UK companies in Peterborough
Peterborough is a Cambridgeshire city with a large logistics, distribution and manufacturing base. 17,841 active companies have their registered office here, and 2,953 new ones were set up in the last twelve months.
Key facts
- 17,841 active companies are registered to a Peterborough post town on the Companies House snapshot of August 2026.
- 2,953 new companies started here in the last twelve months, about 246 a month, and 228 in August 2026.
- The most common code is Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate (SIC 68209), with 963 companies.
- The busiest postcode districts are PE1, PE2, PE7, PE6.
New companies in Peterborough
2,953 new companies were set up with a Peterborough registered office in the last twelve full months, about 246 a month. 228 of them were set up in August 2026. That sits on top of 17,841 active companies already registered here.
What the new ones do: Retail sale via mail order houses or via the internet leads, with 220 new companies in the year.
Selling to new Peterborough 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 Peterborough 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 Peterborough companies as leadsThe most registered SIC codes in Peterborough
Counting active companies whose registered office is a Peterborough 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 963 companies. It is worth reading against the sectors below: the authored view is what Peterborough is known for, this is what its companies actually filed.
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate963
- 68100Buying and selling of own real estate930
- 49410Freight transport by road893
- 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via the internet597
- 70229Other management consultancy activities (not financial)548
- 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.496
- 64209Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.462
- 41100Development of building projects396
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 Peterborough
Postcode filter
To target Peterborough on Leadistry, set the postcode prefix filter to:
PE1, PE2, PE7, PE6, PE3, PE8The 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 Peterborough on Companies House
How many companies are registered in Peterborough?
17,841 active companies have a registered office in Peterborough, counted from the Companies House snapshot of August 2026. Dissolved companies are not counted.
How many new businesses start in Peterborough each month?
2,953 new companies were set up in Peterborough in the last twelve full months, about 246 a month. 228 were set up in August 2026.
What do new Peterborough companies do?
The most common code among companies set up in Peterborough in the last year is Retail sale via mail order houses or via the internet (SIC 47910), with 220 of them. Next come Freight transport by road and Buying and selling of own real estate.
How do I reach new Peterborough companies before anyone else?
Set a Leadistry agent to the Peterborough postcode districts (PE1, PE2, PE7) 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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