United Kingdom: top 10 sectors for new businesses — Oct 2026
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Between September 23 and October 23, 2026, 52,016 records entered our newly opened businesses section in the United Kingdom. The largest category is locksmith (2,186), followed by courier service (1,956) and construction company (1,105).
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The top 10 categories
| Category | New records | Phone | Own website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Locksmith | 2,186 | 81.3% | 53.5% |
| Courier service | 1,956 | 99.6% | 98.2% |
| Construction company | 1,105 | 83.4% | 51.0% |
| Plumber | 828 | 91.1% | 47.1% |
| Cleaners | 793 | 94.1% | 40.9% |
| Roofing Service | 690 | 95.5% | 66.2% |
| Beauty salon | 660 | 74.1% | 26.2% |
| Taxi service | 577 | 80.8% | 54.9% |
| Electrician | 548 | 94.7% | 46.4% |
| House cleaning service | 547 | 93.4% | 40.2% |
The top 10 categories make up 19.0% of the total: 9,890 records. New records in this period spread across 1,842 different categories.
Phone and website
Across all new records in this period, 73.4% carry a phone number and 50.7% their own website. Within the top 10, the highest phone rate is in courier service (99.6%); the lowest own-website rate is in beauty salon (26.2%).
Every sector measured: business data in the United Kingdom.
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