UK companies in Canterbury
Canterbury is a cathedral city in east Kent, with tourism, education and small professional firms at the core of its business life. 5,899 active companies have their registered office here, and 823 new ones were set up in the last twelve months.
Key facts
- 5,899 active companies are registered to a Canterbury post town on the Companies House snapshot of August 2026.
- 823 new companies started here in the last twelve months, about 69 a month, and 55 in August 2026.
- The most common code is Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate (SIC 68209), with 285 companies.
- The busiest postcode districts are CT1, CT4, CT2, CT3.
New companies in Canterbury
823 new companies were set up with a Canterbury registered office in the last twelve full months, about 69 a month. 55 of them were set up in August 2026. That sits on top of 5,899 active companies already registered here.
What the new ones do: Buying and selling of own real estate leads, with 49 new companies in the year.
Selling to new Canterbury 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 Canterbury 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 Canterbury companies as leadsThe most registered SIC codes in Canterbury
Counting active companies whose registered office is a Canterbury 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 285 companies. It is worth reading against the sectors below: the authored view is what Canterbury is known for, this is what its companies actually filed.
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate285
- 68100Buying and selling of own real estate247
- 70229Other management consultancy activities (not financial)246
- 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.226
- 41100Development of building projects199
- 98000Residents property management188
- 64209Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.157
- 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via the internet140
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 Canterbury
Postcode filter
To target Canterbury on Leadistry, set the postcode prefix filter to:
CT1, CT4, CT2, CT3, CT6, CT5The 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 Canterbury on Companies House
How many companies are registered in Canterbury?
5,899 active companies have a registered office in Canterbury, counted from the Companies House snapshot of August 2026. Dissolved companies are not counted.
How many new businesses start in Canterbury each month?
823 new companies were set up in Canterbury in the last twelve full months, about 69 a month. 55 were set up in August 2026.
What do new Canterbury companies do?
The most common code among companies set up in Canterbury in the last year is Buying and selling of own real estate (SIC 68100), with 49 of them. Next come Other management consultancy activities (not financial) and Retail sale via mail order houses or via the internet.
How do I reach new Canterbury companies before anyone else?
Set a Leadistry agent to the Canterbury postcode districts (CT1, CT4, CT2) 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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