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DueLead Pulse · Q3 2026

Woodford Green business borrowing report

15.7% of Woodford Green's 4,812 trading companies have secured borrowing (754 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%
4.8k
Trading companies
4,812
15.7%
With secured borrowing
+3.4 pts vs region
2.3k
Live charges registered
3.1 per borrower
150
New companies in Q3 2026
still trading at quarter end
4.4%
Late filing accounts
211 companies
In brief

What the data says

01Real estate & lettings is the most secured-borrowing sector here: 48% of its 875 companies have a lender's charge.
02150 new companies started in Woodford Green in Q3 2026, and 211 (4.4%) are late filing accounts.
Who borrows

Bigger and older companies borrow more

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

By company size

Dashed line: London overall

Micro
11.6%
Small
20.8%
Medium & large
71.9%
No accounts yet
5.7%

By company age

Dashed line: London overall

0-2 years
6.0%
2-5 years
12.3%
5-10 years
17.4%
10-20 years
15.2%
20+ years
39.8%
By sector

Where secured lending is concentrated

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

Real estate & lettings
47.7%
Business support services
9.9%
Personal services
8.4%
Construction & trades
6.6%
Retail
6.0%
Professional services
4.1%
Tech, media & telecoms
3.2%
Healthcare & dental
2.1%
Share with secured borrowingAll sectors in Woodford Green (15.7%)
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