Bristol Company Watch - New and Closed in 2026

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

Top Sub-Categories

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

Wards

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

Dissolved Companies

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

And some of the youngest:

Public Houses and Bars (Sub-Category)

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

Environmental Consulting and Production of electricity

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

Mostly linked to AEUK Battery and Solar: