How many companies are there in Brighouse?

There are 1,431 active companies in Brighouse as of Dec 2023. In total, 2,772 companies have been incorporated, and 1,323 have been dissolved.

What is the most common type of company in Brighouse?

Most companies in Brighouse are categorised under: wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles. This accounts for 239 companies.

What are the most common SIC codes in Brighouse?

The most common SIC codes used by companies in Brighouse are: other letting and operating of own or leased real estate; management consultancy activities other than financial management; and buying and selling of own real estate.

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

Businesses and companies in Brighouse most commonly used the words SERVICES, BRIGHOUSE, UK, HOLDINGS, and SOLUTIONS in their company names.

Brighouse Company Services and Info (Dec 2023)

Out of Brighouse's 2,772 total incorporated companies, 188 were formed in the last 12 months.

Brighouse's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in Brighouse include the 239 companies working in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, 182 companies working in professional, scientific and technical activities, and 174 companies working in construction. The business sectors with the least activity include public administration and defence; compulsory social security with 3 active companies, mining and quarrying with 2 active companies, and electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply with 1 active companies.

Business Sector	Current Active Companies	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles	239	463	219
Professional, scientific and technical activities	182	379	190
Construction	174	314	136
Manufacturing	163	269	100
Real estate activities	128	176	48
Administrative and support service activities	109	310	192
Information and communication	104	231	126
Other service activities	85	159	70
Accommodation and food service activities	82	187	103
Human health and social work activities	70	123	51
Financial and insurance activities	60	84	24
Arts, entertainment and recreation	46	78	31
Education	33	71	38
Transportation and storage	25	71	43
Activities of households as employers	19	27	8
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	3	6	3
Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3	10	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3	6	3
Mining and Quarrying	2	3	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1	6	5

Company Trends in Brighouse

Looking at the big changes in Brighouse'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 6.43% of active businesses, a total of 92 companies. The next big increase was buying and selling of own real estate which now makes up 2.94% of active businesses in Brighouse, a change of 89% from the 1.56% percentage share seen in 2018. Retail sale via mail order houses or via internet also saw positive growth, currently representing 2.24% of Brighouse's active companies.

Notable changes in Brighouse's business sectors include a rise of 42% in real estate activities since 2018, a rise of 16% in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, and rise of 25% in other service activities.

Company Type	Current Active Businesses	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	92	110	18
Management consultancy activities other than financial management	60	145	81
Buying and selling of own real estate	42	60	18
Other service activities	42	85	39
Information technology consultancy activities	40	93	53
Other business support service activities	39	157	112
Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	32	69	35
Development of building projects	32	53	20
Take-away food shops and mobile food stands	30	54	23
Electrical installation	29	48	17
Hairdressing and other beauty treatment	27	44	17
Other human health activities	26	46	19
Other manufacturing	24	28	3
Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation	23	36	13
Other specialised construction activities	23	46	23
Other professional, scientific and technical activities	23	48	25
Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis	18	24	6
Accounting and auditing activities	18	30	12
Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets	18	31	13
Activities of other holding companies	18	22	4

Company Names & Word Choices in Brighouse

The top 5 most popular words used by active companies registered in Brighouse are SERVICES, BRIGHOUSE, UK, HOLDINGS, and SOLUTIONS.

Brighouse's Oldest Companies

The oldest company in Brighouse is Brighouse Assembly Rooms Limited at 118 years, 5 months, and 13 days old.

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
00085006	Brighouse Assembly Rooms Limited	Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	22 Jun 1905	118 years
00137671	Millers Oils Limited	Other treatment of petroleum products (excluding petrochemicals manufacture)	14 Sep 1914	109 years
00326601	E.P.I.C. Public Limited Company	Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	10 Apr 1937	86 years
00352679	H. & C. Whitehead Limited	Finishing of textiles	05 May 1939	84 years
00381244	X.L.Properties(Brighouse)Limited	Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes	19 Jun 1943	80 years
00386161	Denford Limited	Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery	13 Mar 1944	79 years
00412446	Owram Estates Limited	Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	11 Jun 1946	77 years
00447066	J.W.Lister Limited	Manufacture of wire products, chain and springs	23 Dec 1947	75 years
00469677	John Drury Holdings Limited	Manufacture of soap and detergents	15 Jun 1949	74 years
00480927	Rolla Limited	Manufacture of other fabricated metal products	13 Apr 1950	73 years

Multiple Company Registrations in Brighouse

Counting the number of companies registered at each address in Brighouse, we have found that the top 10 addresses have 121 active businesses registered at them.

Addresss	Postcode	Active Companies
Ashley House, 415 Halifax Road	HD6 2PD	27
24 Rayner Drive	HD6 2DG	18
Thornhill Brigg Mills, Thornhill Beck Lane	HD6 4AH	17
17 Wakefield Road, Hipperholme	HX3 8AA	11
Heywoods Industrial Park, Birds Royd Lane	HD6 1NA	10
Gemini House, 1 Roydlands Terrace	HX3 8NG	8
Gemini House 1 Roydlands Terrace, Hipperholme	HX3 8NG	8
2nd Floor Parkview House, Towngate Office Park	HD6 4AB	8
Thornhill Brigg Mill, Thornhill Beck Lane	HD6 4AH	7
Woodvale House, Woodvale Road	HD6 4AB	7

Brighouse's Most Recently Formed Companies

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
15326106	Warmse Ltd	Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	04 Dec 2023	1 days
15326130	Grill House Wy Ltd	Take-away food shops and mobile food stands	04 Dec 2023	1 days
15324880	Smg Commercial Limited	Public houses and bars	03 Dec 2023	2 days
15312535	W C Knit Limited	Manufacture of knitted and crocheted fabrics	28 Nov 2023	7 days
15314596	Securimax Security Ltd	Private security activities	28 Nov 2023	7 days
15315608	Holly Beauty Ltd	Hairdressing and other beauty treatment	28 Nov 2023	7 days
15311413	Rowley Utilities Ltd	Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications	27 Nov 2023	8 days
15311705	Pizzajunctionbrighouse Limited	Take-away food shops and mobile food stands	27 Nov 2023	8 days
15307484	Parnell Logistics Ltd	Freight transport by road	24 Nov 2023	11 days
15298660	Clear It Consultancy Ltd	Information technology consultancy activities	21 Nov 2023	14 days
15293018	Neat Investments Ltd	Development of building projects	19 Nov 2023	16 days
15285678	Ansari Sohail Abbas Ltd	Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	15 Nov 2023	20 days
15287134	Elani Hair Ltd	Hairdressing and other beauty treatment	15 Nov 2023	20 days
15281955	Hounds And Hare Ltd	Public houses and bars	14 Nov 2023	21 days
15278761	Canton Choice Ltd	Take-away food shops and mobile food stands	13 Nov 2023	22 days
15281140	Felicity Recruitment Service Limited	Other activities of employment placement agencies	13 Nov 2023	22 days
15258288	Propertyoo Limited	Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	03 Nov 2023	32 days
15255413	Wayne Brian Get Limited	Information technology consultancy activities	02 Nov 2023	33 days
15245729	Ryanldolan Ltd	Information technology consultancy activities	30 Oct 2023	36 days
15247648	Dough Brighouse Limited	Take-away food shops and mobile food stands	30 Oct 2023	36 days

Business Services in Brighouse

Brighouse Company Scorecard

2,772

Total Incorporations

1,431

Active Companies

1,323

Total Dissolved