How many companies are there in Wellington?

There are 1,010 active companies in Wellington as of Dec 2023. In total, 1,892 companies have been incorporated, and 879 have been dissolved.

What is the most common type of company in Wellington?

Most companies in Wellington are categorised under: wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles. This accounts for 131 companies.

What are the most common SIC codes in Wellington?

The most common SIC codes used by companies in Wellington are: other letting and operating of own or leased real estate; other business support service activities; and buying and selling of own real estate.

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

Businesses and companies in Wellington most commonly used the words TELFORD, SERVICES, MANAGEMENT, SOLUTIONS, and UK in their company names.

Wellington Company Services and Info (Dec 2023)

Out of Wellington's 1,892 total incorporated companies, 208 were formed in the last 12 months.

Wellington's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in Wellington include the 131 companies working in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, 125 companies working in real estate activities, and 111 companies working in administrative and support service activities. The business sectors with the least activity include water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities with 2 active companies, public administration and defence; compulsory social security with 2 active companies, and mining and quarrying with 1 active companies.

Business Sector	Current Active Companies	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles	131	271	139
Real estate activities	125	156	31
Administrative and support service activities	111	227	115
Professional, scientific and technical activities	109	223	112
Construction	89	163	70
Information and communication	76	166	86
Transportation and storage	68	126	57
Other service activities	66	117	50
Human health and social work activities	64	122	55
Accommodation and food service activities	63	143	77
Manufacturing	61	116	54
Activities of households as employers	37	44	6
Arts, entertainment and recreation	36	62	26
Education	35	59	21
Financial and insurance activities	25	43	17
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	6	12	5
Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2	3	0
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	2	2	0
Mining and Quarrying	1	2	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	0	2	2

Company Trends in Wellington

Looking at the big changes in Wellington's businesses over the last five years, the biggest increase was in buying and selling of own real estate now making up 4.75% of active businesses, a total of 48 companies. The next big increase was retail sale via mail order houses or via internet which now makes up 4.16% of active businesses in Wellington, a change of 123% from the 1.86% percentage share seen in 2018. Freight transport by road also saw positive growth, currently representing 4.55% of Wellington's active companies.

Notable changes in Wellington's business sectors include a rise of 29% in real estate activities since 2018, a rise of 58% in transportation and storage, and rise of 12% in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles.

Company Type	Current Active Businesses	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	78	94	16
Other business support service activities	51	122	70
Buying and selling of own real estate	48	57	9
Freight transport by road	46	84	38
Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	42	70	27
Management consultancy activities other than financial management	42	76	34
Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis	36	41	5
Residents property management	36	41	4
Other service activities	30	61	30
Take-away food shops and mobile food stands	27	50	22
Information technology consultancy activities	23	60	35
Construction of domestic buildings	23	32	9
Hairdressing and other beauty treatment	23	35	12
Other human health activities	21	39	18
Real estate agencies	16	22	6
Renting and operating of Housing Association real estate	15	17	2
Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets	15	31	16
Business and domestic software development	13	26	13
Other information technology service activities	13	30	16
Other professional, scientific and technical activities	12	29	16

Company Names & Word Choices in Wellington

The top 5 most popular words used by active companies registered in Wellington are TELFORD, SERVICES, MANAGEMENT, SOLUTIONS, and UK.

Wellington's Oldest Companies

The oldest company in Wellington is The Wrekin Old Hall Trust Limited at 102 years, 10 months, and 27 days old.

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
00172472	The Wrekin Old Hall Trust Limited	General secondary education	06 Jan 1921	102 years
00414948	Rheinmetall Bae Systems Land Limited	Manufacture of motor vehicles	12 Jul 1946	77 years
00624478	Old Hall School Trust (Wellington) Limited(The)	Primary education	31 Mar 1959	64 years
00712881	W.Whiteway & Sons(Wellington)Limited	Development of building projects	15 Jan 1962	61 years
00860085	Oakengates Carpet Company Limited	Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	28 Sep 1965	58 years
00956173	M.E. Furniss & Sons (Farms)	Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds	13 Jun 1969	54 years
01037251	Whitchurch Tyre Company Limited(The)	Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories	06 Jan 1972	51 years
01111704	Teltyres (Telford) Limited	Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories	03 May 1973	50 years
01350453	Vanguard Alarms Ltd	Other business support service activities	27 Jan 1978	45 years
01380412	H. W. Pryce And Son Limited	Freight transport by road	25 Jul 1978	45 years

Multiple Company Registrations in Wellington

Counting the number of companies registered at each address in Wellington, we have found that the top 10 addresses have 247 active businesses registered at them.

Addresss	Postcode	Active Companies
15 Bridge Road Wellington	TF1 1EB	80
7 Grosvenor Court, Regent Street	TF1 1PD	52
15 Bridge Road, Wellington	TF1 1EB	33
17 Church Street, Wellington	TF1 1DD	31
7 Grosvenor Court, Regent Street	TF1 1PD	14
29a Tan Bank, Wellington	TF1 1HJ	9
2 Haygate Road, Wellington	TF1 1SG	9
16 Queen Street	TF1 1EH	8
9b Churchill Buildings Queen Street, Wellington	TF1 1SN	6
120 Watling Street, Wellington	TF1 2NH	5

Wellington's Most Recently Formed Companies

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
15319762	Noah Ancienne Ltd	Retail sale of antiques including antique books in stores	30 Nov 2023	3 days
15315212	Af Telford Sports Ltd	Sports and recreation education	28 Nov 2023	5 days
15308916	Dalcron Ltd	Other engineering activities	27 Nov 2023	6 days
15311643	Wardro Limited	Research and experimental development on biotechnology	27 Nov 2023	6 days
15303221	Sparely Ltd	Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories	22 Nov 2023	11 days
15292821	Solarspect Ltd	Business and domestic software development	17 Nov 2023	16 days
15282803	Quest Property Solutions Limited	Buying and selling of own real estate	14 Nov 2023	19 days
15284250	Tawana Living Cic	Other accommodation	14 Nov 2023	19 days
15279057	Ma-Golden Care Ltd	Other human health activities	13 Nov 2023	20 days
15279360	Uptown Curl Ltd	Hairdressing and other beauty treatment	13 Nov 2023	20 days
15279569	In Property Group Ltd	Real estate agencies	13 Nov 2023	20 days
15279604	Shrewsbury Symphony Orchestra Productions Ltd	Performing arts	13 Nov 2023	20 days
15260332	Norkristian John Limited	Manufacture of women's underwear	04 Nov 2023	29 days
15254724	Lower Hillgate Developments Ltd	Buying and selling of own real estate	02 Nov 2023	31 days
15253183	Parry Jones Homes Developments Ltd	Construction of commercial buildings	01 Nov 2023	32 days
15248439	Maudland Developments Ltd	Buying and selling of own real estate	31 Oct 2023	33 days
15245341	Rascl Limited	Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	30 Oct 2023	34 days
15247502	Cable Up Electrical Ltd	Repair of electrical equipment	30 Oct 2023	34 days
15237137	S1bed Ltd	Other specialised construction activities	25 Oct 2023	39 days
15233441	Kap-Group Ltd	Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	24 Oct 2023	40 days

Business Services in Wellington

Wellington Company Scorecard

1,892

Total Incorporations

1,010

Active Companies

879

Total Dissolved