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Wales · Q3 2026 data

Business funding in Newport

Newport has 7,082 trading companies. 1,051 of them (14.8%) have secured borrowing registered at Companies House, below Wales at 16.8% and the UK at 14.0%.

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7,082trading companies
14.8%have secured borrowing
321new companies in Q3 2026
3.2%late filing accounts

How Newport's sectors borrow

The biggest sectors in Newport, 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 52%.

Real estate & lettings914 companies
52%
Professional services775 companies
8%
Construction & trades743 companies
8%
Retail656 companies
7%
Tech, media & telecoms468 companies
3%
Business support services391 companies
10%
Restaurants, pubs & cafes387 companies
5%
Manufacturing342 companies
16%

Older businesses borrow more

Lenders like a track record. In Newport, 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 years2,253 companies
5%
2 to 5 years1,491 companies
13%
5 to 10 years1,544 companies
18%
10 to 20 years1,257 companies
18%
Over 20 years537 companies
45%

Who's lending in Wales

The 122 new lender charges we tracked against Wales 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
34%
Specialist & alternative lenders
26%
Banks
24%

Funding that fits Newport businesses

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Elsewhere in Wales

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