821 active companies are registered in Forfar with Companies House. Out of 938 companies ever registered here, 75 are no longer active — a 88% survival rate. Business formation remains steady, with 40.2% 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 letting and operating of own or leased real estate, with 57 companies. Forfar is home to 22 FCA-regulated firms. The average company age is 11.5 years. The earliest company registration in Forfar dates back to 1904.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A diverse local economy with no single sector accounting for more than 15% of businesses.
The average active company in Forfar is 11.5 years old. There are 22 <Link href="/glossary/fca-financial-conduct-authority">FCA-regulated firms</Link> in the area. 4 registered charities operate locally.
Companies in Forfar have been awarded 4 government contracts with a combined value of £2008.1M. See the Top Government Contractors report.
There are 821 active companies registered in Forfar, out of 938 total. 75 (8%) are no longer active.
The top industries in Forfar include Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate (57 companies), Other business support service activities n.e.c. (54 companies), Mixed farming (29 companies).
40.2% of currently active companies in Forfar were incorporated since 2020, indicating strong recent growth.
Our database contains 7,732 data signals across 11 categories for active companies in Forfar. The largest category is Governance with 3,514 signals from 5 sources.
The oldest company registration in Forfar dates back to 1904, spanning over 122 years of business history.