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London · Q3 2026 data

Business funding in Hounslow

Hounslow has 8,460 trading companies. 1,022 of them (12.1%) have secured borrowing registered at Companies House, below London at 12.3% and the UK at 14.0%.

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8,460trading companies
12.1%have secured borrowing
553new companies in Q3 2026
3.6%late filing accounts

How Hounslow's sectors borrow

The biggest sectors in Hounslow, 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 & lettings1,428 companies
48%
Retail1,272 companies
4%
Construction & trades885 companies
2%
Tech, media & telecoms784 companies
1%
Haulage & logistics586 companies
5%
Professional services531 companies
5%
Restaurants, pubs & cafes508 companies
4%
Wholesale & distribution453 companies
4%

Older businesses borrow more

Lenders like a track record. In Hounslow, 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 years3,357 companies
4%
2 to 5 years1,832 companies
14%
5 to 10 years1,796 companies
18%
10 to 20 years1,236 companies
16%
Over 20 years239 companies
44%

Who's lending in London

The 1,665 new lender charges we tracked against London 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
13%
Banks
9%
Asset finance
2%
Invoice finance
0%

Funding that fits Hounslow businesses

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

Elsewhere in London

Source: every live company on the Companies House register at 2026-10-01, analysed by DueLead for its Q3 2026 Pulse report on Hounslow. "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.