Business Services in Worcester

Worcester Company Scorecard

Out of Worcester's 11,383 total incorporated companies, 845 were formed in the last 12 months.

Worcester's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in Worcester include the 832 companies working in administrative and support service activities, 805 companies working in professional, scientific and technical activities, and 721 companies working in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles. The business sectors with the least activity include water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities with 19 active companies, public administration and defence; compulsory social security with 9 active companies, and mining and quarrying with 2 active companies.

Company Trends in Worcester

Looking at the big changes in Worcester's businesses over the last five years, the biggest increase was in packaging activities now making up 4.28% of active businesses, a total of 246 companies. The next big increase was other letting and operating of own or leased real estate which now makes up 5.01% of active businesses in Worcester, a change of 43% from the 3.5% percentage share seen in 2018. Buying and selling of own real estate also saw positive growth, currently representing 2.9% of Worcester's active companies.

Notable changes in Worcester's business sectors include a rise of 21% in administrative and support service activities since 2018, a rise of 27% in real estate activities, and rise of 35% in transportation and storage.