UK companies in Wells
Wells is a very small cathedral city in Somerset, with tourism, agriculture and small trades firms. 1,597 active companies have their registered office here, and 125 new ones were set up in the last twelve months.
Key facts
- 1,597 active companies are registered to a Wells post town on the Companies House snapshot of August 2026.
- 125 new companies started here in the last twelve months, about 10 a month, and 6 in August 2026.
- The most common code is Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate (SIC 68209), with 108 companies.
- The busiest postcode districts are BA5, BA3.
New companies in Wells
125 new companies were set up with a Wells registered office in the last twelve full months, about 10 a month. 6 of them were set up in August 2026. That sits on top of 1,597 active companies already registered here.
What the new ones do: Other management consultancy activities (not financial) leads, with 9 new companies in the year.
Selling to new Wells 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 Wells 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 Wells companies as leadsThe most registered SIC codes in Wells
Counting active companies whose registered office is a Wells 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 108 companies. It is worth reading against the sectors below: the authored view is what Wells is known for, this is what its companies actually filed.
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate108
- 70229Other management consultancy activities (not financial)83
- 99999Dormant Company60
- 98000Residents property management48
- 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.45
- 41100Development of building projects44
- 68100Buying and selling of own real estate37
- 64209Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.36
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 Wells
Postcode filter
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BA5, BA3The 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 Wells on Companies House
How many companies are registered in Wells?
1,597 active companies have a registered office in Wells, counted from the Companies House snapshot of August 2026. Dissolved companies are not counted.
How many new businesses start in Wells each month?
125 new companies were set up in Wells in the last twelve full months, about 10 a month. 6 were set up in August 2026.
What do new Wells companies do?
The most common code among companies set up in Wells in the last year is Other management consultancy activities (not financial) (SIC 70229), with 9 of them. Next come Business and domestic software development and Activities of other holding companies n.e.c..
How do I reach new Wells companies before anyone else?
Set a Leadistry agent to the Wells postcode districts (BA5, BA3) 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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