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.
| Rank | Company | Net assets | Employees | Accounts year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FARROW & BALL LIMITED | £150.2m | Not given | 31 December 2025 |
| 2 | LUSH COSMETICS LIMITED | £81.1m | Not given | 30 June 2025 |
| 3 | HOSPITAL METALCRAFT LIMITED | £20.0m | 134 | 28 September 2025 |
| 4 | ASSET SERVICES LIMITED | £8.0m | 216 | 30 November 2025 |
| 5 | LIBRA HOMES LIMITED | £7.8m | 2 | 15 March 2025 |
| 6 | BLUEBAY PROPERTIES LIMITED | £4.2m | 1 | 30 September 2025 |
| 7 | DORSET SOFTWARE SERVICES LIMITED | £3.9m | 148 | 28 February 2025 |
| 8 | HIGHDRIVE PROPERTY CO. LIMITED | £3.9m | 4 | 31 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.
| Rank | Company | Turnover | Accounts year end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FARROW & BALL LIMITED | £104.8m | 31 December 2025 |
| 2 | BISTECH PLC | £23.2m | 31 July 2025 |
| 3 | HOSPITAL METALCRAFT LIMITED | £20.7m | 28 September 2025 |
| 4 | BEAGLE TECHNOLOGY GROUP LIMITED | £9.1m | 31 December 2025 |
| 5 | ALLUM AND SIDAWAY LIMITED | £5.4m | 31 January 2026 |
| 6 | GOADSBY & HARDING (COMMERCIAL) LIMITED | £2.4m | 30 June 2025 |
| 7 | GOADSBY & HARDING (HOLDINGS) LIMITED | £1.2m | 30 June 2025 |
| 8 | ST PAULS SURVEYING LIMITED | £355k | 30 June 2025 |
| 9 | ST HARDING LIMITED | £69k | 30 June 2025 |
| 10 | ST MANOR LIMITED | £54k | 30 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
| Company | Incorporated |
|---|---|
| INFLECTION LIFE AND SCIENCE LIMITED | 24 September 2026 |
| BIOVIA SUPLE LTD | 21 September 2026 |
| SAMAGRA CONSULTANTS LIMITED | 2 September 2026 |
| WALKSNOUT LTD | 27 August 2026 |
| ESENTIC LTD | 26 August 2026 |
| PINK PROPERTIES LTD | 17 August 2026 |
| HOUSE OF JH LTD | 4 August 2026 |
| PFDRIVE LIMITED | 28 July 2026 |
| SAVE GRILL LTD | 17 July 2026 |
| TWISTED GLASS UK LTD | 17 July 2026 |
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