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Dormant Company Businesses in Greater London

Explore the Greater London's Dormant Company sector. From regional hotspots to turnover breakdowns, discover key intelligence on company performance, market concentration, and growth opportunities across the UK.

16,689
Businesses
81.8%
Active
10.6 yrs
Avg company age
London
Top Location · 11,060
Analysis

What the numbers actually tell us

9.7% of dormant company survive beyond 20 years – vs 12.5% cross-sector average. Established players are rarer here than across the UK economy as a whole.

Market: new incorporations, six-year view

New company registrations for Dormant Company, 2021-2026 (2026 shown year-to-date). The sector added more companies in 2022 than any year on record.

SOURCE: COMPANIES HOUSE INCORPORATION DATA · SIC 99999 · SYNCED DAILY

Outlook: sector signals

A composite view across six dimensions, scored 0–100.

    What the score means

    Business profile: who runs UK agencies

    Active companies by Dormant Company. The sector is overwhelmingly founder-owned private companies

      Structure & age: a young sector

      Age distribution of active businesses. – are under five years old - and only – make it past twenty.

      UK CROSS-SECTOR AVERAGE AGE: 10.6 YRS · AGENCIES: 10.6 YRS

      Key companies

      Largest active Dormant Company by latest reported turnover. Click through for filings, directors and group structure.

      Where they are: top locations

      Ranked by the number of active Dormant Company businesses registered in each location.

      01London11,06066.3% of sector
      02South croydon2,65615.9% of sector
      03Beckenham8264.9% of sector
      04Croydon3001.8% of sector
      05Ilford2281.4% of sector

      Towns in Greater London

      Drill down further - view Dormant Company business data for individual towns within this county.