1,589 active companies are registered in Wells with Companies House. Out of 1,815 companies ever registered here, 122 are no longer active — a 88% survival rate. Business formation remains steady, with 38.1% of current companies established since 2020. A wave of registrations in the 2010s accounts for 43% 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 108 companies. Wells is home to 25 FCA-regulated firms and 28 registered charities. Companies here hold 37 government contracts worth £22.1M in total. The average company age is 11.7 years. The earliest company registration in Wells dates back to 1913.
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 Wells is 11.7 years old. There are 25 <Link href="/glossary/fca-financial-conduct-authority">FCA-regulated firms</Link> in the area. 28 registered charities operate locally.
Companies in Wells have been awarded 37 government contracts with a combined value of £22.1M. See the Top Government Contractors report.
There are 1,589 active companies registered in Wells, out of 1,815 total. 122 (7%) are no longer active.
The top industries in Wells include Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate (108 companies), Management consultancy activities other than financial management (85 companies), Dormant Company (62 companies).
38.1% of currently active companies in Wells were incorporated since 2020, indicating moderate recent growth.
Our database contains 15,122 data signals across 10 categories for active companies in Wells. The largest category is Governance with 6,767 signals from 5 sources.
The oldest company registration in Wells dates back to 1913, spanning over 113 years of business history.