How many companies are there in Oldbury?

There are 2,011 active companies in Oldbury as of Nov 2023. In total, 3,697 companies have been incorporated, and 1,670 have been dissolved.

What is the most common type of company in Oldbury?

Most companies in Oldbury are categorised under: wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles. This accounts for 541 companies.

What are the most common SIC codes in Oldbury?

The most common SIC codes used by companies in Oldbury are: other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets; other letting and operating of own or leased real estate; and freight transport by road.

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

Businesses and companies in Oldbury most commonly used the words SERVICES, UK, HOLDINGS, PROPERTIES, and MANAGEMENT in their company names.

Oldbury Company Services and Info (Nov 2023)

Out of Oldbury's 3,697 total incorporated companies, 379 were formed in the last 12 months.

Oldbury's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in Oldbury include the 541 companies working in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, 239 companies working in construction, and 183 companies working in real estate activities. The business sectors with the least activity include electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply with 3 active companies, agriculture, forestry and fishing 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	541	909	362
Construction	239	443	193
Real estate activities	183	251	66
Professional, scientific and technical activities	170	293	121
Transportation and storage	164	311	145
Administrative and support service activities	162	401	237
Manufacturing	158	236	73
Human health and social work activities	125	226	99
Other service activities	103	210	105
Accommodation and food service activities	100	233	131
Financial and insurance activities	77	114	37
Information and communication	76	173	95
Education	45	79	34
Arts, entertainment and recreation	36	66	29
Activities of households as employers	17	29	12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7	11	4
Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	4	19	14
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	3	5	2
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	2	3	1
Mining and Quarrying	1	2	1

Company Trends in Oldbury

Looking at the big changes in Oldbury's businesses over the last five years, the biggest increase was in retail sale via mail order houses or via internet now making up 4.67% of active businesses, a total of 94 companies. The next big increase was other letting and operating of own or leased real estate which now makes up 5.77% of active businesses in Oldbury, a change of 66% from the 3.47% percentage share seen in 2018. Buying and selling of own real estate also saw positive growth, currently representing 3.98% of Oldbury's active companies.

Notable changes in Oldbury's business sectors include a rise of 18% in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles since 2018, a rise of 36% in real estate activities, and rise of 15% in transportation and storage.

Company Type	Current Active Businesses	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets	143	206	62
Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	116	139	22
Freight transport by road	102	191	87
Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	94	154	60
Buying and selling of own real estate	80	108	27
Development of building projects	66	86	18
Other business support service activities	62	191	127
Other service activities	62	126	62
Construction of domestic buildings	57	107	49
Other human health activities	48	79	31
Management consultancy activities other than financial management	46	72	25
Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles	45	74	28
Take-away food shops and mobile food stands	36	68	31
Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis	36	53	16
Activities of head offices	36	41	4
Activities of other holding companies	34	43	9
Construction of commercial buildings	33	65	29
Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles	32	52	20
Non-specialised wholesale trade	32	54	22
Other specialised construction activities	29	49	20

Company Names & Word Choices in Oldbury

The top 5 most popular words used by active companies registered in Oldbury are SERVICES, UK, HOLDINGS, PROPERTIES, and MANAGEMENT.

Oldbury's Oldest Companies

The oldest company in Oldbury is Solvay Solutions Uk Limited at 131 years, 4 months, and 14 days old.

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
00036833	Solvay Solutions Uk Limited	Manufacture of other chemical products	15 Jul 1892	131 years
00058373	Rhodia International Holdings Limited	Activities of head offices	27 Jul 1898	125 years
00080715	Cuxson Gerrard & Company Limited	Other manufacturing	21 Apr 1904	119 years
00178223	Neville Hay Limited	Artistic creation	05 Dec 1921	101 years
00193928	Langley Bowling Club Limited(The)	Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	22 Nov 1923	100 years
00229550	Voestalpine High Performance Metals Uk Limited	Wholesale of metals and metal ores	10 Apr 1928	95 years
00361538	A. Oakes Limited	Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores	31 May 1940	83 years
00376692	Qualfab Limited	Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures	16 Oct 1942	81 years
00426636	Lifford Properties Limited	Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	01 Jan 1947	76 years
00429992	Oldbury Repertory Players Limited	Artistic creation	20 Feb 1947	76 years

Multiple Company Registrations in Oldbury

Counting the number of companies registered at each address in Oldbury, we have found that the top 10 addresses have 524 active businesses registered at them.

Addresss	Postcode	Active Companies
First Floor Black Country House, Rounds Green Road	B69 2DG	145
First Floor, Black Country House, Rounds Green Road	B69 2DG	101
4 Birchley Estate, Birchfield Lane	B69 1DT	69
3b Swallowfield Courtyard, Wolverhampton Road	B69 2JG	66
Black Country House, Rounds Green Road	B69 2DG	55
78 Birmingham Street	B69 4EB	42
Eriks, Seven Stars Road	B69 4JR	15
78 Birmingham Street, Oldbury	B69 4EB	12
67 Farm Road	B68 8QZ	10
Pure Offices, Broadwell Road	B69 4BY	9

Oldbury's Most Recently Formed Companies

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
15314161	Wax Extract Ltd	Retail sale of cosmetic and toilet articles in specialised stores	28 Nov 2023	1 days
15309011	J24 Kegworth Limited	Development of building projects	27 Nov 2023	2 days
15310981	Hofmannsthal Zachariae Ltd	Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	27 Nov 2023	2 days
15311213	Kind Asche Ltd	Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	27 Nov 2023	2 days
15311285	Abraham Rex Ltd	Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	27 Nov 2023	2 days
15312186	Wave Nation Limited	Retail sale of music and video recordings in specialised stores	27 Nov 2023	2 days
15308684	Kneet 'n' Kleen Ltd	General cleaning of buildings	26 Nov 2023	3 days
15307846	Evchargelink Installations Limited	Electrical installation	24 Nov 2023	5 days
15304629	Musta Taufik Ltd	Computer facilities management activities	23 Nov 2023	6 days
15305925	Salara Ltd	Freight transport by road	23 Nov 2023	6 days
15304121	Sandwell Management Services Limited	Information technology consultancy activities	22 Nov 2023	7 days
15299916	Enterprise Cleaning Services Oldbury Ltd	Other cleaning services	21 Nov 2023	8 days
15289739	Classified-Close-Protection-Security Ltd	Security and commodity contracts dealing activities	16 Nov 2023	13 days
15287837	H & S Jassal Property Ltd	Buying and selling of own real estate	15 Nov 2023	14 days
15288306	Eye K Optics Ltd	Other human health activities	15 Nov 2023	14 days
15284724	Npiq Ltd	Environmental consulting activities	14 Nov 2023	15 days
15277864	Yaseen Consultancy Ltd	Accounting and auditing activities	13 Nov 2023	16 days
15278663	Mohammed Liyaqat Goods Limited	Undifferentiated goods-producing activities of private households for own use	13 Nov 2023	16 days
15278891	Marcin Kazimierz Slipek Food Limited	Other retail sale of food in specialised stores	13 Nov 2023	16 days
15278987	A & M Goods Transport Ltd	Removal services	13 Nov 2023	16 days

Business Services in Oldbury

Oldbury Company Scorecard

3,697

Total Incorporations

2,011

Active Companies

1,670

Total Dissolved