UK companies in Oxford
Oxford is a university city with publishing, research, software and biotech companies clustered around it. 10,868 active companies have their registered office here, and 1,390 new ones were set up in the last twelve months.
Key facts
- 10,868 active companies are registered to a Oxford post town on the Companies House snapshot of August 2026.
- 1,390 new companies started here in the last twelve months, about 116 a month, and 118 in August 2026.
- The most common code is Other management consultancy activities (not financial) (SIC 70229), with 567 companies.
- The busiest postcode districts are OX2, OX4, OX1, OX3.
New companies in Oxford
1,390 new companies were set up with a Oxford registered office in the last twelve full months, about 116 a month. 118 of them were set up in August 2026. That sits on top of 10,868 active companies already registered here.
What the new ones do: Retail sale via mail order houses or via the internet leads, with 71 new companies in the year.
Selling to new Oxford companies
A company in its first months is still choosing who it works with. Reaching it then, with a short email that names what it has just started, is often the easiest time to win them as a client.
- Marketing agenciesA new company needs a website, a logo and its first customers, usually before it has picked anyone to help.
- AccountantsEvery new company owes a first set of accounts and a confirmation statement, and many have no accountant yet.
- IT and software firmsEmail, devices and security get set up in the first months, and the choices made then tend to stick.
- Insurance brokersEmployers' liability, professional indemnity and van cover are bought early, often in a hurry.
- RecruitersThe first hires come quickly once a new company wins work.
Leadistry reads the new Oxford registrations all day, keeps the ones with a working website and a real email, and writes the first email for you to approve. 100 free leads the moment you sign up, with no card: 50 now and 50 more as their reasons appear. Each shows the company, its email, the director's name, its website and why to get in touch now. Buy your first plan and 400 more leads come free, worth £31. Addresses, phone numbers and social pages show once you buy.
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The most registered SIC codes in Oxford
Counting active companies whose registered office is a Oxford post town, these are the codes that come up most often on the August 2026 Companies House snapshot. Other management consultancy activities (not financial) leads with 567 companies. It is worth reading against the sectors below: the authored view is what Oxford is known for, this is what its companies actually filed.
- 70229Other management consultancy activities (not financial)567
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate496
- 68100Buying and selling of own real estate454
- 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.360
- 98000Residents property management319
- 62020IT consultancy activities284
- 41100Development of building projects258
- 62012Business and domestic software development258
Pick a code, then narrow by postcode and date. Every company you pull carries a working website and a real email, and we never charge for the ones we cannot complete.
Why do these counts add up to more than the total?
A company may register up to four SIC codes and these counts include every position, so a business filed under two of them appears twice.
Dominant sectors in Oxford
How Oxford is counted
A company counts for Oxford on this page when its registered office is in one of these postcode areas:
OX2, OX4, OX1, OX3, OX33, OX44To find companies here on Leadistry, tell an agent you sell in Oxford and say what you sell. It chooses the kinds of business for you and shows them before it starts. The sector table above shows which trades are busiest.
About Oxford on Companies House
How many companies are registered in Oxford?
10,868 active companies have a registered office in Oxford, counted from the Companies House snapshot of August 2026. Dissolved companies are not counted.
How many new businesses start in Oxford each month?
1,390 new companies were set up in Oxford in the last twelve full months, about 116 a month. 118 were set up in August 2026.
What do new Oxford companies do?
The most common code among companies set up in Oxford in the last year is Retail sale via mail order houses or via the internet (SIC 47910), with 71 of them. Next come Buying and selling of own real estate and Business and domestic software development.
How do I reach new Oxford companies before anyone else?
Set a Leadistry agent to the Oxford postcode districts (OX2, OX4, OX1) and the trades you sell to. Each morning it finds the new companies that match, checks each one has a working website and a real email, and writes the first email for you to read and approve.
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Find Oxford leads
Tell us who you sell to. Leadistry finds Oxford companies that match, each with a working website and a real email. 100 free leads the moment you sign up, with no card: 50 now and 50 more as their reasons appear. Each shows the company, its email, the director's name, its website and why to get in touch now. Buy your first plan and 400 more leads come free, worth £31. Addresses, phone numbers and social pages show once you buy.