How many companies are there in Dewsbury?

There are 3,323 active companies in Dewsbury as of Dec 2023. In total, 6,494 companies have been incorporated, and 3,162 have been dissolved.

What is the most common type of company in Dewsbury?

Most companies in Dewsbury are categorised under: wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles. This accounts for 934 companies.

What are the most common SIC codes in Dewsbury?

The most common SIC codes used by companies in Dewsbury are: other letting and operating of own or leased real estate; retail sale via mail order houses or via internet; and other service activities.

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

Businesses and companies in Dewsbury most commonly used the words SERVICES, UK, BEDS, DEWSBURY, and YORKSHIRE in their company names.

Dewsbury Company Services and Info (Dec 2023)

Out of Dewsbury's 6,494 total incorporated companies, 761 were formed in the last 12 months.

Dewsbury's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in Dewsbury include the 934 companies working in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, 434 companies working in manufacturing, and 350 companies working in construction. The business sectors with the least activity include public administration and defence; compulsory social security with 10 active companies, mining and quarrying with 4 active companies, and electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply with 2 active companies.

Business Sector	Current Active Companies	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles	934	1,802	858
Manufacturing	434	782	341
Construction	350	627	269
Real estate activities	280	378	97
Human health and social work activities	255	416	160
Professional, scientific and technical activities	248	526	273
Administrative and support service activities	203	533	324
Other service activities	194	448	253
Accommodation and food service activities	185	366	180
Transportation and storage	154	333	178
Information and communication	119	287	166
Financial and insurance activities	61	132	71
Education	51	112	61
Arts, entertainment and recreation	40	87	46
Activities of households as employers	19	22	3
Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	15	27	11
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	13	20	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10	25	14
Mining and Quarrying	4	11	7
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2	6	4

Company Trends in Dewsbury

Looking at the big changes in Dewsbury's businesses over the last five years, the biggest increase was in retail sale via mail order houses or via internet now making up 6.11% of active businesses, a total of 203 companies. The next big increase was other letting and operating of own or leased real estate which now makes up 6.14% of active businesses in Dewsbury, a change of 60% from the 3.85% percentage share seen in 2018. Buying and selling of own real estate also saw positive growth, currently representing 2.71% of Dewsbury's active companies.

Notable changes in Dewsbury's business sectors include a rise of 21% in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles since 2018, a rise of 29% in construction, and rise of 38% in real estate activities.

Company Type	Current Active Businesses	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	204	246	42
Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	203	346	143
Other service activities	125	281	156
Manufacture of other furniture	124	217	92
Other human health activities	113	176	62
Buying and selling of own real estate	90	116	25
Take-away food shops and mobile food stands	87	155	68
Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets	82	148	66
Management consultancy activities other than financial management	73	152	78
Retail of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised store	73	174	100
Freight transport by road	72	152	80
Other business support service activities	70	227	153
Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles	63	133	70
General medical practice activities	59	95	36
Manufacture of mattresses	53	119	66
Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles	51	90	39
Construction of domestic buildings	51	91	40
Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation	51	83	30
Development of building projects	49	82	32
Information technology consultancy activities	46	107	60

Company Names & Word Choices in Dewsbury

The top 5 most popular words used by active companies registered in Dewsbury are SERVICES, UK, BEDS, DEWSBURY, and YORKSHIRE.

Dewsbury's Oldest Companies

The oldest company in Dewsbury is Incorporated Dewsbury And Saville Cricket And Football Club(The) at 130 years, 10 months, and 21 days old.

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
00037962	Incorporated Dewsbury And Saville Cricket And Football Club(The)	Activities of sport clubs	12 Jan 1893	130 years
00080479	Standard Patent Glazing Company Limited(The)	Other manufacturing	26 Mar 1904	119 years
00123491	Asquith Brothers Limited	Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles	30 Jul 1912	111 years
00163590	Luke Howgate & Son.Limited	Funeral and related activities	02 Feb 1920	103 years
00170244	Henry Day & Sons,Limited	Other manufacturing	15 Sep 1920	103 years
00181094	Thomas Chadwick & Sons,Limited	Preparation and spinning of textile fibres	11 Apr 1922	101 years
00209514	Firth Dalley & Cox Limited	Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	06 Nov 1925	98 years
00249889	Nickerson Oils Limited	Mineral oil refining	01 Aug 1930	93 years
00361586	Thomas Scatchard & Sons Limited	Manufacture of other carpets and rugs	01 Jun 1940	83 years
00377455	Graph Investments Limited	Development of building projects	26 Nov 1942	81 years

Multiple Company Registrations in Dewsbury

Counting the number of companies registered at each address in Dewsbury, we have found that the top 10 addresses have 305 active businesses registered at them.

Addresss	Postcode	Active Companies
4 High Street, Hanging Heaton	WF17 6DX	73
20 Owl Lane	WF12 7RQ	60
32 Corporation Street	WF13 1QG	44
31a Dewsbury Gate Road	WF13 4AX	34
134 Bradford Road	WF13 2EW	28
66 Savile Road	WF12 9PJ	18
Anchor House, Thornhill Road	WF12 9QE	13
Unit 3b-3d Ratcliffe Mills Business Park, Forge Lane	WF12 9BU	12
Carlton House, Carlton Road	WF13 2AT	12
40 Wakefield Road	WF12 8AT	11

Dewsbury's Most Recently Formed Companies

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
15320761	Shop N Go Mini Ltd	Retail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15320957	F.J Designs Yorkshire Ltd	Wholesale of furniture, carpets and lighting equipment	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321605	L&T-Oly Limited	Retail sale of other second-hand goods in stores (not incl. antiques)	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15318802	Zsm Enterprises Limited	Other human health activities	30 Nov 2023	3 days
15319324	Sleep Complete Ltd	Manufacture of mattresses	30 Nov 2023	3 days
15317162	Thurcraft Beds Ltd	Manufacture of other furniture	29 Nov 2023	4 days
15318118	Vedaan Uk Ltd	Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	29 Nov 2023	4 days
15312374	Cozzzzzy Online Ltd	Retail of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised store	28 Nov 2023	5 days
15313482	Mojuko Ltd	Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	28 Nov 2023	5 days
15313806	Jlp Contractors Ltd	Other building completion and finishing	28 Nov 2023	5 days
15315084	Bathroom Kingdom Limited	Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	28 Nov 2023	5 days
15310621	Luxe Slumber Craft Ltd	Manufacture of other furniture	27 Nov 2023	6 days
15310964	Bar B Que Base Foods Limited	Take-away food shops and mobile food stands	27 Nov 2023	6 days
15311738	Prime Gp Ltd	General medical practice activities	27 Nov 2023	6 days
15311809	Twenty-Six Express Limited	Cargo handling for land transport activities	27 Nov 2023	6 days
15312170	Empire Designer's Ltd	Agents involved in the sale of furniture, household goods, hardware and ironmongery	27 Nov 2023	6 days
15307545	Flash Sale Shop412 Ltd	Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	24 Nov 2023	9 days
15308244	Petra Metals Limited	Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures	24 Nov 2023	9 days
15304359	Alif Investments Limited	Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	23 Nov 2023	10 days
15304781	Dreamwrld Limited	Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	23 Nov 2023	10 days

Business Services in Dewsbury

Dewsbury Company Scorecard

6,494

Total Incorporations

3,323

Active Companies

3,162

Total Dissolved