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beverages	02 Dec 2023	1 days
15320806	Regent & Wood Limited	Real estate agencies	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15320828	Hero Autonomy Limited	Manufacture of weapons and ammunition	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15320893	Mkgd Ltd	Management consultancy activities other than financial management	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15320959	Strive Store Limited	Other business support service activities	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15320961	Kenelm Limited	Activities of open-ended investment companies	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15320970	Sas Partners Ltd	Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321022	Nexagen Ltd	Other business support service activities	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321037	Rakha86 Ltd	Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321055	Crofts Investment Ltd	Activities of other holding companies	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321084	Safena Trading Ltd	Management consultancy activities other than financial management	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321122	Dc Clinic Ltd	Retail sale of cosmetic and toilet articles in specialised stores	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321141	Rhyl Revells Limited	Other sports activities	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321160	Novabyte Tech Limited	Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321168	Frame Bound Studios Limited	Video production activities	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321208	Uat-Uk Limited	Other education	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321215	Lombra Db Newco Ltd	Security dealing on own account	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321222	Anees Barkat Ltd	Activities of trade unions	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321224	Veup Uk Ltd	Information technology consultancy activities	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321239	Ahad Tech Consultants Ltd	Information technology consultancy activities	01 Dec 2023	2 days

Business Services in Westminster