UK companies in Brighton and Hove
Brighton and Hove is a south coast city known for its digital agencies, creative studios and independent retail. 25,488 active companies have their registered office here, and 2,862 new ones were set up in the last twelve months.
Key facts
- 25,488 active companies are registered to a Brighton and Hove post town on the Companies House snapshot of August 2026.
- 2,862 new companies started here in the last twelve months, about 239 a month, and 211 in August 2026.
- The most common code is Residents property management (SIC 98000), with 1,841 companies.
- The busiest postcode districts are BN1, BN3, BN2, BN41.
New companies in Brighton and Hove
2,862 new companies were set up with a Brighton and Hove registered office in the last twelve full months, about 239 a month. 211 of them were set up in August 2026. That sits on top of 25,488 active companies already registered here.
What the new ones do: Other management consultancy activities (not financial) leads, with 179 new companies in the year.
Selling to new Brighton and Hove 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.
Leadistry reads the new Brighton and Hove registrations every morning, keeps the ones with a working website and a real email, and writes the first email for you to approve. The first 25 leads are free.
Get new Brighton and Hove companies as leadsThe most registered SIC codes in Brighton and Hove
Counting active companies whose registered office is a Brighton and Hove post town, these are the codes that come up most often on the August 2026 Companies House snapshot. Residents property management leads with 1,841 companies. It is worth reading against the sectors below: the authored view is what Brighton and Hove is known for, this is what its companies actually filed.
- 98000Residents property management1,841
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1,547
- 70229Other management consultancy activities (not financial)1,242
- 68100Buying and selling of own real estate1,074
- 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.880
- 62020IT consultancy activities653
- 41100Development of building projects526
- 64209Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.503
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.
Dominant sectors in Brighton and Hove
Postcode filter
To target Brighton and Hove on Leadistry, set the postcode prefix filter to:
BN1, BN3, BN2, BN41, BN42, BN45The 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.
About Brighton and Hove on Companies House
How many companies are registered in Brighton and Hove?
25,488 active companies have a registered office in Brighton and Hove, counted from the Companies House snapshot of August 2026. Dissolved companies are not counted.
How many new businesses start in Brighton and Hove each month?
2,862 new companies were set up in Brighton and Hove in the last twelve full months, about 239 a month. 211 were set up in August 2026.
What do new Brighton and Hove companies do?
The most common code among companies set up in Brighton and Hove in the last year is Other management consultancy activities (not financial) (SIC 70229), with 179 of them. Next come Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate and Business and domestic software development.
How do I reach new Brighton and Hove companies before anyone else?
Set a Leadistry agent to the Brighton and Hove postcode districts (BN1, BN3, BN2) and the trades you sell to. Each morning it finds the new companies that match, checks each one has a working website and a real email, and writes the first email for you to read and approve.
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