Companies in Stockport
Stockport is the 30th biggest place on the UK company register, with 20,721 live companies, or 0.4% of the UK total. 2,422 of those were formed in 2025. 1,370 (6.6%) have a proposal to strike off on file, close to the UK figure of 7.3%. Compared with the UK as a whole, Stockport stands out for other urban, suburban or metropolitan passenger land transport (not underground, metro or similar): 23 companies, 5.3 times the national share.
What Stockport has more of than the rest of the UK
Each trade's share of Stockport companies, compared with its share across the UK.
Biggest trades in Stockport
Live Stockport companies, by year formed
Only companies still live are counted, so older years look smaller. 2026 stops on 1 November 2026.
See every year as a table
| Year | Live companies |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 439 |
| 2013 | 469 |
| 2014 | 571 |
| 2015 | 623 |
| 2016 | 744 |
| 2017 | 765 |
| 2018 | 840 |
| 2019 | 1,070 |
| 2020 | 1,015 |
| 2021 | 1,005 |
| 2022 | 1,137 |
| 2023 | 1,415 |
| 2024 | 1,694 |
| 2025 | 2,422 |
| 2026 | 2,191 |
Oldest active companies in Stockport
- West Heaton Bowling ClubFormed 1873
- Edgeley Conservative Club CompanyFormed 1888
- Ruston and HornsbyFormed 1889
- Gerard BrothersFormed 1897
- Fifty TwoFormed 1897
Funny company names registered in Stockport
- Butty Me UpFormed 2019
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.