252 active companies are registered in Southwark with Companies House. Out of 269 companies ever registered here, 0 are no longer active — a 94% survival rate. Business formation remains steady, with 34.9% of current companies established since 2020. A wave of registrations in the 2010s accounts for 50% of active companies, pointing to a decade of strong entrepreneurial activity. The most common industry sector is artistic creation, with 46 companies. Companies here hold 7 government contracts worth £3.8M in total. The average company age is 10.5 years.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, April 2026
A local business community with 252 active companies and growing.
The average active company in Southwark is 10.5 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There are 252 active companies registered in Southwark, out of 269 total. 0 (0%) are no longer active.
The top industries in Southwark include Artistic creation (46 companies), Sound recording and music publishing activities (19 companies), Support activities to performing arts (17 companies).
34.9% of currently active companies in Southwark were incorporated since 2020, indicating moderate recent growth.
Our database contains 1,510 data signals across 9 categories for active companies in Southwark. The largest category is Governance with 772 signals from 4 sources.
The oldest company registration in Southwark dates back to 1960, spanning over 66 years of business history.