How many companies are there in Derry City?

There are 3,141 active companies in Derry City as of Dec 2023. In total, 5,017 companies have been incorporated, and 1,818 have been dissolved.

What is the most common type of company in Derry City?

Most companies in Derry City are categorised under: wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles. This accounts for 531 companies.

What are the most common SIC codes in Derry City?

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

Businesses and companies in Derry City most commonly used the words SERVICES, NI, PROPERTIES, DERRY, and DEVELOPMENTS in their company names.

Derry City Company Services and Info (Dec 2023)

Out of Derry City's 5,017 total incorporated companies, 495 were formed in the last 12 months.

Derry City's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in Derry City include the 531 companies working in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, 424 companies working in construction, and 417 companies working in real estate activities. The business sectors with the least activity include electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply with 15 active companies, mining and quarrying with 13 active companies, and public administration and defence; compulsory social security with 9 active companies.

Business Sector	Current Active Companies	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles	531	843	303
Construction	424	722	270
Real estate activities	417	515	91
Professional, scientific and technical activities	331	503	168
Accommodation and food service activities	266	480	207
Administrative and support service activities	216	404	185
Information and communication	201	361	159
Other service activities	189	288	97
Arts, entertainment and recreation	170	277	107
Manufacturing	132	223	87
Human health and social work activities	127	204	76
Financial and insurance activities	96	125	27
Education	88	129	40
Transportation and storage	52	111	58
Activities of households as employers	42	58	16
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	22	29	7
Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	18	32	13
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	15	27	11
Mining and Quarrying	13	17	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9	12	3

Company Trends in Derry City

Looking at the big changes in Derry City's businesses over the last five years, the biggest increase was in retail sale via mail order houses or via internet now making up 3.72% of active businesses, a total of 117 companies. The next big increase was buying and selling of own real estate which now makes up 5.19% of active businesses in Derry City, a change of 28% from the 4.04% percentage share seen in 2018. Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets also saw positive growth, currently representing 1.18% of Derry City's active companies.

Notable changes in Derry City's business sectors include a rise of 29% in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles since 2018, a rise of 33% in financial and insurance activities, and rise of 5.98% 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	237	280	41
Buying and selling of own real estate	163	201	36
Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	117	141	24
Management consultancy activities other than financial management	112	161	48
Other business support service activities	103	197	92
Other service activities	95	147	51
Development of building projects	91	151	49
Construction of domestic buildings	77	126	48
Take-away food shops and mobile food stands	66	132	65
Public houses and bars	62	89	24
Licensed restaurants	56	91	31
Electrical installation	48	71	22
Other human health activities	48	87	39
Information technology consultancy activities	48	84	35
Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating	45	66	20
Construction of commercial buildings	43	94	47
Business and domestic software development	43	62	19
Residents property management	41	56	15
Unlicensed restaurants and cafes	41	93	52
Other specialised construction activities	38	65	23

Company Names & Word Choices in Derry City

The top 5 most popular words used by active companies registered in Derry City are SERVICES, NI, PROPERTIES, DERRY, and DEVELOPMENTS.

Derry City's Oldest Companies

The oldest company in Derry City is Londonderry Chamber Of Commerce (Incorporated) at 137 years, 11 months, and 6 days old.

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
R0000486	Londonderry Chamber Of Commerce (Incorporated)	Activities of business and employers membership organizations	30 Dec 1885	137 years
R0000503	Mcconnell & Co.(Derry) Limited	Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	13 Jan 1913	110 years
NI000918	Hill's (Derry) Limited	Activities of other holding companies	23 Jul 1934	89 years
NI001065	Robert Keys & Company Limited	Agents involved in the sale of timber and building materials	05 Jun 1936	87 years
NI001071	Hunter Apparel Solutions Limited	Manufacture of workwear	25 Jun 1936	87 years
NI001299	Troy Estate Limited	Buying and selling of own real estate	18 Nov 1938	85 years
NI001349	A. E. Mccandless & Co. Limited	Manufacture of other wearing apparel and accessories	25 Apr 1939	84 years
NI001427	Mckinlay & Co (Derry), Limited	Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	31 Jan 1940	83 years
NI002927	H.G. Porter & Company, Limited	Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	20 Feb 1951	72 years
NI004331	Desmond Motors Limited	Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles	09 Jul 1959	64 years

Multiple Company Registrations in Derry City

Counting the number of companies registered at each address in Derry City, we have found that the top 10 addresses have 384 active businesses registered at them.

Addresss	Postcode	Active Companies
43 Clarendon Street	BT48 7ER	73
6 Bayview Terrace	BT48 7EE	64
8 Queen Street	BT48 7EF	64
52 Talbot Park	BT48 7TA	39
20c Balliniska Road	BT48 0NA	29
Foyle House Dunvale Park, Duncreggan Road	BT48 0AB	27
21-23 Clarendon Street	BT48 7EP	25
8 Columba Terrace	BT47 6JT	21
Unit 8 Quayside Centre, Strand Road	BT48 7PX	21
30 Clooney Terrace	BT47 6AR	21

Derry City's Most Recently Formed Companies

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
NI705880	Geke Limited	Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	05 Dec 2023	1 days
NI705883	Double East Limited	Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	05 Dec 2023	1 days
NI705894	Mikuro8 Ltd	Retail of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised store	05 Dec 2023	1 days
NI705898	Time For Ewe Cic	Other human health activities	05 Dec 2023	1 days
NI705911	Fin Moto Limited	Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories	05 Dec 2023	1 days
NI705918	Crystal Chow Limited	Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	05 Dec 2023	1 days
NI705919	Powerful Octopus Limited	Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	05 Dec 2023	1 days
NI705797	Dr. Cmg Aesthetics Limited	Specialists medical practice activities	04 Dec 2023	2 days
NI705798	Pine Tail Limited	Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	04 Dec 2023	2 days
NI705805	Colorful Bear Limited	Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	04 Dec 2023	2 days
NI705842	Derry Nails & Spa Ltd	Hairdressing and other beauty treatment	04 Dec 2023	2 days
NI705787	Halo Promotions Ltd	Event catering activities	03 Dec 2023	3 days
NI705781	Rentisphere Ltd	Data processing, hosting and related activities	02 Dec 2023	4 days
NI705725	White Winter Limited	Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	01 Dec 2023	5 days
NI705727	Sang Nails & Spa Ltd	Hairdressing and other beauty treatment	01 Dec 2023	5 days
NI705728	Karagh Enterprises Ltd	Management consultancy activities other than financial management	01 Dec 2023	5 days
NI705729	Cuckoo Elephant Limited	Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	01 Dec 2023	5 days
NI705731	Tree Sprouts Limited	Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	01 Dec 2023	5 days
NI705754	Wangyangfu Limited	Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	01 Dec 2023	5 days
NI705764	Ed Promotions Ltd	Public houses and bars	01 Dec 2023	5 days

Business Services in Derry City

Derry City Company Scorecard

5,017

Total Incorporations

3,141

Active Companies

1,818

Total Dissolved