UK companies in Lancaster
Lancaster is a university city in north Lancashire, with education, health and small service firms at its centre. 3,679 active companies have their registered office here, and 427 new ones were set up in the last twelve months.
Key facts
- 3,679 active companies are registered to a Lancaster post town on the Companies House snapshot of August 2026.
- 427 new companies started here in the last twelve months, about 36 a month, and 21 in August 2026.
- The most common code is Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate (SIC 68209), with 252 companies.
- The busiest postcode districts are LA1, LA2, LA3, LA5.
New companies in Lancaster
427 new companies were set up with a Lancaster registered office in the last twelve full months, about 36 a month. 21 of them were set up in August 2026. That sits on top of 3,679 active companies already registered here.
What the new ones do: Performing arts leads, with 28 new companies in the year.
Selling to new Lancaster 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 Lancaster 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 Lancaster companies as leadsThe most registered SIC codes in Lancaster
Counting active companies whose registered office is a Lancaster 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 252 companies. It is worth reading against the sectors below: the authored view is what Lancaster is known for, this is what its companies actually filed.
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate252
- 70229Other management consultancy activities (not financial)173
- 98000Residents property management125
- 90010Performing arts119
- 68100Buying and selling of own real estate98
- 62020IT consultancy activities80
- 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.76
- 64209Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.70
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 Lancaster
Postcode filter
To target Lancaster on Leadistry, set the postcode prefix filter to:
LA1, LA2, LA3, LA5, LA4, LA6The 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 Lancaster on Companies House
How many companies are registered in Lancaster?
3,679 active companies have a registered office in Lancaster, counted from the Companies House snapshot of August 2026. Dissolved companies are not counted.
How many new businesses start in Lancaster each month?
427 new companies were set up in Lancaster in the last twelve full months, about 36 a month. 21 were set up in August 2026.
What do new Lancaster companies do?
The most common code among companies set up in Lancaster in the last year is Performing arts (SIC 90010), with 28 of them. Next come Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate and Other management consultancy activities (not financial).
How do I reach new Lancaster companies before anyone else?
Set a Leadistry agent to the Lancaster postcode districts (LA1, LA2, LA3) 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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