How many companies are there in Shrewsbury?

There are 5,670 active companies in Shrewsbury as of Dec 2023. In total, 9,431 companies have been incorporated, and 3,719 have been dissolved.

What is the most common type of company in Shrewsbury?

Most companies in Shrewsbury are categorised under: activities of households as employers. This accounts for 798 companies.

What are the most common SIC codes in Shrewsbury?

The most common SIC codes used by companies in Shrewsbury are: residents property management; other letting and operating of own or leased real estate; and management of real estate on a fee or contract basis.

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

Businesses and companies in Shrewsbury most commonly used the words MANAGEMENT, SHREWSBURY, SERVICES, COURT, and SHROPSHIRE in their company names.

Shrewsbury Company Services and Info (Dec 2023)

Out of Shrewsbury's 9,431 total incorporated companies, 553 were formed in the last 12 months.

Shrewsbury's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in Shrewsbury include the 798 companies working in activities of households as employers, 796 companies working in professional, scientific and technical activities, and 718 companies working in real estate activities. The business sectors with the least activity include electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply with 16 active companies, public administration and defence; compulsory social security with 8 active companies, and mining and quarrying with 1 active companies.

Business Sector	Current Active Companies	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Activities of households as employers	798	855	57
Professional, scientific and technical activities	796	1,439	622
Real estate activities	718	869	144
Wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles	619	1,113	475
Construction	569	1,007	413
Administrative and support service activities	433	925	454
Information and communication	362	802	427
Accommodation and food service activities	292	516	218
Human health and social work activities	277	485	204
Manufacturing	245	454	190
Other service activities	242	427	176
Financial and insurance activities	224	326	95
Arts, entertainment and recreation	165	307	134
Education	158	268	108
Transportation and storage	101	225	116
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	57	93	35
Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	18	36	18
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	16	27	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8	19	11
Mining and Quarrying	1	3	2

Company Trends in Shrewsbury

Looking at the big changes in Shrewsbury'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 5.8% of active businesses, a total of 329 companies. The next big increase was management of real estate on a fee or contract basis which now makes up 5.61% of active businesses in Shrewsbury, a change of 54% from the 3.65% percentage share seen in 2018. Buying and selling of own real estate also saw positive growth, currently representing 2.89% of Shrewsbury's active companies.

Notable changes in Shrewsbury's business sectors include a rise of 45% in real estate activities since 2018, a rise of 31% in accommodation and food service activities, and rise of 25% in financial and insurance activities.

Company Type	Current Active Businesses	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Residents property management	795	846	51
Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	329	392	61
Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis	318	356	36
Management consultancy activities other than financial management	263	541	268
Other business support service activities	199	511	284
Buying and selling of own real estate	164	202	37
Development of building projects	139	222	79
Information technology consultancy activities	130	295	164
Other human health activities	107	193	84
Activities of other holding companies	104	128	23
Other service activities	102	193	85
Other professional, scientific and technical activities	98	173	73
Public houses and bars	78	132	52
Construction of domestic buildings	77	116	39
Licensed restaurants	70	114	43
Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	69	142	73
Electrical installation	63	113	49
Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles	62	88	25
Business and domestic software development	62	103	39
Other information technology service activities	60	180	117

Company Names & Word Choices in Shrewsbury

The top 5 most popular words used by active companies registered in Shrewsbury are MANAGEMENT, SHREWSBURY, SERVICES, COURT, and SHROPSHIRE.

Shrewsbury's Oldest Companies

The oldest company in Shrewsbury is Goodall Bates & Todd Limited at 117 years, 2 months, and 12 days old.

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
00090220	Goodall Bates & Todd Limited	Other treatment of petroleum products (excluding petrochemicals manufacture)	21 Sep 1906	117 years
00111232	Tanners (Shrewsbury) Limited	Wholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beverages	09 Aug 1910	113 years
00149772	Furrows Limited	Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles	04 Mar 1918	105 years
00178826	William Major Limited	Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores	03 Jan 1922	101 years
00185693	Morris & Company Limited	Development of building projects	13 Nov 1922	101 years
00216520	Pulling & Co.Limited	Wholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beverages	30 Sep 1926	97 years
00234268	Trico Limited	Manufacture of other transport equipment	23 Oct 1928	95 years
00292387	Dyas Brothers Limited	Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis	25 Sep 1934	89 years
00292784	Solmedia Limited	Other professional, scientific and technical activities	05 Oct 1934	89 years
00293693	Waverley Garage Ltd	Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	02 Nov 1934	89 years

Multiple Company Registrations in Shrewsbury

Counting the number of companies registered at each address in Shrewsbury, we have found that the top 10 addresses have 1,918 active businesses registered at them.

Addresss	Postcode	Active Companies
North Point, Stafford Drive, Battlefield Enterprise Park	SY1 3BF	687
North Point Stafford Drive, Battlefield Enterprise Park	SY1 3BF	232
Belmont House, Shrewsbury Business Park	SY2 6LG	220
1 Brassey Road, Old Potts Way	SY3 7FA	136
Column House, London Road	SY2 6NN	130
Emstrey House North, Shrewsbury Business Park	SY2 6LG	124
Kingsland House, 39 Abbey Foregate	SY2 6BL	109
Countrywide House, Knights Way	SY1 3AB	109
Emstrey House (North), Shrewsbury Business Park	SY2 6LG	93
Unit 35 Rural Enterprise Centre, Stafford Drive	SY1 3FE	78

Shrewsbury's Most Recently Formed Companies

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
15320958	A.Ove Services Limited	Management consultancy activities other than financial management	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321332	Springballet Limited	Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds, fertilizers, pet animals and pet food in specialised stores	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321784	Bosk Cabinetworks Limited	Manufacture of other furniture	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15322616	Zosklad Limited	Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds, fertilizers, pet animals and pet food in specialised stores	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15319493	Xinxiangyue Ltd	Agents involved in the sale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods	30 Nov 2023	3 days
15319509	1st Class Indu Ltd	Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	30 Nov 2023	3 days
15319979	Silicon Analyse Limited	Management consultancy activities other than financial management	30 Nov 2023	3 days
15316052	Azooe Trade Limited	Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	29 Nov 2023	4 days
15316259	Feiwar Ltd	Agents involved in the sale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods	29 Nov 2023	4 days
15317416	Total Property Estates Ltd	Other business support service activities	29 Nov 2023	4 days
15314719	Ligufen Ltd	Agents involved in the sale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods	28 Nov 2023	5 days
15309018	Fayingchentl Ltd	Agents involved in the sale of furniture, household goods, hardware and ironmongery	27 Nov 2023	6 days
15312268	Weston Transportation Ltd	Other transportation support activities	27 Nov 2023	6 days
15306453	Pugh Can Do It Ltd	Other building completion and finishing	24 Nov 2023	9 days
15306871	Tobias Greek Tony Ltd	Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs	24 Nov 2023	9 days
15307678	Greg John Ltd	Manufacture of footwear	24 Nov 2023	9 days
15307869	Yoda Worldwide Limited	Activities of other holding companies	24 Nov 2023	9 days
15308295	Cosep Olives Ltd	Manufacture of glues	24 Nov 2023	9 days
15308575	Salopian Cleaning Services Ltd	Window cleaning services	24 Nov 2023	9 days
15304736	Mri Health Connect Ltd	Specialists medical practice activities	23 Nov 2023	10 days

Business Services in Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury Company Scorecard

9,431

Total Incorporations

5,670

Active Companies

3,719

Total Dissolved