UK report /Northern Ireland /Newry
DueLead Pulse · Q3 2026

Newry business borrowing report

13.7% of Newry's 4,891 trading companies have secured borrowing (671 businesses), below Northern Ireland at 17.4%.

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

Northern Ireland
17.4%
65,278 companies · 1st of 12
12.3%17.4%
4.9k
Trading companies
4,891
13.7%
With secured borrowing
-3.7 pts vs region
1.4k
Live charges registered
2.1 per borrower
143
New companies in Q3 2026
still trading at quarter end
5.8%
Late filing accounts
283 companies
In brief

What the data says

01Real estate & lettings is the most secured-borrowing sector here: 29% of its 440 companies have a lender's charge.
02143 new companies started in Newry in Q3 2026, and 283 (5.8%) are late filing accounts.
Who borrows

Bigger and older companies borrow more

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

By company size

Dashed line: Northern Ireland overall

Micro
9.7%
Small
26.7%
Medium & large
64.1%
No accounts yet
1.9%

By company age

Dashed line: Northern Ireland overall

0-2 years
2.1%
2-5 years
7.0%
5-10 years
12.0%
10-20 years
22.7%
20+ years
40.5%
By sector

Where secured lending is concentrated

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

Real estate & lettings
29.3%
Manufacturing
19.0%
Retail
14.6%
Wholesale & distribution
14.2%
Restaurants, pubs & cafes
11.8%
Construction & trades
9.7%
Motor trade
9.5%
Professional services
8.8%
Share with secured borrowingAll sectors in Newry (13.7%)
Town reports

Other towns in Northern Ireland

Every town with at least 2,000 trading companies registered there.

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