Which trade listings remain visible after a company is dissolved?
A town-by-town look at UK trade businesses that are still publicly advertising even though their company on the public register is marked dissolved, in liquidation, or being struck off. Every number below is an aggregate count from public data, as of 4 July 2026. No firm is named on these pages. To check one specific business, use the free Cowboy Checker.
| Town | Trade businesses listed | With a dissolved / struck-off status |
|---|---|---|
| London | 8,442 | 80 |
| Bristol | 1,432 | 18 |
| Manchester | 1,409 | 14 |
| Southampton | 1,332 | 14 |
| Birmingham | 1,288 | 17 |
| Glasgow | 1,002 | 6 |
| Reading | 954 | 10 |
| Nottingham | 897 | 13 |
| Bournemouth | 847 | 12 |
| Leeds | 817 | 11 |
| Brighton | 787 | 7 |
| Liverpool | 764 | 11 |
| Croydon | 635 | 6 |
| Romford | 596 | 5 |
| Edinburgh | 563 | 6 |
| Maidstone | 546 | 7 |
| Sutton | 543 | 7 |
| Enfield | 524 | 6 |
| Northampton | 502 | 7 |
| Slough | 443 | 6 |
| Cardiff | 442 | 8 |
| Colchester | 423 | 5 |
| Barnet | 416 | 5 |
| Basingstoke | 414 | 5 |
| Epsom | 404 | 10 |
| Stockport | 367 | 8 |
| Ilford | 356 | 8 |
| High Wycombe | 356 | 5 |
| Plymouth | 355 | 7 |
| Wolverhampton | 355 | 5 |
| Cambridge | 350 | 7 |
| Dartford | 320 | 6 |
| Bradford | 311 | 5 |
| Peterborough | 295 | 5 |
| Aldershot | 288 | 5 |
| Warrington | 273 | 6 |
| Gillingham | 266 | 5 |
| Hove | 256 | 8 |
| Stevenage | 254 | 5 |
| Gosport | 220 | 5 |
| Ruislip | 212 | 6 |
How we counted this
We count every publicly visible trade business in each town: a business with public customer reviews and a way to reach them (a phone number, a website, a claimed profile, or a listing you can open), plus a small number of architects and permit-holding contractors published on public planning or permit records instead of reviews. Of those, we count how many have a company-register status of dissolved, in liquidation, or being struck off, drawn from public company registers (Companies House and equivalent). We only publish a town with at least 200 listed businesses and at least 5 register matches, so no small number can identify an individual firm. A register status can lag reality, and any business can correct its page. See trader rights.
These are facts about company-register status, not an accusation of wrongdoing. To check any specifictrader for free, try the Cowboy Checker.