UK companies in Leeds
Leeds runs the biggest financial-services centre outside London. Legal services, accountancy and asset management all cluster here. The LS postcode area is mainly professional services. The wider West Yorkshire postcodes (WF, BD, HD, HX) lean more on manufacturing and textiles.
Key facts
- Leeds (LS postcode) is the second-largest UK legal hub after London, with over 4,000 active solicitor firms registered
- West Yorkshire (LS, WF, BD, HD, HX) holds ~3% of UK active companies
- LS1 and LS2 cover the Leeds central business district. LS11 and LS12 hold more industrial and wholesale firms
The most registered SIC codes in Leeds
Counting active companies whose registered office is a Leeds post town, these are the codes that come up most often on the August 2026 Companies House snapshot. Buying and selling of own real estate leads with 3,150 companies. It is worth reading against the sectors above: the authored view is what Leeds is known for, this is what its companies actually filed.
- 68100Buying and selling of own real estate3,150
- 62020IT consultancy activities1,633
- 64209Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.1,514
- 68320Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis1,351
- 86900Other human health activities1,249
- 41100Development of building projects1,036
- 73110Advertising agencies510
- 78109Other activities of employment placement agencies454
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. Use the list to pick a code, then narrow by postcode and incorporation date. Every company you pull carries the Companies House record, the director's name, a verified website and a verified email, and the ones we cannot complete are not charged.
Postcode filter
To target Leeds on Leadistry, set the postcode prefix filter to:
LS, WF, BD, HD, HXThe 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 Leeds on Companies House
Is Leeds a good base for legal-services lead generation?
Yes. No UK area outside London is denser for law firms. Filter SIC 69101 (solicitors) with the LS postcode. Lots of London firms already sell to this group, so make your first line count.
How does Leeds compare to Manchester for B2B SaaS targeting?
Leeds leans financial services and legal. Manchester leans digital and media. Pick the postcode that matches your ideal customer.
Can I get named director emails for Leeds-area firms?
Yes, where the firm publishes one. Every lead ships with a verified website and a verified email, checked against the company's own domain. Smaller LS-postcode firms often publish a direct email for the founding director.
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