How many companies are there in Abingdon?

There are 1,665 active companies in Abingdon as of Nov 2023. In total, 3,186 companies have been incorporated, and 1,515 have been dissolved.

What is the most common type of company in Abingdon?

Most companies in Abingdon are categorised under: professional, scientific and technical activities. This accounts for 273 companies.

What are the most common SIC codes in Abingdon?

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

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

Businesses and companies in Abingdon most commonly used the words CONRAD, MANAGEMENT, SERVICES, ABINGDON, and OXFORD in their company names.

Abingdon Company Services and Info (Nov 2023)

Out of Abingdon's 3,186 total incorporated companies, 195 were formed in the last 12 months.

Abingdon's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in Abingdon include the 273 companies working in professional, scientific and technical activities, 216 companies working in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, and 180 companies working in construction. The business sectors with the least activity include public administration and defence; compulsory social security with 6 active companies, water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities with 4 active companies, and activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies with 1 active companies.

Business Sector	Current Active Companies	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Professional, scientific and technical activities	273	586	300
Wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles	216	476	251
Construction	180	300	111
Administrative and support service activities	177	423	242
Information and communication	176	363	181
Real estate activities	129	172	41
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	108	117	8
Other service activities	79	177	96
Manufacturing	78	169	89
Education	76	112	35
Human health and social work activities	71	128	56
Accommodation and food service activities	64	122	57
Financial and insurance activities	55	69	14
Transportation and storage	53	118	65
Activities of households as employers	46	56	10
Arts, entertainment and recreation	37	73	34
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	7	15	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6	8	2
Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	4	8	4
Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies	1	1	0

Company Trends in Abingdon

Looking at the big changes in Abingdon's businesses over the last five years, the biggest increase was in production of electricity now making up 6.25% of active businesses, a total of 104 companies. The next big increase was retail sale via mail order houses or via internet which now makes up 4.15% of active businesses in Abingdon, a change of 221% from the 1.29% percentage share seen in 2018. Activities of other holding companies also saw positive growth, currently representing 2.22% of Abingdon's active companies.

Notable changes in Abingdon's business sectors include a rise of 105% in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply since 2018, a rise of 169% in financial and insurance activities, and rise of 16% in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles.

Company Type	Current Active Businesses	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Production of electricity	104	111	6
Management consultancy activities other than financial management	102	214	104
Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	82	101	17
Other business support service activities	81	236	153
Information technology consultancy activities	70	155	84
Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	69	151	82
Development of building projects	50	74	22
Other professional, scientific and technical activities	49	83	33
Residents property management	46	53	7
Activities of other holding companies	37	39	2
Other service activities	35	102	66
Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis	33	41	8
Buying and selling of own real estate	32	44	12
Other information technology service activities	31	64	30
Business and domestic software development	30	52	22
Freight transport by road	29	61	32
Construction of domestic buildings	29	44	14
Other human health activities	24	48	23
Other education	23	32	9
General cleaning of buildings	21	43	22

Company Names & Word Choices in Abingdon

The top 5 most popular words used by active companies registered in Abingdon are CONRAD, MANAGEMENT, SERVICES, ABINGDON, and OXFORD.

Abingdon's Oldest Companies

The oldest company in Abingdon is Strict Baptist Mission(The) at 116 years, 3 months, and 30 days old.

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
00094404	Strict Baptist Mission(The)	Other social work activities without accommodation	30 Jul 1907	116 years
00204800	Thomas Leach Limited	Printing	26 Mar 1925	98 years
00301324	Bible Reading Fellowship(The)	Book publishing	30 May 1935	88 years
00375144	S.J.Wharton Limited	Agents involved in the sale of fuels, ores, metals and industrial chemicals	20 Jul 1942	81 years
00393871	Padworth Estates Limited	Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	12 Mar 1945	78 years
00420818	Morris Publishing Limited	Other publishing activities	04 Oct 1946	77 years
00441154	Listan Publications Limited	Other publishing activities	23 Aug 1947	76 years
00469937	Thames View (Holdings) Limited	Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis	22 Jun 1949	74 years
00501092	Coxeters,Limited	Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	08 Nov 1951	72 years
00610491	Sit Uk Ltd	Retail of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised store	29 Aug 1958	65 years

Multiple Company Registrations in Abingdon

Counting the number of companies registered at each address in Abingdon, we have found that the top 10 addresses have 507 active businesses registered at them.

Addresss	Postcode	Active Companies
5 The Chambers, Vineyard	OX14 3PX	125
Suites D&E Windrush Court, Blacklands Way	OX14 1SY	115
Suite I Windrush Court, Abingdon Business Park	OX14 1SY	65
10 Broad Street	OX14 3LH	50
Victoria House, 10 Broad Street	OX14 3LH	45
The Lambourn, Wyndyke Furlong	OX14 1UJ	32
Merchant House, 5 East St. Helen Street	OX14 5EG	32
28 The Quadrant, Barton Lane	OX14 3YS	17
10 Broad Street, Abingdon	OX14 3LH	13
Ability House, 21 Nuffield Way	OX14 1RL	13

Abingdon's Most Recently Formed Companies

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
15306653	Mountain Warlock Brewing Ltd	Manufacture of beer	24 Nov 2023	5 days
15307128	Giba Express Limited	Freight transport by road	24 Nov 2023	5 days
15302019	Oak Lane Homes (Elmswell) Limited	Development of building projects	22 Nov 2023	7 days
15300263	Excelnet Solutions Ltd	Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	21 Nov 2023	8 days
15288489	Jp's Diner Abingdon Ltd	Take-away food shops and mobile food stands	16 Nov 2023	13 days
15290302	Oxcyber Cic	Activities of professional membership organizations	16 Nov 2023	13 days
15283173	Daniel Butler Coo Limited	Other retail sale in non-specialised stores	14 Nov 2023	15 days
15283401	Venflow Ltd	Advertising agencies	14 Nov 2023	15 days
15277701	Apex Plumbing And Property Solutions Ltd	Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation	13 Nov 2023	16 days
15279353	Sentido Ltd	Business and domestic software development	13 Nov 2023	16 days
15276578	Jireh Homes Support Ltd	Other information technology service activities	10 Nov 2023	19 days
15269308	Rlc Consultancy Ltd	Human resources provision and management of human resources functions	08 Nov 2023	21 days
15261117	Holistic Care Support Limited	Regulation of health care, education, cultural and other social services, not incl. social security	05 Nov 2023	24 days
15255093	Marton Construction Ltd	Construction of domestic buildings	02 Nov 2023	27 days
15251314	Oxford Grab Hire Ltd	Collection of non-hazardous waste	01 Nov 2023	28 days
15248695	The Coal Office Ltd	Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	31 Oct 2023	29 days
15240366	Simone’s Cleaning Co Limited	Specialised cleaning services	27 Oct 2023	33 days
15241659	Conrad (Larport) Holdco Limited	Activities of other holding companies	27 Oct 2023	33 days
15227006	Mcs Now Limited	General cleaning of buildings	23 Oct 2023	37 days
15228784	Volk Tools Limited	Other engineering activities	23 Oct 2023	37 days

Business Services in Abingdon

Abingdon Company Scorecard

3,186

Total Incorporations

1,665

Active Companies

1,515

Total Dissolved