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Companies in Ilford

Ilford is the 15th biggest place on the UK company register, with 30,075 live companies, or 0.5% of the UK total. 4,759 of those were formed in 2025. 3,097 (10.3%) have a proposal to strike off on file, above the UK figure of 7.3%. Compared with the UK as a whole, Ilford stands out for private security activities: 293 companies, 4.2 times the national share.

What Ilford has more of than the rest of the UK

Each trade's share of Ilford companies, compared with its share across the UK.

  • Private security activities (293 companies)4.2×
  • Wholesale of electronic and telecommunications equipment and parts (96 companies)3.6×
  • Retail sale of telecommunications equipment other than mobile telephones (27 companies)3.6×
  • Retail sale of fruit and vegetables in specialised stores (54 companies)3.5×
  • Retail sale of mobile telephones (75 companies)3.4×

Biggest trades in Ilford

Live Ilford companies, by year formed

Only companies still live are counted, so older years look smaller. 2026 stops on 1 November 2026.

20122026
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YearLive companies
2012476
2013623
2014711
2015839
2016956
20171,140
20181,353
20191,752
20201,613
20211,610
20221,892
20232,476
20242,973
20254,759
20264,464

Oldest active companies in Ilford

  1. Ilford Golf ClubFormed 1909
  2. Coughtrey & SonFormed 1939
  3. W. Fleet Property CompanyFormed 1954
  4. W.levene(insurance Brokers)Formed 1956
  5. Bluett & Co.Formed 1958

Funny company names registered in Ilford

Nearest in size

Town means the post town of the registered address, which isn't always where a company trades. Many companies use an accountant's or formation agent's address. Figures come from Companies House on 1 November 2026.

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