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Companies in Norwich

Norwich is the 17th biggest place on the UK company register, with 27,228 live companies, or 0.5% of the UK total. 2,469 of those were formed in 2025. 1,268 (4.7%) have a proposal to strike off on file, below the UK figure of 7.3%. Compared with the UK as a whole, Norwich stands out for growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds: 100 companies, 5.1 times the national share.

What Norwich has more of than the rest of the UK

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

  • Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds (100 companies)5.1×
  • Repair and maintenance of aircraft and spacecraft (39 companies)2.8×
  • Non-scheduled passenger air transport (20 companies)2.7×
  • Raising of poultry (17 companies)2.7×
  • Support activities for petroleum and natural gas extraction (41 companies)2.6×

Biggest trades in Norwich

Live Norwich 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
2012678
2013723
2014821
2015956
20161,132
20171,228
20181,401
20191,558
20201,305
20211,477
20221,617
20231,689
20242,032
20252,469
20262,399

Oldest active companies in Norwich

  1. The Ocean Marine Insurance CompanyFormed 1888
  2. Norfolk and Norwich Law SocietyFormed 1892
  3. The National Insurance and Guarantee CorporationFormed 1894
  4. Norfolk Chambers of CommerceFormed 1896
  5. Morley Electrical Engineering CompanyFormed 1897

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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