UK companies in Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes is a planned city in Buckinghamshire, with a heavy base of logistics, retail headquarters and tech firms. 24,697 active companies have their registered office here, and 3,651 new ones were set up in the last twelve months.
Key facts
- 24,697 active companies are registered to a Milton Keynes post town on the Companies House snapshot of August 2026.
- 3,651 new companies started here in the last twelve months, about 304 a month, and 256 in August 2026.
- The most common code is Buying and selling of own real estate (SIC 68100), with 1,434 companies.
- The busiest postcode districts are MK9, MK17, MK10, MK12.
New companies in Milton Keynes
3,651 new companies were set up with a Milton Keynes registered office in the last twelve full months, about 304 a month. 256 of them were set up in August 2026. That sits on top of 24,697 active companies already registered here.
What the new ones do: Retail sale via mail order houses or via the internet leads, with 241 new companies in the year.
Selling to new Milton Keynes 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 Milton Keynes 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 Milton Keynes companies as leadsThe most registered SIC codes in Milton Keynes
Counting active companies whose registered office is a Milton Keynes 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 1,434 companies. It is worth reading against the sectors below: the authored view is what Milton Keynes is known for, this is what its companies actually filed.
- 68100Buying and selling of own real estate1,434
- 70229Other management consultancy activities (not financial)1,269
- 62020IT consultancy activities1,226
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1,160
- 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.784
- 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via the internet740
- 96090Other service activities n.e.c.630
- 62012Business and domestic software development554
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 Milton Keynes
Postcode filter
To target Milton Keynes on Leadistry, set the postcode prefix filter to:
MK9, MK17, MK10, MK12, MK14, MK11The 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 Milton Keynes on Companies House
How many companies are registered in Milton Keynes?
24,697 active companies have a registered office in Milton Keynes, counted from the Companies House snapshot of August 2026. Dissolved companies are not counted.
How many new businesses start in Milton Keynes each month?
3,651 new companies were set up in Milton Keynes in the last twelve full months, about 304 a month. 256 were set up in August 2026.
What do new Milton Keynes companies do?
The most common code among companies set up in Milton Keynes in the last year is Retail sale via mail order houses or via the internet (SIC 47910), with 241 of them. Next come Other management consultancy activities (not financial) and Buying and selling of own real estate.
How do I reach new Milton Keynes companies before anyone else?
Set a Leadistry agent to the Milton Keynes postcode districts (MK9, MK17, MK10) 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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