UK companies in Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the UK's second-largest financial-services centre. It is Scotland's home for asset management, life assurance and fintech. The EH postcode holds major banks and fund managers. A fast-growing tech and fintech cluster sits around the New Town and the west of the city.
Key facts
- Edinburgh (EH postcode) is the UK's largest fund management hub after London, measured by assets under management (AUM)
- EH1, EH2 and EH3 cover the central business district. EH9 (BioQuarter) is where life-sciences tech clusters
- About 45,000 active UK ltds are registered in the EH postcode
New companies in Edinburgh
5,969 new companies were set up with a Edinburgh registered office in the last twelve full months, about 497 a month. 511 of them were set up in August 2026. That sits on top of 56,535 active companies already registered here.
What the new ones do: Retail sale via mail order houses or via the internet leads, with 352 new companies in the year.
Selling to new Edinburgh 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.
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The most registered SIC codes in Edinburgh
Counting active companies whose registered office is a Edinburgh post town, these are the codes that come up most often on the August 2026 Companies House snapshot. Non-trading company leads with 690 companies. It is worth reading against the sectors below: the authored view is what Edinburgh is known for, this is what its companies actually filed.
- 74990Non-trading company690
- 56101Licensed restaurants608
- 49320Taxi operation374
- 55100Hotels and similar accommodation314
- 35110Production of electricity307
- 72190Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering234
- 63110Data processing, hosting and related activities196
- 79120Tour operator activities180
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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 Edinburgh
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About Edinburgh on Companies House
How do I find Edinburgh fintechs specifically?
Filter SIC 62012 (software), the EH postcode and age 0–7 years. CodeBase (EH3) and University of Edinburgh spin-outs make up much of this group.
Are Edinburgh life sciences indexed?
Yes. Edinburgh BioQuarter (EH16) holds a large life-sciences cluster. SIC codes 21100, 21200, 72190 and 72110 cover pharmaceutical and life-sciences research firms.
Are Scottish solicitors covered by the same SIC code as English ones?
Yes. SIC 69101 covers solicitors across the whole UK. Scottish solicitors answer to the Law Society of Scotland, but they file under the same SIC code as English firms.
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