How many companies are there in Wakefield?

There are 6,268 active companies in Wakefield as of Dec 2023. In total, 15,401 companies have been incorporated, and 8,829 have been dissolved.

What is the most common type of company in Wakefield?

Most companies in Wakefield are categorised under: wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles. This accounts for 1,085 companies.

What are the most common SIC codes in Wakefield?

The most common SIC codes used by companies in Wakefield 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 Wakefield use in their names most often?

Businesses and companies in Wakefield most commonly used the words SERVICES, WAKEFIELD, SOLUTIONS, PROPERTY, and MANAGEMENT in their company names.

Wakefield Company Services and Info (Dec 2023)

Out of Wakefield's 15,401 total incorporated companies, 1,235 were formed in the last 12 months.

Wakefield's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in Wakefield include the 1,085 companies working in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, 844 companies working in professional, scientific and technical activities, and 773 companies working in construction. The business sectors with the least activity include agriculture, forestry and fishing with 19 active companies, electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply with 11 active companies, and mining and quarrying with 5 active companies.

Business Sector	Current Active Companies	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles	1,085	2,651	1,485
Professional, scientific and technical activities	844	2,184	1,297
Construction	773	1,801	959
Real estate activities	655	1,043	368
Administrative and support service activities	546	1,831	1,238
Accommodation and food service activities	436	1,049	522
Information and communication	423	1,253	810
Manufacturing	419	953	478
Human health and social work activities	405	754	337
Other service activities	317	868	541
Transportation and storage	287	743	438
Financial and insurance activities	276	860	576
Arts, entertainment and recreation	171	405	230
Education	130	303	170
Activities of households as employers	82	124	41
Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	32	78	41
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	25	50	25
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	19	42	23
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	11	33	21
Mining and Quarrying	5	15	10

Company Trends in Wakefield

Looking at the big changes in Wakefield'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 6.6% of active businesses, a total of 414 companies. The next big increase was buying and selling of own real estate which now makes up 3.94% of active businesses in Wakefield, a change of 71% from the 2.31% percentage share seen in 2018. Retail sale via mail order houses or via internet also saw positive growth, currently representing 3.11% of Wakefield's active companies.

Notable changes in Wakefield's business sectors include a rise of 48% in real estate activities since 2018, a rise of 21% in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, and rise of 33% 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	414	520	100
Management consultancy activities other than financial management	272	785	494
Buying and selling of own real estate	247	374	121
Other business support service activities	210	1,040	800
Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	195	353	145
Freight transport by road	161	459	287
Other human health activities	161	308	143
Other service activities	154	496	337
Information technology consultancy activities	144	433	288
Public houses and bars	139	278	132
Development of building projects	130	265	121
Take-away food shops and mobile food stands	126	257	104
Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis	119	222	100
Construction of domestic buildings	111	181	63
Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets	99	227	125
Activities of other holding companies	94	454	358
Hairdressing and other beauty treatment	90	182	90
Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles	90	187	94
Other specialised construction activities	87	196	100
Other building completion and finishing	85	202	114

Company Names & Word Choices in Wakefield

The top 5 most popular words used by active companies registered in Wakefield are SERVICES, WAKEFIELD, SOLUTIONS, PROPERTY, and MANAGEMENT.

Wakefield's Oldest Companies

The oldest company in Wakefield is The Mid Yorkshire Chamber Of Commerce And Industry Limited at 148 years, 10 months, and 14 days old.

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
00009141	The Mid Yorkshire Chamber Of Commerce And Industry Limited	Other business support service activities	22 Jan 1875	148 years
00021540	Wakefield Incorporated Law Society(The)	Activities of professional membership organizations	25 Aug 1885	138 years
00045394	Northern Foods American Holdings Limited	Activities of head offices	26 Sep 1895	128 years
00045894	Bruntons Aero Products Limited	Manufacture of wire products, chain and springs	07 Nov 1895	128 years
00070903	Schofield & Sims Limited	Book publishing	19 Jul 1901	122 years
00114099	Wakefield And District Golf Club.Limited(The)	Activities of sport clubs	07 Feb 1911	112 years
00159189	Cavaghan & Gray Limited	Growing of vegetables and melons, roots and tubers	27 Sep 1919	104 years
00162876	Stanley Picture House Co.Limited(The)	Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	15 Jan 1920	103 years
00183760	Shepley Investments,Limited	Activities of head offices	15 Aug 1922	101 years
00193871	E M D Parkinson Limited	Funeral and related activities	20 Nov 1923	100 years

Multiple Company Registrations in Wakefield

Counting the number of companies registered at each address in Wakefield, we have found that the top 10 addresses have 1,308 active businesses registered at them.

Addresss	Postcode	Active Companies
The Picasso Building, Caldervale Road	WF1 5PF	412
6 Thornes Office Park Monkton Road	WF2 7AN	172
10 Cliff Parade	WF1 2TA	168
6 Thornes Office Park, Monckton Road	WF2 7AN	111
16 Bond Street	WF1 2QP	100
Unit 5 Silkwood Court	WF5 9TP	84
531 Denby Dale Road West, Calder Grove	WF4 3ND	79
No.2 Silkwood Office Park, Fryers Way	WF5 9TJ	64
33 George Street	WF1 1LX	63
89 Jacobs Well Lane	WF1 3PB	55

Wakefield's Most Recently Formed Companies

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
15326062	Sugar Nails By K. Ltd	Hairdressing and other beauty treatment	04 Dec 2023	2 days
15326364	Venturian Spv Holdco Limited	Other credit granting	04 Dec 2023	2 days
15327268	Danapets Ltd	Other manufacturing	04 Dec 2023	2 days
15327578	Mtal Holdings Ltd	Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	04 Dec 2023	2 days
15327847	Venturian Spv1 Limited	Other credit granting	04 Dec 2023	2 days
15327859	Venturian Spv2 Limited	Other credit granting	04 Dec 2023	2 days
15327882	Venturian Spv3 Limited	Other credit granting	04 Dec 2023	2 days
15325036	Lieausten Limited	Freshwater fishing	03 Dec 2023	3 days
15320709	Touchbit Ltd	Information technology consultancy activities	01 Dec 2023	5 days
15322564	Humpit (Wp) Limited	Unlicensed restaurants and cafes	01 Dec 2023	5 days
15318554	Newton Wakefield Ltd	Take-away food shops and mobile food stands	30 Nov 2023	6 days
15319124	Evaglades Ltd	Management consultancy activities other than financial management	30 Nov 2023	6 days
15319162	Lr Assets Ltd	Buying and selling of own real estate	30 Nov 2023	6 days
15316422	Lr Care Ltd	Management consultancy activities other than financial management	29 Nov 2023	7 days
15316889	Mh Services Group Ltd	Private security activities	29 Nov 2023	7 days
15317664	J&S Style Limited	Hairdressing and other beauty treatment	29 Nov 2023	7 days
15317726	Yorkshire Partners Limited	Event catering activities	29 Nov 2023	7 days
15318075	Clw Heating Ltd	Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation	29 Nov 2023	7 days
15312801	Rj Web Services Ltd	Specialised design activities	28 Nov 2023	8 days
15315323	Junglebox Ltd	Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserves activities	28 Nov 2023	8 days

Business Services in Wakefield

Wakefield Company Scorecard

15,401

Total Incorporations

6,268

Active Companies

8,829

Total Dissolved