The Formation Alert blog
Practical writing about UK Companies House prospecting, SIC-code targeting, and the workflows small UK accountants and business-service firms actually use.
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How many UK companies are formed each day? 34,747 incorporations, measured over 16 days
We logged every new company on the Companies House register from 28 July to 12 August 2026 — 34,747 of them. Daily rate, day-of-week pattern, top postcode areas and top SIC codes, with the counts shown.
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How to write a cold email to a newly-incorporated UK Ltd director that actually gets a reply
A working template plus an honest breakdown of why most cold emails to new-Ltd company directors get ignored, and the two-sentence changes that lift reply rates from 1% to 8%.
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Where new UK Ltd companies are actually formed — the postcode heat-map most accountants miss
A geographic breakdown of UK Ltd incorporations by postcode area and what it means for accountants deciding where to focus prospecting. Based on Companies House public data.
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Endole vs Duedil vs Companies House free — what UK accountants actually use for prospecting
An honest 2026 comparison of the three main UK company data tools that accountants and business-service firms use for prospecting new-Ltd companies. Includes pricing, real limitations, and when each is worth it.
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The Companies House prospecting workflow every UK accountant should run every Tuesday morning
A concrete 15-minute Tuesday-morning workflow for finding newly-incorporated UK Ltd companies in your niche and reaching them before the crowd. Written for solo and small-firm UK accountants and bookkeepers.
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SIC codes for UK accountants — which predict new-client fit
A practical guide to the UK SIC codes that most reliably identify newly-incorporated Ltd companies who become high-value accounting clients. Includes the 15 codes that punch above their weight and the ones to skip.