Business Services in Walsall

Walsall Company Scorecard

Out of Walsall's 13,667 total incorporated companies, 1,334 were formed in the last 12 months.

Walsall's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in Walsall include the 1,255 companies working in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, 669 companies working in administrative and support service activities, and 609 companies working in real estate activities. The business sectors with the least activity include electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply with 10 active companies, agriculture, forestry and fishing with 5 active companies, and mining and quarrying with 1 active companies.

Company Trends in Walsall

Looking at the big changes in Walsall'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 7.09% of active businesses, a total of 431 companies. The next big increase was buying and selling of own real estate which now makes up 4.47% of active businesses in Walsall, a change of 106% from the 2.17% percentage share seen in 2018. Packaging activities also saw positive growth, currently representing 2.43% of Walsall's active companies.

Notable changes in Walsall's business sectors include a rise of 31% in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles since 2018, a rise of 50% in real estate activities, and rise of 21% in transportation and storage.