Founded

Companies founded by year

Browse Companies House incorporation history from years to months to individual days.

Year
2026
423,849 companies
Year
2025
812,228 companies
Year
2024
841,690 companies
Year
2023
900,246 companies
Year
2022
798,764 companies
Year
2021
648,294 companies
Year
2020
475,259 companies
Year
2019
408,405 companies
Year
2018
339,664 companies
Year
2017
289,569 companies
Year
2016
256,741 companies
Year
2015
231,635 companies
Year
2014
206,572 companies
Year
2013
171,886 companies
Year
2012
147,594 companies
Year
2011
128,189 companies
Year
2010
107,333 companies
Year
2009
88,558 companies
Year
2008
79,507 companies
Year
2007
87,513 companies
Year
2006
78,173 companies
Year
2005
68,868 companies
Year
2004
64,488 companies
Year
2003
80,583 companies
Year
2002
62,206 companies
Year
2001
40,973 companies
Year
2000
39,558 companies
Year
1999
34,894 companies
Year
1998
30,387 companies
Year
1997
27,929 companies
Year
1996
23,259 companies
Year
1995
19,307 companies
Year
1994
16,955 companies
Year
1993
15,268 companies
Year
1992
13,481 companies
Year
1991
13,147 companies
Year
1990
12,950 companies
Year
1989
13,444 companies
Year
1988
13,652 companies
Year
1987
13,159 companies
Year
1986
11,986 companies
Year
1985
10,058 companies
Year
1984
9,325 companies
Year
1983
8,782 companies
Year
1982
8,599 companies
Year
1981
11,297 companies
Year
1980
5,810 companies
Year
1979
5,398 companies
Year
1978
5,650 companies
Year
1977
4,890 companies
Year
1976
4,679 companies
Year
1975
3,893 companies
Year
1974
3,632 companies
Year
1973
4,869 companies
Year
1972
4,005 companies
Year
1971
3,233 companies
Year
1970
2,490 companies
Year
1969
2,062 companies
Year
1968
1,776 companies
Year
1967
2,078 companies
Year
1966
1,916 companies
Year
1965
2,561 companies
Year
1964
3,266 companies
Year
1963
2,917 companies
Year
1962
2,546 companies
Year
1961
2,464 companies
Year
1960
2,468 companies
Year
1959
2,165 companies
Year
1958
1,702 companies
Year
1957
1,438 companies
Year
1956
1,298 companies
Year
1955
1,233 companies
Year
1954
1,233 companies
Year
1953
939 companies
Year
1952
823 companies
Year
1951
862 companies
Year
1950
864 companies
Year
1949
861 companies
Year
1948
889 companies
Year
1947
1,193 companies
Year
1946
1,319 companies
Year
1945
604 companies
Year
1944
418 companies
Year
1943
367 companies
Year
1942
352 companies
Year
1941
390 companies
Year
1940
338 companies
Year
1939
524 companies
Year
1938
603 companies
Year
1937
632 companies
Year
1936
643 companies
Year
1935
597 companies
Year
1934
529 companies
Year
1933
469 companies
Year
1932
383 companies
Year
1931
361 companies
Year
1930
377 companies
Year
1929
398 companies
Year
1928
395 companies
Year
1927
353 companies
Year
1926
343 companies
Year
1925
351 companies
Year
1924
328 companies
Year
1923
338 companies
Year
1922
307 companies
Year
1921
280 companies
Year
1920
460 companies
Year
1919
379 companies
Year
1918
122 companies
Year
1917
133 companies
Year
1916
115 companies
Year
1915
140 companies
Year
1914
184 companies
Year
1913
204 companies
Year
1912
189 companies
Year
1911
182 companies
Year
1910
180 companies
Year
1909
177 companies
Year
1908
167 companies
Year
1907
160 companies
Year
1906
135 companies
Year
1905
141 companies
Year
1904
119 companies
Year
1903
121 companies
Year
1902
110 companies
Year
1901
107 companies
Year
1900
2,006 companies
Year
1899
134 companies
Year
1898
155 companies
Year
1897
156 companies
Year
1896
118 companies
Year
1895
74 companies
Year
1894
76 companies
Year
1893
80 companies
Year
1892
62 companies
Year
1891
66 companies
Year
1890
68 companies
Year
1889
56 companies
Year
1888
52 companies
Year
1887
45 companies
Year
1886
34 companies
Year
1885
32 companies
Year
1884
34 companies
Year
1883
26 companies
Year
1882
20 companies
Year
1881
23 companies
Year
1880
17 companies
Year
1879
21 companies
Year
1878
19 companies
Year
1877
20 companies
Year
1876
14 companies
Year
1875
19 companies
Year
1874
13 companies
Year
1873
12 companies
Year
1872
10 companies
Year
1871
14 companies
Year
1870
7 companies
Year
1869
7 companies
Year
1868
4 companies
Year
1867
4 companies
Year
1866
5 companies
Year
1865
10 companies
Year
1864
12 companies
Year
1863
5 companies
Year
1862
4 companies
Year
1861
3 companies
Year
1860
2 companies
Year
1859
1 company
Year
1857
1 company
Year
1856
7 companies
Year
1832
1 company
Year
1825
1 company
Year
1813
1 company
Year
1786
1 company
Year
1714
1 company
Year
1709
1 company
Year
1708
1 company
Year
1701
1 company
Year
1677
1 company
Year
1665
1 company
Year
1663
1 company
Year
1656
1 company
Year
1638
2 companies
Year
1629
1 company
Year
1628
1 company
Year
1626
1 company
Year
1617
1 company
Year
1614
1 company
Year
1610
1 company
Year
1609
1 company
Year
1606
1 company
Year
1604
2 companies
Year
1552
1 company
Year
1518
1 company
Year
1509
1 company
Year
1501
2 companies
Year
1482
1 company
Year
1477
1 company
Year
1471
1 company
Year
1463
1 company
Year
1462
1 company
Year
1439
1 company
Year
1437
1 company
Year
1416
1 company
Year
1327
1 company