376 active companies are registered in Prestwich with Companies House. Out of 432 companies ever registered here, 24 are no longer active — a 87% survival rate. Business formation remains steady, with 43.9% of current companies established since 2020. A wave of registrations in the 2010s accounts for 47% 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 93 companies. The average company age is 9.4 years. The earliest company registration in Prestwich dates back to 1907.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, September 2026
A local business community with 376 active companies and growing.
The average active company in Prestwich is 9.4 years old. There are 3 <Link href="/glossary/fca-financial-conduct-authority">FCA-regulated firms</Link> in the area. 8 registered charities operate locally.
Companies in Prestwich have been awarded 1 government contracts with a combined value of £1.6M. See the Top Government Contractors report.
There are 376 active companies registered in Prestwich, out of 432 total. 24 (6%) are no longer active.
The top industries in Prestwich include Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate (93 companies), Buying and selling of own real estate (56 companies), Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis (19 companies).
43.9% of currently active companies in Prestwich were incorporated since 2020, indicating strong recent growth.
Our database contains 2,835 data signals across 8 categories for active companies in Prestwich. The largest category is Governance with 1,177 signals from 6 sources.
The oldest company registration in Prestwich dates back to 1907, spanning over 119 years of business history.