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DueLead Pulse · Q3 2026

Ruislip business borrowing report

13.3% of Ruislip's 4,224 trading companies have secured borrowing (561 businesses), above 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%
4.2k
Trading companies
4,224
13.3%
With secured borrowing
+1.0 pts vs region
1.6k
Live charges registered
2.8 per borrower
187
New companies in Q3 2026
still trading at quarter end
3.8%
Late filing accounts
161 companies
In brief

What the data says

01Real estate & lettings is the most secured-borrowing sector here: 53% of its 605 companies have a lender's charge.
02187 new companies started in Ruislip in Q3 2026, and 161 (3.8%) are late filing accounts.
Who borrows

Bigger and older companies borrow more

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

By company size

Dashed line: London overall

Micro
11.0%
Small
23.2%
Medium & large
84.2%
No accounts yet
4.6%

By company age

Dashed line: London overall

0-2 years
5.0%
2-5 years
14.0%
5-10 years
14.0%
10-20 years
13.5%
20+ years
39.9%
By sector

Where secured lending is concentrated

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

Real estate & lettings
52.6%
Restaurants, pubs & cafes
16.0%
Retail
4.7%
Personal services
4.2%
Construction & trades
4.2%
Business support services
3.5%
Professional services
3.0%
Tech, media & telecoms
1.8%
Share with secured borrowingAll sectors in Ruislip (13.3%)
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