UK companies in Cambridge
Cambridge is a university city with a dense cluster of science, software and life sciences companies. 21,209 active companies have their registered office here, and 2,957 new ones were set up in the last twelve months.
Key facts
- 21,209 active companies are registered to a Cambridge post town on the Companies House snapshot of August 2026.
- 2,957 new companies started here in the last twelve months, about 246 a month, and 213 in August 2026.
- The most common code is Other management consultancy activities (not financial) (SIC 70229), with 965 companies.
- The busiest postcode districts are CB1, CB2, CB4, CB22.
New companies in Cambridge
2,957 new companies were set up with a Cambridge registered office in the last twelve full months, about 246 a month. 213 of them were set up in August 2026. That sits on top of 21,209 active companies already registered here.
What the new ones do: Business and domestic software development leads, with 160 new companies in the year.
Selling to new Cambridge 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 Cambridge 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 Cambridge companies as leadsThe most registered SIC codes in Cambridge
Counting active companies whose registered office is a Cambridge post town, these are the codes that come up most often on the August 2026 Companies House snapshot. Other management consultancy activities (not financial) leads with 965 companies. It is worth reading against the sectors below: the authored view is what Cambridge is known for, this is what its companies actually filed.
- 70229Other management consultancy activities (not financial)965
- 98000Residents property management933
- 99999Dormant Company854
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate845
- 68100Buying and selling of own real estate666
- 62012Business and domestic software development658
- 62020IT consultancy activities603
- 82990Other business support service activities 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 Cambridge
Postcode filter
To target Cambridge on Leadistry, set the postcode prefix filter to:
CB1, CB2, CB4, CB22, CB23, CB3The 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 Cambridge on Companies House
How many companies are registered in Cambridge?
21,209 active companies have a registered office in Cambridge, counted from the Companies House snapshot of August 2026. Dissolved companies are not counted.
How many new businesses start in Cambridge each month?
2,957 new companies were set up in Cambridge in the last twelve full months, about 246 a month. 213 were set up in August 2026.
What do new Cambridge companies do?
The most common code among companies set up in Cambridge in the last year is Business and domestic software development (SIC 62012), with 160 of them. Next come Repair and maintenance of aircraft and spacecraft and Other management consultancy activities (not financial).
How do I reach new Cambridge companies before anyone else?
Set a Leadistry agent to the Cambridge postcode districts (CB1, CB2, CB4) 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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