UK companies in Chichester
Chichester is a small cathedral city in West Sussex, home to many consultancies, trades and hospitality businesses. 6,527 active companies have their registered office here, and 649 new ones were set up in the last twelve months.
Key facts
- 6,527 active companies are registered to a Chichester post town on the Companies House snapshot of August 2026.
- 649 new companies started here in the last twelve months, about 54 a month, and 51 in August 2026.
- The most common code is Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate (SIC 68209), with 362 companies.
- The busiest postcode districts are PO20, PO19, PO18, PO10.
New companies in Chichester
649 new companies were set up with a Chichester registered office in the last twelve full months, about 54 a month. 51 of them were set up in August 2026. That sits on top of 6,527 active companies already registered here.
What the new ones do: Other management consultancy activities (not financial) leads, with 47 new companies in the year.
Selling to new Chichester 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 Chichester 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 Chichester companies as leadsThe most registered SIC codes in Chichester
Counting active companies whose registered office is a Chichester 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 362 companies. It is worth reading against the sectors below: the authored view is what Chichester is known for, this is what its companies actually filed.
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate362
- 70229Other management consultancy activities (not financial)334
- 98000Residents property management242
- 41100Development of building projects223
- 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.223
- 68100Buying and selling of own real estate214
- 64209Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.170
- 96090Other service activities n.e.c.161
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 Chichester
Postcode filter
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PO20, PO19, PO18, PO10, PO21, PO22The 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 Chichester on Companies House
How many companies are registered in Chichester?
6,527 active companies have a registered office in Chichester, counted from the Companies House snapshot of August 2026. Dissolved companies are not counted.
How many new businesses start in Chichester each month?
649 new companies were set up in Chichester in the last twelve full months, about 54 a month. 51 were set up in August 2026.
What do new Chichester companies do?
The most common code among companies set up in Chichester in the last year is Other management consultancy activities (not financial) (SIC 70229), with 47 of them. Next come Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate and Activities of other holding companies n.e.c..
How do I reach new Chichester companies before anyone else?
Set a Leadistry agent to the Chichester postcode districts (PO20, PO19, PO18) 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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