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# Bristol Company Watch - New and Closed in 2026
- URL: https://bristol-uncovered.uk/bristol-company-watch-new-and-closed-in-2026/
- Published: 2026-05-16T20:28:52.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-16T20:33:47.000Z
- Author: Chris McEvoy

Looking at Companies in Bristol can give us some insight into the shape of economic activity in Bristol.

A Company is classified as being in Bristol if the registered address is in a Bristol Ward.

So far in 2026 (Jan to 15 May 2026) there have been **1,644** new Companies set up (Incorporated) in Bristol and **1,438** that have been shut down (Dissolved).

This means that **206** more businesses have been set up than Bristol have shut down in this period.

### **Categories**

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### Top Sub-Categories

A lot of people are working in Software, Letting and selling stuff on the Internet.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/00/7e00f3c6-351e-48d6-a922-14b85820294b/content/images/2026/05/image-56.png)

### Wards

Central Ward is seeing more Companies leave by a large margin.

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### Dissolved Companies

These are some of the oldest Companies that were dissolved in 2026:

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/00/7e00f3c6-351e-48d6-a922-14b85820294b/content/images/2026/05/image-59.png)

And some of the youngest:

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/00/7e00f3c6-351e-48d6-a922-14b85820294b/content/images/2026/05/image-60.png)

### Public Houses and Bars (Sub-Category)

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### Take-away food shops and mobile food stands (Sub-Category) 

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### Environmental Consulting and Production of electricity

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/00/7e00f3c6-351e-48d6-a922-14b85820294b/content/images/2026/05/image-71.png)

A lot of dissolved companies in Hotwells and Harbourside in these categories:

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/00/7e00f3c6-351e-48d6-a922-14b85820294b/content/images/2026/05/image-72.png)

Mostly linked to AEUK Battery and Solar:

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/00/7e00f3c6-351e-48d6-a922-14b85820294b/content/images/2026/05/image-73.png)

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All data is sourced from [Companies House](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/?ref=bristol-uncovered.uk) data.

You can explore the Bristol data on [BU Reports](https://app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIjoiYTg3N2I0ZjYtZTIxZS00ZmY1LWJlNGUtNDMwZDgwMTZmZDhiIiwidCI6IjFmNzcyZmI5LTg4NDAtNGEyYS04N2M0LTM1YWM5OGNjZjZkOSJ9&ref=bristol-uncovered.uk). The reports will be updated every week.

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