733 active companies are registered in Bishops Stortford with Companies House. Out of 839 companies ever registered here, 58 are no longer active — a 87% survival rate. Business formation remains steady, with 36.6% of current companies established since 2020. A wave of registrations in the 2010s accounts for 41% of active companies, pointing to a decade of strong entrepreneurial activity. The most common industry sector is other business support service activities n.e.c., with 47 companies. Bishops Stortford is home to 21 FCA-regulated firms. Companies here hold 44 government contracts worth £4.6M in total. The average company age is 12.8 years. The earliest company registration in Bishops Stortford dates back to 1947.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
An established business centre with companies averaging 12.8 years of operation.
The average active company in Bishops Stortford is 12.8 years old. There are 21 <Link href="/glossary/fca-financial-conduct-authority">FCA-regulated firms</Link> in the area. 9 registered charities operate locally.
Companies in Bishops Stortford have been awarded 44 government contracts with a combined value of £4.6M. See the Top Government Contractors report.
There are 733 active companies registered in Bishops Stortford, out of 839 total. 58 (7%) are no longer active.
The top industries in Bishops Stortford include Other business support service activities n.e.c. (47 companies), Management consultancy activities other than financial management (43 companies), Buying and selling of own real estate (37 companies).
36.6% of currently active companies in Bishops Stortford were incorporated since 2020, indicating moderate recent growth.
Our database contains 7,001 data signals across 11 categories for active companies in Bishops Stortford. The largest category is Governance with 3,106 signals from 5 sources.
The oldest company registration in Bishops Stortford dates back to 1947, spanning over 79 years of business history.