1,515 active companies are registered in Polegate with Companies House. Out of 1,650 companies ever registered here, 4 are no longer active — a 92% survival rate. Business formation remains steady, with 45.5% of current companies established since 2020. A wave of registrations in the 2010s accounts for 40% 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 74 companies. Polegate is home to 32 FCA-regulated firms. Companies here hold 24 government contracts worth £83.7M in total. The average company age is 9.5 years. The earliest company registration in Polegate dates back to 1934.
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 Polegate is 9.5 years old. There are 32 <Link href="/glossary/fca-financial-conduct-authority">FCA-regulated firms</Link> in the area. 16 registered charities operate locally.
Companies in Polegate have been awarded 24 government contracts with a combined value of £83.7M. See the Top Government Contractors report.
There are 1,515 active companies registered in Polegate, out of 1,650 total. 4 (0%) are no longer active.
The top industries in Polegate include Management consultancy activities other than financial management (74 companies), Buying and selling of own real estate (72 companies), Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate (62 companies).
45.5% of currently active companies in Polegate were incorporated since 2020, indicating strong recent growth.
Our database contains 9,475 data signals across 10 categories for active companies in Polegate. The largest category is Governance with 4,689 signals from 5 sources.
The oldest company registration in Polegate dates back to 1934, spanning over 92 years of business history.