Scottish Company Formations 2022: State of Business

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36,504
New companies in 2022
First year of data
Year-on-year change
Monthly average
3,042

Monthly Breakdown

Month New Companies % of Year Total
January 3,013 8.3%
February 3,155 8.6%
March 3,651 10.0%
April 2,918 8.0%
May 3,252 8.9%
June 2,990 8.2%
July 2,784 7.6%
August 3,315 9.1%
September 2,991 8.2%
October 3,040 8.3%
November 3,156 8.6%
December 2,239 6.1%

Top 10 Industries

Source: Companies House, via Signalyst. Industries based on SIC codes.

Industry New Companies
Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 2,432
Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 1,589
Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 1,508
Buying and selling of own real estate 1,489
Management consultancy activities other than financial management 1,356
Other service activities n.e.c. 984
Other business support service activities n.e.c. 896
Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 822
Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 690
Information technology consultancy activities 675

Top 10 Postcode Districts

Postcode District New Companies Council Area
G2 1,571 Glasgow & Clyde Valley
EH3 1,072 Edinburgh & Lothians
EH2 945 Edinburgh & Lothians
G3 872 Glasgow & Clyde Valley
EH6 658 Edinburgh & Lothians
ML1 568 Lanarkshire
ML3 508 Lanarkshire
G41 486 Glasgow & Clyde Valley
G1 451 Glasgow & Clyde Valley
EH7 416 Edinburgh & Lothians

Data sourced from Companies House. Reproduced under the Open Government Licence v3.0.