UK companies in Lincoln
Lincoln is a cathedral city in Lincolnshire, with engineering, agriculture-linked trade and a growing university sector. 10,380 active companies have their registered office here, and 1,427 new ones were set up in the last twelve months.
Key facts
- 10,380 active companies are registered to a Lincoln post town on the Companies House snapshot of August 2026.
- 1,427 new companies started here in the last twelve months, about 119 a month, and 110 in August 2026.
- The most common code is Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate (SIC 68209), with 647 companies.
- The busiest postcode districts are LN6, LN1, LN2, LN5.
New companies in Lincoln
1,427 new companies were set up with a Lincoln registered office in the last twelve full months, about 119 a month. 110 of them were set up in August 2026. That sits on top of 10,380 active companies already registered here.
What the new ones do: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate leads, with 76 new companies in the year.
Selling to new Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln companies as leadsThe most registered SIC codes in Lincoln
Counting active companies whose registered office is a Lincoln 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 647 companies. It is worth reading against the sectors below: the authored view is what Lincoln is known for, this is what its companies actually filed.
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate647
- 68100Buying and selling of own real estate410
- 70229Other management consultancy activities (not financial)374
- 41100Development of building projects285
- 64209Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.277
- 86220Specialists medical practice activities274
- 49410Freight transport by road271
- 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.258
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 Lincoln
Postcode filter
To target Lincoln on Leadistry, set the postcode prefix filter to:
LN6, LN1, LN2, LN5, LN4, LN3The 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 Lincoln on Companies House
How many companies are registered in Lincoln?
10,380 active companies have a registered office in Lincoln, counted from the Companies House snapshot of August 2026. Dissolved companies are not counted.
How many new businesses start in Lincoln each month?
1,427 new companies were set up in Lincoln in the last twelve full months, about 119 a month. 110 were set up in August 2026.
What do new Lincoln companies do?
The most common code among companies set up in Lincoln in the last year is Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate (SIC 68209), with 76 of them. Next come Retail sale via mail order houses or via the internet and Buying and selling of own real estate.
How do I reach new Lincoln companies before anyone else?
Set a Leadistry agent to the Lincoln postcode districts (LN6, LN1, LN2) 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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