Companies in Durham

5,312 active companies have their registered office in the Durham post town, 858 of them incorporated in the last 12 months. That is 0.1% 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
5,312
Incorporated in the last 12 months
858 (16.2%)
Average company age
7.8 years

Largest companies in Durham 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 10 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
1BANKS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED£86.3mNot given30 September 2025
2WAYTHROUGH£64.6mNot given31 March 2025
3M.G.L. GROUP LIMITED£50.3mNot given31 March 2025
4VESTBROWN (ESH) LIMITED£13.1m031 December 2025
5MAYFORD EQUITIES LIMITED£11.3m531 March 2025
6NORTHUMBRIAN SERVICES LIMITED£9.5mNot given31 March 2025
7ELVET RESIDENCES LIMITED£8.4m631 March 2025
8CAR HOLDINGS LIMITED£6.8m030 April 2025
9LEON BENNETT LTD£6.3m3128 February 2025
10FOREST CARBON TRUSTEES LIMITED£5.4m031 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 Durham. 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 Durham

Ranked by turnover in each company's latest accounts on file, for periods ending in the last 30 months, as at 10 October 2026. Many small companies file accounts without turnover, so this ranks the companies that report it.

RankCompanyTurnoverAccounts year end
1M.G.L. GROUP LIMITED£171.3m31 March 2025
2FAERCH DURHAM LIMITED£130.4m31 December 2025
3L D H (2010) LIMITED£35.3m31 August 2025
4BANKS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED£26.1m30 September 2025
5SHALOMMOTORCARS LIMITED£944k30 April 2026
6BELMONT TANDOORI (DURHAM) LTD£714k31 December 2025
7STRIVE DURHAM LTD£316k31 December 2025
8WOODSHED WORKSHOP COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY£294k31 August 2025
9NORMAN CORNISH LIMITED£266k5 April 2025
10FAST RESPONSE LTD£180k31 January 2026

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
SOTERIA PROPERTY SOLUTIONS (NORTH) LTD9 October 2026
W HILL PLANT LTD9 October 2026
DSPHTS LIMITED9 October 2026
DALION CONSTRUCTION LTD9 October 2026
EARNSHAW HOLDINGS LTD9 October 2026
THE CHESTERS PUB COMPANY LTD9 October 2026
CHILLROUTE LOGISTICS LTD9 October 2026
VM HOME ENTERPRISE LTD8 October 2026
GALILEE HOMES LTD8 October 2026
TRADESPACES DARLINGTON LIMITED8 October 2026

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