UK companies in Hereford
Hereford is a cathedral city in rural Herefordshire, where farming, food production and local trades shape the business mix. 5,866 active companies have their registered office here, and 599 new ones were set up in the last twelve months.
Key facts
- 5,866 active companies are registered to a Hereford post town on the Companies House snapshot of August 2026.
- 599 new companies started here in the last twelve months, about 50 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 456 companies.
- The busiest postcode districts are HR2, HR4, HR1, HR3.
New companies in Hereford
599 new companies were set up with a Hereford registered office in the last twelve full months, about 50 a month. 51 of them were set up in August 2026. That sits on top of 5,866 active companies already registered here.
What the new ones do: Buying and selling of own real estate leads, with 43 new companies in the year.
Selling to new Hereford 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 Hereford 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 Hereford companies as leadsThe most registered SIC codes in Hereford
Counting active companies whose registered office is a Hereford 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 456 companies. It is worth reading against the sectors below: the authored view is what Hereford is known for, this is what its companies actually filed.
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate456
- 68100Buying and selling of own real estate250
- 70229Other management consultancy activities (not financial)249
- 98000Residents property management208
- 64209Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.174
- 41100Development of building projects148
- 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.145
- 99999Dormant Company120
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 Hereford
Postcode filter
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HR2, HR4, HR1, HR3, HR6, HR5The 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 Hereford on Companies House
How many companies are registered in Hereford?
5,866 active companies have a registered office in Hereford, counted from the Companies House snapshot of August 2026. Dissolved companies are not counted.
How many new businesses start in Hereford each month?
599 new companies were set up in Hereford in the last twelve full months, about 50 a month. 51 were set up in August 2026.
What do new Hereford companies do?
The most common code among companies set up in Hereford in the last year is Buying and selling of own real estate (SIC 68100), with 43 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 Hereford companies before anyone else?
Set a Leadistry agent to the Hereford postcode districts (HR2, HR4, HR1) 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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