1,792 active companies are registered in Oswestry with Companies House. Out of 1,940 companies ever registered here, 5 are no longer active — a 92% survival rate. Business formation remains steady, with 42.5% of current companies established since 2020. A wave of registrations in the 2010s accounts for 39% of active companies, pointing to a decade of strong entrepreneurial activity. The most common industry sector is other letting and operating of own or leased real estate, with 112 companies. Oswestry is home to 49 FCA-regulated firms and 34 registered charities. Companies here hold 15 government contracts worth £37.0M in total. The average company age is 10.2 years. The earliest company registration in Oswestry dates back to 1939.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, April 2026
A diverse local economy with no single sector accounting for more than 15% of businesses.
The average active company in Oswestry is 10.2 years old. There are 49 <Link href="/glossary/fca-financial-conduct-authority">FCA-regulated firms</Link> in the area. 34 registered charities operate locally.
Companies in Oswestry have been awarded 15 government contracts with a combined value of £37.0M. See the Top Government Contractors report.
There are 1,792 active companies registered in Oswestry, out of 1,940 total. 5 (0%) are no longer active.
The top industries in Oswestry include Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate (112 companies), Buying and selling of own real estate (68 companies), Dormant Company (57 companies).
42.5% of currently active companies in Oswestry were incorporated since 2020, indicating strong recent growth.
Our database contains 12,148 data signals across 11 categories for active companies in Oswestry. The largest category is Governance with 5,595 signals from 5 sources.
The oldest company registration in Oswestry dates back to 1939, spanning over 87 years of business history.