1,598 active companies are registered in Ashbourne with Companies House. Out of 1,786 companies ever registered here, 110 are no longer active — a 89% survival rate. Business formation remains steady, with 42% of current companies established since 2020. A wave of registrations in the 2010s accounts for 36% of active companies, pointing to a decade of strong entrepreneurial activity. The most common industry sector is management consultancy activities other than financial management, with 82 companies. Ashbourne is home to 24 FCA-regulated firms and 21 registered charities. Companies here hold 101 government contracts worth £32.6M in total. The average company age is 11.4 years. The earliest company registration in Ashbourne dates back to 1910.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, September 2026
A diverse local economy with no single sector accounting for more than 15% of businesses.
The average active company in Ashbourne is 11.4 years old. There are 24 <Link href="/glossary/fca-financial-conduct-authority">FCA-regulated firms</Link> in the area. 21 registered charities operate locally.
Companies in Ashbourne have been awarded 101 government contracts with a combined value of £32.6M. See the Top Government Contractors report.
There are 1,598 active companies registered in Ashbourne, out of 1,786 total. 110 (6%) are no longer active.
The top industries in Ashbourne include Management consultancy activities other than financial management (82 companies), Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate (81 companies), Buying and selling of own real estate (61 companies).
42% of currently active companies in Ashbourne were incorporated since 2020, indicating strong recent growth.
Our database contains 11,217 data signals across 11 categories for active companies in Ashbourne. The largest category is Governance with 5,095 signals from 6 sources.
The oldest company registration in Ashbourne dates back to 1910, spanning over 116 years of business history.