UK companies in Inverness
Inverness is the main city of the Highlands, with tourism, construction and public sector suppliers. 4,081 active companies have their registered office here, and 510 new ones were set up in the last twelve months.
Key facts
- 4,081 active companies are registered to a Inverness post town on the Companies House snapshot of August 2026.
- 510 new companies started here in the last twelve months, about 43 a month, and 36 in August 2026.
- The most common code is Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate (SIC 68209), with 216 companies.
- The busiest postcode districts are IV2, IV3, IV1, IV63.
New companies in Inverness
510 new companies were set up with a Inverness registered office in the last twelve full months, about 43 a month. 36 of them were set up in August 2026. That sits on top of 4,081 active companies already registered here.
What the new ones do: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate leads, with 32 new companies in the year.
Selling to new Inverness 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 Inverness 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 Inverness companies as leadsThe most registered SIC codes in Inverness
Counting active companies whose registered office is a Inverness 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 216 companies. It is worth reading against the sectors below: the authored view is what Inverness is known for, this is what its companies actually filed.
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate216
- 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.155
- 96090Other service activities n.e.c.98
- 68100Buying and selling of own real estate95
- 43999Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.78
- 43210Electrical installation76
- 70229Other management consultancy activities (not financial)75
- 55100Hotels and similar accommodation74
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 Inverness
Postcode filter
To target Inverness on Leadistry, set the postcode prefix filter to:
IV2, IV3, IV1, IV63, IV5, IV13The 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 Inverness on Companies House
How many companies are registered in Inverness?
4,081 active companies have a registered office in Inverness, counted from the Companies House snapshot of August 2026. Dissolved companies are not counted.
How many new businesses start in Inverness each month?
510 new companies were set up in Inverness in the last twelve full months, about 43 a month. 36 were set up in August 2026.
What do new Inverness companies do?
The most common code among companies set up in Inverness in the last year is Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate (SIC 68209), with 32 of them. Next come Other holiday and other collective accommodation and Buying and selling of own real estate.
How do I reach new Inverness companies before anyone else?
Set a Leadistry agent to the Inverness postcode districts (IV2, IV3, IV1) 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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