Business Services in Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton Company Scorecard

Out of Wolverhampton's 33,072 total incorporated companies, 3,299 were formed in the last 12 months.

Wolverhampton's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in Wolverhampton include the 3,021 companies working in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, 2,743 companies working in administrative and support service activities, and 2,058 companies working in transportation and storage. The business sectors with the least activity include agriculture, forestry and fishing with 47 active companies, mining and quarrying with 21 active companies, and electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply with 16 active companies.

Company Trends in Wolverhampton

Looking at the big changes in Wolverhampton's businesses over the last five years, the biggest increase was in packaging activities now making up 5.67% of active businesses, a total of 1,006 companies. The next big increase was freight transport by road which now makes up 7.48% of active businesses in Wolverhampton, a change of 66% from the 4.5% percentage share seen in 2018. Buying and selling of own real estate also saw positive growth, currently representing 4.91% of Wolverhampton's active companies.

Notable changes in Wolverhampton's business sectors include a rise of 37% in administrative and support service activities since 2018, a rise of 51% in transportation and storage, and rise of 30% in real estate activities.