UK companies in Carlisle
Carlisle is the county town of Cumbria, a hub for logistics, agriculture-linked trade and local services near the Scottish border. 5,331 active companies have their registered office here, and 629 new ones were set up in the last twelve months.
Key facts
- 5,331 active companies are registered to a Carlisle post town on the Companies House snapshot of August 2026.
- 629 new companies started here in the last twelve months, about 52 a month, and 41 in August 2026.
- The most common code is Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate (SIC 68209), with 315 companies.
- The busiest postcode districts are CA1, CA3, CA2, CA6.
New companies in Carlisle
629 new companies were set up with a Carlisle registered office in the last twelve full months, about 52 a month. 41 of them were set up in August 2026. That sits on top of 5,331 active companies already registered here.
What the new ones do: Buying and selling of own real estate leads, with 41 new companies in the year.
Selling to new Carlisle 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 Carlisle 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 Carlisle companies as leadsThe most registered SIC codes in Carlisle
Counting active companies whose registered office is a Carlisle 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 315 companies. It is worth reading against the sectors below: the authored view is what Carlisle is known for, this is what its companies actually filed.
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate315
- 98000Residents property management219
- 99999Dormant Company190
- 68100Buying and selling of own real estate155
- 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.149
- 70229Other management consultancy activities (not financial)125
- 96020Hairdressing and other beauty treatment100
- 64209Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.96
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 Carlisle
Postcode filter
To target Carlisle on Leadistry, set the postcode prefix filter to:
CA1, CA3, CA2, CA6, CA5, CA4The 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 Carlisle on Companies House
How many companies are registered in Carlisle?
5,331 active companies have a registered office in Carlisle, counted from the Companies House snapshot of August 2026. Dissolved companies are not counted.
How many new businesses start in Carlisle each month?
629 new companies were set up in Carlisle in the last twelve full months, about 52 a month. 41 were set up in August 2026.
What do new Carlisle companies do?
The most common code among companies set up in Carlisle in the last year is Buying and selling of own real estate (SIC 68100), with 41 of them. Next come Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate and Hairdressing and other beauty treatment.
How do I reach new Carlisle companies before anyone else?
Set a Leadistry agent to the Carlisle postcode districts (CA1, CA3, CA2) 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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