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Companies House · Birmingham

UK companies in Birmingham

Birmingham is the UK's second-largest city by population. It is a major centre for manufacturing, logistics and financial services. Filings under B postcodes show a lot of engineering and metalworking. That comes from the industrial past of the West Midlands. A professional-services cluster around Colmore Row is growing fast.

At a glance

Key facts

  • Birmingham has ~95,000 active UK ltd companies under the B postcode
  • The West Midlands (B, WS, WV, DY) makes up ~4% of UK incorporations
  • B3 and B4 (the city centre) are packed with professional services. B6, B11 and B19 still hold heavy manufacturing
Measured

New companies in Birmingham

16,700 new companies were set up with a Birmingham registered office in the last twelve full months, about 1,392 a month. 1,322 of them were set up in August 2026. That sits on top of 85,847 active companies already registered here.

Sept 25: 1,567Oct 25: 1,611Nov 25: 1,214Dec 25: 1,091Jan 26: 1,405Feb 26: 1,214Mar 26: 1,397Apr 26: 1,446May 26: 1,382Jun 26: 1,433Jul 26: 1,618Aug 26: 1,322
Sept 25 to Aug 26. Companies still on the register, counted from the Companies House snapshot.

What the new ones do: Retail sale via mail order houses or via the internet leads, with 1,407 new companies in the year.

  1. 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via the internet1,407
  2. 68100Buying and selling of own real estate1,004
  3. 56103Take-away food shops and mobile food stands706
  4. 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate693
  5. 49410Freight transport by road440
For agencies and suppliers

Selling to new Birmingham companies

A company in its first months is still choosing who it works with. Reaching it then, with a short email that names what it has just started, is often the easiest time to win them as a client.

  • Marketing agenciesA new company needs a website, a logo and its first customers, usually before it has picked anyone to help.
  • AccountantsEvery new company owes a first set of accounts and a confirmation statement, and many have no accountant yet.
  • IT and software firmsEmail, devices and security get set up in the first months, and the choices made then tend to stick.
  • Insurance brokersEmployers' liability, professional indemnity and van cover are bought early, often in a hurry.
  • RecruitersThe first hires come quickly once a new company wins work.

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Measured

The most registered SIC codes in Birmingham

Counting active companies whose registered office is a Birmingham post town, these are the codes that come up most often on the August 2026 Companies House snapshot. Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate leads with 9,151 companies. It is worth reading against the sectors below: the authored view is what Birmingham is known for, this is what its companies actually filed.

  1. 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate9,151
  2. 68100Buying and selling of own real estate6,502
  3. 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via the internet4,570
  4. 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.3,483
  5. 70229Other management consultancy activities (not financial)3,094
  6. 68320Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis2,818
  7. 56103Take-away food shops and mobile food stands2,757
  8. 86900Other human health activities2,514

Pick a code, then narrow by postcode and date. Every company you pull carries a working website and a real email, and we never charge for the ones we cannot complete.

Why do these counts add up to more than the total?

A company may register up to four SIC codes and these counts include every position, so a business filed under two of them appears twice.

Where the volume sits

Dominant sectors in Birmingham

SIC 70229, Management consultancyView SIC 70229→
SIC 25620, Machining (engineering legacy)View SIC 25620→
SIC 46900, Non-specialised wholesale tradeView SIC 46900→
SIC 69201, Accounting and tax consultancyView SIC 69201→
SIC 62020, IT consultancyView SIC 62020→
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Postcode filter

To target Birmingham on Leadistry, set the postcode prefix filter to:

B, WS, WV, DY

The search returns companies with a registered office in any of these postcode areas. Add a SIC code filter from the table above to narrow by sector.

Answers

About Birmingham on Companies House

Is Birmingham still a good UK manufacturing target?

Yes. The B postcode area still holds more SIC 25 firms (fabricated metal products) than any UK area outside Sheffield. Filter SIC 25600 or 25620 with the B prefix to find them.

What is the best postcode subset for Birmingham city centre outreach?

B1, B2, B3 and B4 cover the central business district. Add B5 and B15 for the Five Ways and Edgbaston business cluster.

Can I find Birmingham-area logistics firms specifically?

Yes. The M6 and M5 motorways make Birmingham a national logistics hub. Filter SIC 49410 (haulage) with the B, WS or WV prefix to find local fleet operators.

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Companies House · Birmingham

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