500 active companies are registered in Burscough with Companies House. Out of 531 companies ever registered here, 0 are no longer active — a 94% survival rate. Business formation remains steady, with 43.4% of current companies established since 2020. A wave of registrations in the 2010s accounts for 39% 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 36 companies. Burscough is home to 20 FCA-regulated firms. Companies here hold 22 government contracts worth £4.8M in total. The average company age is 9.8 years.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, April 2026
A diverse local economy with no single sector accounting for more than 15% of businesses.
The average active company in Burscough is 9.8 years old. There are 20 <Link href="/glossary/fca-financial-conduct-authority">FCA-regulated firms</Link> in the area.
Companies in Burscough have been awarded 22 government contracts with a combined value of £4.8M. See the Top Government Contractors report.
There are 500 active companies registered in Burscough, out of 531 total. 0 (0%) are no longer active.
The top industries in Burscough include Other business support service activities n.e.c. (36 companies), Management consultancy activities other than financial management (29 companies), Activities of other holding companies n.e.c. (27 companies).
43.4% of currently active companies in Burscough were incorporated since 2020, indicating strong recent growth.
Our database contains 3,279 data signals across 11 categories for active companies in Burscough. The largest category is Governance with 1,592 signals from 3 sources.
The oldest company registration in Burscough dates back to 1963, spanning over 63 years of business history.