UK companies in Salford
Salford sits beside Manchester and is home to MediaCityUK, with media, digital and construction firms. 10,405 active companies have their registered office here, and 1,931 new ones were set up in the last twelve months.
Key facts
- 10,405 active companies are registered to a Salford post town on the Companies House snapshot of August 2026.
- 1,931 new companies started here in the last twelve months, about 161 a month, and 147 in August 2026.
- The most common code is Buying and selling of own real estate (SIC 68100), with 1,289 companies.
- The busiest postcode districts are M7, M6, M3, M50.
New companies in Salford
1,931 new companies were set up with a Salford registered office in the last twelve full months, about 161 a month. 147 of them were set up in August 2026. That sits on top of 10,405 active companies already registered here.
What the new ones do: Buying and selling of own real estate leads, with 242 new companies in the year.
Selling to new Salford 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 Salford 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 Salford companies as leadsThe most registered SIC codes in Salford
Counting active companies whose registered office is a Salford 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 1,289 companies. It is worth reading against the sectors below: the authored view is what Salford is known for, this is what its companies actually filed.
- 68100Buying and selling of own real estate1,289
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate800
- 99999Dormant Company491
- 41100Development of building projects364
- 96090Other service activities n.e.c.361
- 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via the internet333
- 70229Other management consultancy activities (not financial)294
- 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.220
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 Salford
Postcode filter
To target Salford on Leadistry, set the postcode prefix filter to:
M7, M6, M3, M50, M5, M27The 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 Salford on Companies House
How many companies are registered in Salford?
10,405 active companies have a registered office in Salford, counted from the Companies House snapshot of August 2026. Dissolved companies are not counted.
How many new businesses start in Salford each month?
1,931 new companies were set up in Salford in the last twelve full months, about 161 a month. 147 were set up in August 2026.
What do new Salford companies do?
The most common code among companies set up in Salford in the last year is Buying and selling of own real estate (SIC 68100), with 242 of them. Next come Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate and Retail sale via mail order houses or via the internet.
How do I reach new Salford companies before anyone else?
Set a Leadistry agent to the Salford postcode districts (M7, M6, M3) 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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