UK report /London /Stanmore
DueLead Pulse · Q3 2026

Stanmore business borrowing report

17.0% of Stanmore's 5,991 trading companies have secured borrowing (1,016 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%
6k
Trading companies
5,991
17.0%
With secured borrowing
+4.7 pts vs region
3k
Live charges registered
2.9 per borrower
233
New companies in Q3 2026
still trading at quarter end
5.3%
Late filing accounts
319 companies
In brief

What the data says

01Real estate & lettings is the most secured-borrowing sector here: 46% of its 1,299 companies have a lender's charge.
02233 new companies started in Stanmore in Q3 2026, and 319 (5.3%) are late filing accounts.
Who borrows

Bigger and older companies borrow more

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

By company size

Dashed line: London overall

Micro
14.1%
Small
25.8%
Medium & large
74.1%
No accounts yet
5.1%

By company age

Dashed line: London overall

0-2 years
5.3%
2-5 years
14.3%
5-10 years
21.7%
10-20 years
16.7%
20+ years
35.3%
By sector

Where secured lending is concentrated

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

Real estate & lettings
45.8%
Retail
11.9%
Business support services
11.6%
Wholesale & distribution
7.8%
Personal services
7.1%
Construction & trades
5.9%
Professional services
3.4%
Tech, media & telecoms
1.3%
Share with secured borrowingAll sectors in Stanmore (17.0%)
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