Companies in Peterborough
Peterborough is the 33rd biggest place on the UK company register, with 19,893 live companies, or 0.3% of the UK total. 2,679 of those were formed in 2025. 1,771 (8.9%) have a proposal to strike off on file, above the UK figure of 7.3%. Compared with the UK as a whole, Peterborough stands out for freight transport by road: 1,111 companies, 4.6 times the national share.
What Peterborough has more of than the rest of the UK
Each trade's share of Peterborough companies, compared with its share across the UK.
Biggest trades in Peterborough
Live Peterborough companies, by year formed
Only companies still live are counted, so older years look smaller. 2026 stops on 1 November 2026.
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| Year | Live companies |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 302 |
| 2013 | 417 |
| 2014 | 536 |
| 2015 | 628 |
| 2016 | 664 |
| 2017 | 759 |
| 2018 | 936 |
| 2019 | 1,115 |
| 2020 | 993 |
| 2021 | 1,077 |
| 2022 | 1,225 |
| 2023 | 1,452 |
| 2024 | 1,842 |
| 2025 | 2,679 |
| 2026 | 2,549 |
Oldest active companies in Peterborough
- United LearningFormed 1883
- Lse MotorsFormed 1896
- The Institute of Clerks of Works and Construction Inspectorate of Great Britain IncorporatedFormed 1903
- National Association of Agricultural ContractorsFormed 1905
- Sharman & CompanyFormed 1910
Funny company names registered in Peterborough
- Luv CodFormed 2017
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.