Companies in Dorset

1,371 active companies have their registered office in the Dorset post town, 40 of them incorporated in the last 12 months. That is 0.03% of active UK companies with a recorded post town.

Based on registered office addresses on the Companies House register; a company's registered office is not always where it trades.

Key figures

Active companies
1,371
Incorporated in the last 12 months
40 (2.9%)
Average company age
26.1 years

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Largest companies in Dorset by net assets

Ranked by net assets (total assets less total liabilities) in each company's latest accounts on file, for periods ending in the last 30 months, as at 11 October 2026. Net assets are not turnover and do not measure size of trade. Employees are shown where the accounts state an average number.

RankCompanyNet assetsEmployeesAccounts year end
1FARROW & BALL LIMITED£150.2mNot given31 December 2025
2LUSH COSMETICS LIMITED£81.1mNot given30 June 2025
3HOSPITAL METALCRAFT LIMITED£20.0m13428 September 2025
4ASSET SERVICES LIMITED£8.0m21630 November 2025
5LIBRA HOMES LIMITED£7.8m215 March 2025
6BLUEBAY PROPERTIES LIMITED£4.2m130 September 2025
7DORSET SOFTWARE SERVICES LIMITED£3.9m14828 February 2025
8HIGHDRIVE PROPERTY CO. LIMITED£3.9m431 March 2025

Only companies whose latest figures balance and pass our checks, in pounds and not dormant, are ranked, so this is the largest among those we can show reliably, not every company registered in Dorset. Figures are as filed with Companies House; CompanyStack does not audit them. A registered office is not always where a company trades.

Most common industries

Largest by reported turnover in Dorset

Ranked by turnover in each company's latest accounts on file, for periods ending in the last 30 months, as at 11 October 2026. Many small companies file accounts without turnover, so this ranks the companies that report it.

RankCompanyTurnoverAccounts year end
1FARROW & BALL LIMITED£104.8m31 December 2025
2BISTECH PLC£23.2m31 July 2025
3HOSPITAL METALCRAFT LIMITED£20.7m28 September 2025
4BEAGLE TECHNOLOGY GROUP LIMITED£9.1m31 December 2025
5ALLUM AND SIDAWAY LIMITED£5.4m31 January 2026
6GOADSBY & HARDING (COMMERCIAL) LIMITED£2.4m30 June 2025
7GOADSBY & HARDING (HOLDINGS) LIMITED£1.2m30 June 2025
8ST PAULS SURVEYING LIMITED£355k30 June 2025
9ST HARDING LIMITED£69k30 June 2025
10ST MANOR LIMITED£54k30 June 2025

Only companies whose latest figures balance and pass our checks, in pounds and not dormant, are ranked, so this is the largest among those we can show reliably, not every company. Figures are as filed with Companies House; CompanyStack does not audit them.

Newest companies

CompanyIncorporated
INFLECTION LIFE AND SCIENCE LIMITED24 September 2026
BIOVIA SUPLE LTD21 September 2026
SAMAGRA CONSULTANTS LIMITED2 September 2026
WALKSNOUT LTD27 August 2026
ESENTIC LTD26 August 2026
PINK PROPERTIES LTD17 August 2026
HOUSE OF JH LTD4 August 2026
PFDRIVE LIMITED28 July 2026
SAVE GRILL LTD17 July 2026
TWISTED GLASS UK LTD17 July 2026

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