How many companies are there in Redditch?

There are 4,861 active companies in Redditch as of Dec 2023. In total, 9,331 companies have been incorporated, and 4,450 have been dissolved.

What is the most common type of company in Redditch?

Most companies in Redditch are categorised under: administrative and support service activities. This accounts for 686 companies.

What are the most common SIC codes in Redditch?

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

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

Businesses and companies in Redditch most commonly used the words SERVICES, HOLDINGS, REDDITCH, PROPERTY, and SOLUTIONS in their company names.

Redditch Company Services and Info (Dec 2023)

Out of Redditch's 9,331 total incorporated companies, 733 were formed in the last 12 months.

Redditch's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in Redditch include the 686 companies working in administrative and support service activities, 669 companies working in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, and 627 companies working in construction. The business sectors with the least activity include public administration and defence; compulsory social security with 10 active companies, water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities with 9 active companies, and activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies with 3 active companies.

Business Sector	Current Active Companies	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Administrative and support service activities	686	1,479	756
Wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles	669	1,270	583
Construction	627	1,169	515
Professional, scientific and technical activities	563	1,118	539
Manufacturing	486	807	304
Real estate activities	400	522	120
Information and communication	298	701	391
Transportation and storage	295	749	452
Accommodation and food service activities	243	487	240
Financial and insurance activities	208	288	77
Other service activities	205	489	278
Human health and social work activities	149	303	154
Arts, entertainment and recreation	123	231	104
Education	107	184	76
Activities of households as employers	53	79	25
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	32	50	17
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	10	19	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10	22	12
Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	9	23	14
Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies	3	6	3

Company Trends in Redditch

Looking at the big changes in Redditch'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 5.68% of active businesses, a total of 276 companies. The next big increase was buying and selling of own real estate which now makes up 2.86% of active businesses in Redditch, a change of 92% from the 1.49% percentage share seen in 2018. Activities of other holding companies also saw positive growth, currently representing 2.3% of Redditch's active companies.

Notable changes in Redditch's business sectors include a rise of 47% in real estate activities since 2018, a rise of 18% in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, and rise of 47% in financial and insurance activities.

Company Type	Current Active Businesses	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Other business support service activities	345	860	485
Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	276	328	51
Freight transport by road	196	391	195
Management consultancy activities other than financial management	152	348	191
Buying and selling of own real estate	139	181	42
Development of building projects	117	186	63
Activities of other holding companies	112	128	16
Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	107	193	86
Information technology consultancy activities	104	228	123
Other service activities	84	270	183
Other building completion and finishing	81	134	52
Construction of domestic buildings	81	152	70
Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles	76	129	50
Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis	73	100	27
Other professional, scientific and technical activities	73	142	68
Hairdressing and other beauty treatment	64	107	40
Other specialised construction activities	64	117	51
Other human health activities	62	119	57
Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets	61	114	50
Business and domestic software development	60	101	41

Company Names & Word Choices in Redditch

The top 5 most popular words used by active companies registered in Redditch are SERVICES, HOLDINGS, REDDITCH, PROPERTY, and SOLUTIONS.

Redditch's Oldest Companies

The oldest company in Redditch is Samuel Taylor,Limited at 124 years, 3 months, and 18 days old.

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
00063351	Samuel Taylor,Limited	Manufacture of other fabricated metal products	18 Aug 1899	124 years
00101255	Mark Tyzack & Sons Limited	Agents involved in the sale of furniture, household goods, hardware and ironmongery	15 Jan 1909	114 years
00103161	Halfords Limited	Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories	22 May 1909	114 years
00103467	Redditch Electro Plating Company Limited(The)	Treatment and coating of metals	11 Jun 1909	114 years
00158027	Robinsons International Moving Group Limited	Activities of other holding companies	18 Aug 1919	104 years
00180968	Charles Shoebotham Limited	Manufacture of other fabricated metal products	06 Apr 1922	101 years
00196243	Morris (Redditch) Limited	Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores	07 Mar 1924	99 years
00207655	Linread Limited	Manufacture of wire products, chain and springs	01 Aug 1925	98 years
00262414	Vulco Spring & Presswork Company Limited	Manufacture of wire products, chain and springs	03 Feb 1932	91 years
00273462	F. Parr Limited	Agents involved in the sale of machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft	28 Feb 1933	90 years

Multiple Company Registrations in Redditch

Counting the number of companies registered at each address in Redditch, we have found that the top 10 addresses have 1,349 active businesses registered at them.

Addresss	Postcode	Active Companies
8 Church Green East	B98 8BP	440
4 Clews Road	B98 7ST	197
Brunswick House, Birmingham Road	B97 6DY	144
14 The Oaks Clews Road	B98 7ST	136
Office 1 Unit 5 Enfield Trading Estate	B97 6BG	116
11 Kingfisher Business Park, Arthur Street	B98 8LG	67
50 Pulman Close	B97 6HR	64
16 Hennals Avenue	B97 5RX	62
Office 1 Unit 5 Enfield Trading Estate,	B97 6BG	62
Estate House, Evesham Street	B97 4HP	61

Redditch's Most Recently Formed Companies

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
15328983	Golden Carp Coral Limited	Other service activities	05 Dec 2023	1 days
15329558	Pr & Co Investments Limited	Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	05 Dec 2023	1 days
15330178	Rightchem Ltd	Other professional, scientific and technical activities	05 Dec 2023	1 days
15325614	Ipsley St Car Wash Ltd	Specialised cleaning services	04 Dec 2023	2 days
15327496	Nicholas Imms's Ltd	Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds, fertilizers, pet animals and pet food in specialised stores	04 Dec 2023	2 days
15327741	Lolas Decoration Limited	Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	04 Dec 2023	2 days
15323246	Littlehandtec Ltd	Other retail sale in non-specialised stores	02 Dec 2023	4 days
15321964	Tbj Consulting Ltd	Computer facilities management activities	01 Dec 2023	5 days
15323223	Mjbdms Limited	Other engineering activities	01 Dec 2023	5 days
15319564	Han Craig Patrick Limited	Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds, fertilizers, pet animals and pet food in specialised stores	30 Nov 2023	6 days
15319906	Zolta Global Ltd	Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets	30 Nov 2023	6 days
15316569	Yrilwate Limited	Inland freight water transport	29 Nov 2023	7 days
15316589	J W Industrial Equipment Limited	Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets	29 Nov 2023	7 days
15316839	5c Promotions Ltd	Activities of exhibition and fair organisers	29 Nov 2023	7 days
15314095	Tnz Investments Ltd	Development of building projects	28 Nov 2023	8 days
15314630	Construction Full System Ltd	Construction of domestic buildings	28 Nov 2023	8 days
15310103	Evolda Limited	Quantity surveying activities	27 Nov 2023	9 days
15308200	Bwp Carpentry Ltd	Construction of domestic buildings	24 Nov 2023	12 days
15305474	Apex Support National Limited	Combined office administrative service activities	23 Nov 2023	13 days
15305981	Onpoint Autorepair Limited	Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles	23 Nov 2023	13 days

Business Services in Redditch

Redditch Company Scorecard

9,331

Total Incorporations

4,861

Active Companies

4,450

Total Dissolved