Business Services in Smethwick

Smethwick Company Scorecard

Out of Smethwick's 9,804 total incorporated companies, 1,025 were formed in the last 12 months.

Smethwick's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in Smethwick include the 1,605 companies working in construction, 1,529 companies working in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, and 1,320 companies working in information and communication. The business sectors with the least activity include public administration and defence; compulsory social security with 11 active companies, agriculture, forestry and fishing with 5 active companies, and mining and quarrying with 1 active companies.

Company Trends in Smethwick

Looking at the big changes in Smethwick's businesses over the last five years, the biggest increase was in other information service activities now making up 21% of active businesses, a total of 1,146 companies. The next big increase was other information technology service activities which now makes up 14% of active businesses in Smethwick, a change of 1862% from the 0.73% percentage share seen in 2018. Construction of other civil engineering projects also saw positive growth, currently representing 14% of Smethwick's active companies.

Notable changes in Smethwick's business sectors include a rise of 210% in construction since 2018, a rise of 356% in information and communication, and rise of 120% in transportation and storage.