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Company directory · London

Trade and construction companies in London

66,320 active trade and construction companies registered in London, England, by trade.

Trade companies in London in numbers

From the Companies House register and filed balance sheets, as of 1 Oct 2026. The longest-established is Commercial Union Buildings Company Limited, incorporated in 1896.

Companies
66,320
Active, small or micro accounts
New in the last 12 months
15,209
23% of the total
Typical net assets
£4,006
Median of 39,871 latest balance sheets
Typical size
1 employee
Median average headcount
Accounts due in the next 3 months
13,880
Companies House deadlines

Still trading, by year incorporated

Active trade companies in London by year of incorporation05,00010,00015,0002017: 2,185 incorporated (still active)20172018: 2,629 incorporated (still active)20182019: 3,058 incorporated (still active)20192020: 3,567 incorporated (still active)20202021: 3,677 incorporated (still active)20212022: 3,856 incorporated (still active)20222023: 4,739 incorporated (still active)20232024: 5,653 incorporated (still active)20242025: 11,193 incorporated (still active)20252026: 11,876 incorporated (still active)11,8762026
Active trade companies in London by year of incorporation05,00010,00015,0002017: 2,185 incorporated (still active)'172018: 2,629 incorporated (still active)'182019: 3,058 incorporated (still active)'192020: 3,567 incorporated (still active)'202021: 3,677 incorporated (still active)'212022: 3,856 incorporated (still active)'222023: 4,739 incorporated (still active)'232024: 5,653 incorporated (still active)'242025: 11,193 incorporated (still active)'252026: 11,876 incorporated (still active)11,876'26

Companies still active today, by the year they were incorporated; 2026 is the year so far.

Trades in London

Every company on these pages is an active private limited company that files small or micro-entity accounts. Each one has to deliver accounts to Companies House within 9 months of its year end, pay corporation tax 9 months and 1 day after it, and file a CT600 with HMRC within 12 months.

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