Companies in Swindon
Swindon is the 51st biggest place on the UK company register, with 14,314 live companies, or 0.3% of the UK total. 1,827 of those were formed in 2025. 1,171 (8.2%) have a proposal to strike off on file, above the UK figure of 7.3%. Compared with the UK as a whole, Swindon stands out for medical nursing home activities: 60 companies, 5.1 times the national share.
What Swindon has more of than the rest of the UK
Each trade's share of Swindon companies, compared with its share across the UK.
Biggest trades in Swindon
Live Swindon 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 | 353 |
| 2014 | 391 |
| 2015 | 447 |
| 2016 | 464 |
| 2017 | 554 |
| 2018 | 686 |
| 2019 | 789 |
| 2020 | 644 |
| 2021 | 737 |
| 2022 | 760 |
| 2023 | 983 |
| 2024 | 1,196 |
| 2025 | 1,827 |
| 2026 | 1,516 |
Oldest active companies in Swindon
- Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Incorporated Law SocietyFormed 1884
- Costa Rica RailwayFormed 1886
- Dawson HoldingsFormed 1891
- Swindon Town Football CompanyFormed 1897
- John Toomer and SonsFormed 1900
Funny company names registered in Swindon
- Bean Counters (swindon)Formed 2002
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.