Companies registered in East London

On the register

Share of these companies on the live register, by status.

• Active 79%
• Proposal to strike off 18%
• In insolvency or administration 3%

New registrations

Companies registered each month, October 2025 – September 2026, that are still on the register. See registrations by month across all companies.

Company age

How long the active companies have been registered.

• Under 1 year 23%
• 1–3 years 23%
• 3–5 years 13%
• 5–10 years 21%
• 10–20 years 14%
• 20 years or more 6%

Top industries

Active companies in this area by SIC code. A company can have more than one SIC code.

• 47910 – Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 12,800
• 68209 – Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 11,300
• 68100 – Buying and selling of own real estate 8,980
• 70229 – Management consultancy activities other than financial management 7,340
• 82990 – Other business support service activities n.e.c. 5,990
• 62020 – Information technology consultancy activities 5,660
• 62012 – Business and domestic software development 4,870
• 96090 – Other service activities n.e.c. 4,520
• 68320 – Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 3,980
• 62090 – Other information technology service activities 3,790

Busiest postcode districts

Active companies by postcode district. Each links to those companies in the search.

• E1 20,700
• E14 19,300
• E17 13,800
• E6 13,500
• E8 6,210
• E16 6,000
• E11 5,910
• E15 5,830
• E7 5,560
• E4 5,260

Recently registered companies

Active companies recently registered in the E postcode area.

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