Compared with the month before and a year earlier.
September 2026 was up 17% on August 2026, which had 58,697 new companies. It was down 4% on September 2025, which had 71,869. The register only holds companies that still exist, so a month from a year ago has had longer to lose companies and reads a little low.
The 10 busiest trades in September 2026.
These are trade counts. A company registered under codes in two trades counts in both, so the rows do not add up to the 68,766 above.
| Trade | Companies in September |
|---|---|
| Property. Property investment & letting | 5,013 |
| Building and trades. Construction | 4,968 |
| Retail and food. Online retail | 4,683 |
| Digital and professional. Management consultancy | 2,956 |
| Digital and professional. Web & software development | 2,348 |
| Retail and food. Takeaways | 1,695 |
| Property. Property management | 1,637 |
| Retail and food. Restaurants & cafes | 1,610 |
| Transport and logistics. Freight & couriers | 1,514 |
| People and care. Health practitioners | 1,499 |
How to cite this.
JustRegistered, UK new company registrations, September 2026, justregistered.co.uk/reports/uk-new-companies-september-2026/
The data is from Companies House and used under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Where the figures come from.
The national figure counts every company on the Companies House register file of 1 October 2026 with an incorporation date in September 2026. Trades are built from SIC codes. The method page sets out how. The Companies House free company data product is the source. For the long run, see the year-by-year history.