How many companies are there in Castleford?

There are 1,275 active companies in Castleford as of Dec 2023. In total, 2,341 companies have been incorporated, and 1,061 have been dissolved.

What is the most common type of company in Castleford?

Most companies in Castleford are categorised under: wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles. This accounts for 257 companies.

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

Businesses and companies in Castleford most commonly used the words SERVICES, CASTLEFORD, YORKSHIRE, UK, and ENERGY in their company names.

Castleford Company Services and Info (Dec 2023)

Q: What are the most common SIC codes in Castleford?

The most common SIC codes used by companies in Castleford are: other letting and operating of own or leased real estate; freight transport by road; and other engineering activities.

Out of Castleford's 2,341 total incorporated companies, 236 were formed in the last 12 months.

Castleford's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in Castleford include the 257 companies working in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, 182 companies working in construction, and 134 companies working in professional, scientific and technical activities. The business sectors with the least activity include public administration and defence; compulsory social security with 4 active companies, mining and quarrying with 2 active companies, and agriculture, forestry and fishing with 1 active companies.

Business Sector	Current Active Companies	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles	257	446	185
Construction	182	359	173
Professional, scientific and technical activities	134	249	110
Administrative and support service activities	111	248	133
Manufacturing	109	175	65
Transportation and storage	91	198	105
Real estate activities	86	111	24
Accommodation and food service activities	85	154	69
Human health and social work activities	73	111	38
Other service activities	65	124	59
Information and communication	52	116	62
Financial and insurance activities	43	60	15
Education	23	49	26
Activities of households as employers	21	27	6
Arts, entertainment and recreation	21	54	33
Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	7	12	5
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	6	9	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4	8	4
Mining and Quarrying	2	4	2
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	1	6	5

Company Trends in Castleford

Looking at the big changes in Castleford'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 5.02% of active businesses, a total of 64 companies. The next big increase was other engineering activities which now makes up 3.61% of active businesses in Castleford, a change of 118% from the 1.66% percentage share seen in 2018. Buying and selling of own real estate also saw positive growth, currently representing 2.9% of Castleford's active companies.

Notable changes in Castleford's business sectors include a rise of 20% in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles since 2018, a rise of 61% in real estate activities, and rise of 31% in accommodation and food service activities.

Company Type	Current Active Businesses	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	64	77	12
Freight transport by road	61	139	76
Other engineering activities	46	66	19
Other human health activities	40	54	14
Other business support service activities	39	122	80
Buying and selling of own real estate	37	46	9
Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	35	57	22
Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles	34	50	16
Take-away food shops and mobile food stands	31	62	31
Other service activities	30	67	37
Other specialised construction activities	28	47	19
Construction of domestic buildings	25	41	16
Activities of other holding companies	24	28	4
Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation	23	47	23
Hairdressing and other beauty treatment	22	32	10
Residents property management	19	24	5
Electrical installation	19	38	17
Development of building projects	19	39	20
Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles	18	30	12
Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis	18	20	2

Company Names & Word Choices in Castleford

The top 5 most popular words used by active companies registered in Castleford are SERVICES, CASTLEFORD, YORKSHIRE, UK, and ENERGY.

Castleford's Oldest Companies

The oldest company in Castleford is Castleford Masonic Hall Company,Limited at 121 years, 6 months, and 18 days old.

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
00073760	Castleford Masonic Hall Company,Limited	Licensed clubs	17 May 1902	121 years
00153755	Thomas Fawcett & Sons,Limited	Manufacture of other food products	20 Mar 1919	104 years
00214373	Castleford Rugby League Football Club Limited(The)	Activities of sport clubs	15 Jun 1926	97 years
00250680	Poskitt Pallets Limited	Manufacture of wooden containers	11 Sep 1930	93 years
00282122	Innovia Sidac Limited	Other business support service activities	30 Nov 1933	90 years
00353838	Alfred Clarkson & Sons Limited	Renting and operating of Housing Association real estate	10 Jun 1939	84 years
00373860	John Simpson & Sons Limited	Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles	09 May 1942	81 years
00485774	Moorhouse Opticians Limited	Other human health activities	28 Aug 1950	73 years
00582125	Johnson Normanton Limited	Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores	10 Apr 1957	66 years
00593832	Joseph Hughes & Sons Limited	Freight transport by road	18 Nov 1957	66 years

Multiple Company Registrations in Castleford

Counting the number of companies registered at each address in Castleford, we have found that the top 10 addresses have 226 active businesses registered at them.

Addresss	Postcode	Active Companies
32a Albion Street	WF10 1EN	60
18 Wesley Street	WF10 1AE	56
17 Bank Street	WF10 1JD	43
St. Oswald House, St. Oswald Street	WF10 1DH	17
St Oswald House, St. Oswald Street	WF10 1DH	13
Noble House, Perseverance Street	WF10 1LD	9
G3 House, Thunderhead Ridge	WF10 4UA	7
Unit 7 Speedwell Road, Whitwood	WF10 5PY	7
Unit 9b Alpine Court, Glasshoughton	WF10 4TL	7
Whitwood Lodge, Whitwood Lane	WF10 5QD	7

Castleford's Most Recently Formed Companies

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
15315928	Bromleyison Ltd	Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods	29 Nov 2023	6 days
15316458	Alexjdean Ltd	Construction of other civil engineering projects	29 Nov 2023	6 days
15314142	Amalgamated Roof Repairs Ltd	Roofing activities	28 Nov 2023	7 days
15309137	Rabah Health Limited	Hospital activities	27 Nov 2023	8 days
15307724	Samuel Eden Ltd	Weaving of textiles	24 Nov 2023	11 days
15305231	White Rose Castleford Ltd	Retail sale by opticians	23 Nov 2023	12 days
15305805	Yuri Siswick Ltd	Manufacture of footwear	23 Nov 2023	12 days
15303955	Metalbybrian Limited	Manufacture of other fabricated metal products	22 Nov 2023	13 days
15298848	Isabella Aesthetics Ltd	Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified	21 Nov 2023	14 days
15301185	Ljm Media Ltd	Television programming and broadcasting activities	21 Nov 2023	14 days
15289513	Inclusive Care Partnership Ltd	Residential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuse	16 Nov 2023	19 days
15282415	Manricostanbru Ltd	Grain milling	14 Nov 2023	21 days
15283264	Cosmopolitant Logistics Limited	Freight transport by road	14 Nov 2023	21 days
15283691	Wf10 5el Ltd	Manufacture of cutlery	14 Nov 2023	21 days
15279018	Care Response Services Ltd	Residential nursing care facilities	13 Nov 2023	22 days
15280639	Andrei Komeisen Ltd	Machining	13 Nov 2023	22 days
15281685	Frankies Off The Hook Ltd	Take-away food shops and mobile food stands	13 Nov 2023	22 days
15273118	Market My Property Ltd	Other holiday and other collective accommodation	09 Nov 2023	26 days
15268184	Olivia Kay Ltd	Agents involved in the sale of furniture, household goods, hardware and ironmongery	07 Nov 2023	28 days
15260433	Castleford Scaffolding Services Ltd	Scaffold erection	04 Nov 2023	31 days

Business Services in Castleford

Castleford Company Scorecard

2,341

Total Incorporations

1,275

Active Companies

1,061

Total Dissolved