UK report /London /Brentford
DueLead Pulse · Q3 2026

Brentford business borrowing report

11.7% of Brentford's 2,748 trading companies have secured borrowing (321 businesses), below London at 12.3%.

Covers 2026-07-01 to 2026-09-30 · Companies House file of 2026-10-01 · Free to cite with a link

Share of trading companies with secured borrowing

London
12.3%
1,216,366 companies · 12th of 12
12.3%17.4%
2.7k
Trading companies
2,748
11.7%
With secured borrowing
-0.6 pts vs region
632
Live charges registered
2.0 per borrower
104
New companies in Q3 2026
still trading at quarter end
6.0%
Late filing accounts
164 companies
In brief

What the data says

01Real estate & lettings is the most secured-borrowing sector here: 45% of its 280 companies have a lender's charge.
02104 new companies started in Brentford in Q3 2026, and 164 (6.0%) are late filing accounts.
Who borrows

Bigger and older companies borrow more

Share of trading companies in Brentford with at least one outstanding charge, by size (from the accounts they file) and by age.

By company size

Dashed line: London overall

Micro
7.0%
Small
24.4%
Medium & large
61.3%
No accounts yet
3.9%

By company age

Dashed line: London overall

0-2 years
4.0%
2-5 years
6.7%
5-10 years
14.2%
10-20 years
15.7%
20+ years
41.5%
By sector

Where secured lending is concentrated

The largest sectors in Brentford, ranked by the share of companies with a lender's charge.

Real estate & lettings
45.0%
Wholesale & distribution
13.9%
Business support services
11.9%
Manufacturing
7.6%
Construction & trades
6.5%
Tech, media & telecoms
5.8%
Retail
4.3%
Professional services
3.9%
Share with secured borrowingAll sectors in Brentford (11.7%)
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