4,596 active companies are registered in Witney with Companies House. Out of 4,948 companies ever registered here, 4 are no longer active — a 93% survival rate. Business formation remains steady, with 45.8% of current companies established since 2020. A wave of registrations in the 2010s accounts for 37% of active companies, pointing to a decade of strong entrepreneurial activity. The most common industry sector is management consultancy activities other than financial management, with 275 companies. Witney is home to 73 FCA-regulated firms and 44 registered charities. Companies here hold 161 government contracts worth £69.4M in total. The average company age is 10.0 years. The earliest company registration in Witney dates back to 1914.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, August 2026
A diverse local economy with no single sector accounting for more than 15% of businesses.
The average active company in Witney is 10 years old. There are 73 <Link href="/glossary/fca-financial-conduct-authority">FCA-regulated firms</Link> in the area. 44 registered charities operate locally.
Companies in Witney have been awarded 161 government contracts with a combined value of £69.4M. See the Top Government Contractors report.
There are 4,596 active companies registered in Witney, out of 4,948 total. 4 (0%) are no longer active.
The top industries in Witney include Management consultancy activities other than financial management (275 companies), Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate (213 companies), Residents property management (155 companies).
45.8% of currently active companies in Witney were incorporated since 2020, indicating strong recent growth.
Our database contains 32,268 data signals across 12 categories for active companies in Witney. The largest category is Governance with 14,623 signals from 6 sources.
The oldest company registration in Witney dates back to 1914, spanning over 112 years of business history.