243 active companies are registered in Southwark with Companies House. Out of 267 companies ever registered here, 14 are no longer active — a 91% survival rate. Business formation remains steady, with 35.4% of current companies established since 2020. A wave of registrations in the 2010s accounts for 51% of active companies, pointing to a decade of strong entrepreneurial activity. The most common industry sector is artistic creation, with 49 companies. Companies here hold 7 government contracts worth £3.8M in total. The average company age is 10.8 years.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A local business community with 243 active companies and growing.
The average active company in Southwark is 10.8 years old.
Companies in Southwark have been awarded 7 government contracts with a combined value of £3.8M. See the Top Government Contractors report.
There are 243 active companies registered in Southwark, out of 267 total. 14 (5%) are no longer active.
The top industries in Southwark include Artistic creation (49 companies), Sound recording and music publishing activities (21 companies), Support activities to performing arts (16 companies).
35.4% of currently active companies in Southwark were incorporated since 2020, indicating moderate recent growth.
Our database contains 2,142 data signals across 9 categories for active companies in Southwark. The largest category is Governance with 992 signals from 5 sources.
The oldest company registration in Southwark dates back to 1960, spanning over 66 years of business history.