Business Services in Paisley

Paisley Company Scorecard

Out of Paisley's 8,422 total incorporated companies, 607 were formed in the last 12 months.

Paisley's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in Paisley include the 556 companies working in construction, 538 companies working in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, and 470 companies working in professional, scientific and technical activities. The business sectors with the least activity include water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities with 14 active companies, public administration and defence; compulsory social security with 6 active companies, and mining and quarrying with 6 active companies.

Company Trends in Paisley

Looking at the big changes in Paisley'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 7% of active businesses, a total of 269 companies. The next big increase was retail sale via mail order houses or via internet which now makes up 2% of active businesses in Paisley, a change of 146% from the 0.81% percentage share seen in 2018. Buying and selling of own real estate also saw positive growth, currently representing 2.76% of Paisley's active companies.

Notable changes in Paisley's business sectors include a rise of 43% in real estate activities since 2018, a rise of 19% in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, and rise of 6.89% in other service activities.