Business Services in St Helens

St Helens Company Scorecard

Out of St Helens's 7,542 total incorporated companies, 669 were formed in the last 12 months.

St Helens's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in St Helens include the 570 companies working in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, 549 companies working in construction, and 418 companies working in professional, scientific and technical activities. The business sectors with the least activity include electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply with 11 active companies, agriculture, forestry and fishing with 11 active companies, and mining and quarrying with 2 active companies.

Company Trends in St Helens

Looking at the big changes in St Helens's businesses over the last five years, the biggest increase was in buying and selling of own real estate now making up 2.98% of active businesses, a total of 109 companies. The next big increase was retail sale via mail order houses or via internet which now makes up 2.76% of active businesses in St Helens, a change of 89% from the 1.46% percentage share seen in 2018. Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate also saw positive growth, currently representing 4.86% of St Helens's active companies.

Notable changes in St Helens's business sectors include a rise of 17% in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles since 2018, a rise of 28% in real estate activities, and rise of 17% in accommodation and food service activities.