Business Services in Kirkby

Kirkby Company Scorecard

Out of Kirkby's 3,876 total incorporated companies, 311 were formed in the last 12 months.

Kirkby's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in Kirkby include the 371 companies working in construction, 263 companies working in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, and 204 companies working in manufacturing. The business sectors with the least activity include electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply with 9 active companies, activities of households as employers with 8 active companies, and mining and quarrying with 6 active companies.

Company Trends in Kirkby

Looking at the big changes in Kirkby's businesses over the last five years, the biggest increase was in other letting and operating of own or leased real estate now making up 4.53% of active businesses, a total of 82 companies. The next big increase was buying and selling of own real estate which now makes up 2.92% of active businesses in Kirkby, a change of 97% from the 1.49% percentage share seen in 2018. Activities of other holding companies also saw positive growth, currently representing 2.15% of Kirkby's active companies.

Notable changes in Kirkby's business sectors include a rise of 27% in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles since 2018, a rise of 43% in real estate activities, and rise of 50% in human health and social work activities.