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East of England · Q3 2026 data

Business funding in Borehamwood

Borehamwood has 6,417 trading companies. 1,146 of them (17.9%) have secured borrowing registered at Companies House, above the East of England at 13.6% and the UK at 14.0%.

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6,417trading companies
17.9%have secured borrowing
187new companies in Q3 2026
6.0%late filing accounts

How Borehamwood's sectors borrow

The biggest sectors in Borehamwood, and the share of companies in each with a lender's charge registered against them. Real estate & lettings borrows most against its assets here, at 48%.

Real estate & lettings1,159 companies
48%
Professional services758 companies
9%
Tech, media & telecoms675 companies
4%
Construction & trades600 companies
4%
Healthcare & dental448 companies
13%
Business support services389 companies
13%
Retail266 companies
11%
Property development255 companies
27%

Older businesses borrow more

Lenders like a track record. In Borehamwood, the share of companies with secured borrowing climbs with age, which is why a young business often starts with asset finance or a smaller unsecured loan.

Under 2 years1,416 companies
7%
2 to 5 years1,232 companies
14%
5 to 10 years1,609 companies
21%
10 to 20 years1,559 companies
19%
Over 20 years601 companies
41%

Who's lending in the East of England

The 261 new lender charges we tracked against the East of England companies in Q3 2026, by type of lender. Property, bridging & buy-to-let made up the largest share, as most mortgages on company-owned property are registered as charges.

Property, bridging & buy-to-let
51%
Specialist & alternative lenders
21%
Banks
15%
Asset finance
2%
Invoice finance
2%

Funding that fits Borehamwood businesses

Plain-English guides to the kinds of funding that suit Borehamwood's biggest sectors.

Elsewhere in the East of England

Source: every live company on the Companies House register at 2026-10-01, analysed by DueLead for its Q3 2026 Pulse report on Borehamwood. "Secured borrowing" means at least one outstanding charge, a lender's security registered at Companies House, so unsecured loans and overdrafts don't show. Trading companies means active limited companies, LLPs and PLCs, excluding dormant companies, financial services firms and public bodies. Sole traders aren't on the register, so they aren't counted.