UK regional market intelligence

East Midlands

0.96× growth index
Population5,085,641
Employment rate75.6%
Median weekly pay£720.8
Growth index0.96×
vs UK average
Nomis (live, latest period)

Economic indicators

Population
5,085,641
Employment rate
75.6%
Economic activity
79.4%
Median weekly pay
£720.8
● Source · Nomis / ONS regional indicators
Live · last 90 days

Recently registered in East Midlands

Companies House
CompanySectorIncorporatedTags
H
HGCC LTD
17553549
Construction30 Oct 2026New
SE
Scorpion Elite LTD
17533399
Retail & wholesale21 Oct 2026New
MT
Moss Trace LTD
17532215
Retail & wholesale21 Oct 2026New
WP
Wisemove Property & Financial Services Limited
17524199
Real estate15 Oct 2026New
AC
Amber Cabs (Grantham) LTD
17521411
Transport & logistics14 Oct 2026New
AC
Amplified Capital LTD
17521546
Financial services14 Oct 2026NewHolding company
PN
Precept Nutrition LTD
17519674
Retail & wholesale14 Oct 2026New
SM
Style Maven LTD
17519743
Manufacturing14 Oct 2026New
Commercial opportunity research

New-company markets in the East Midlands

New restaurants and takeaways

318 registered across the 3 towns we measure in the East Midlands in Q2 2026: Nottingham 121 · Leicester 121 · Derby 76.

New software and IT companies

254 registered across the 3 towns we measure in the East Midlands in Q2 2026: Leicester 116 · Nottingham 97 · Derby 41.

New building trade companies

140 registered across the 3 towns we measure in the East Midlands in Q2 2026: Nottingham 58 · Leicester 48 · Derby 34.

New estate and letting agents

140 registered across the 3 towns we measure in the East Midlands in Q2 2026: Nottingham 62 · Leicester 57 · Derby 21.

New marketing agencies

89 registered across the 3 towns we measure in the East Midlands in Q2 2026: Nottingham 41 · Leicester 32 · Derby 16.

New recruitment agencies

44 registered across the 3 towns we measure in the East Midlands in Q2 2026: Nottingham 22 · Leicester 15 · Derby 7.

New care providers

39 registered across the 3 towns we measure in the East Midlands in Q2 2026: Leicester 16 · Nottingham 15 · Derby 8.

New accountancy firms

25 registered across the 3 towns we measure in the East Midlands in Q2 2026: Leicester 10 · Nottingham 9 · Derby 6.

New insurance brokers

5 registered across the 3 towns we measure in the East Midlands in Q2 2026: Nottingham 3 · Leicester 2 · Derby 0.

Track new companies in East Midlands

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