Source: every figure comes from Companies House records and the accounts companies file there. How the figures are produced.

Companies in Manchester ranked by number of employees

Ranked from each company's filed annual accounts. This list last changed on and was last checked against the data on . Showing the top 50 of 1,995 companies that qualified.

Companies qualified
1,995 of 136,160
Ranked first
EDGE RESTAURANTS (NW) LIMITED
Average employees of no. 1
2,069
Data as of

Summary

1,995 companies with a registered office in Manchester reported average employees of 10 or more in their latest accounts.

EDGE RESTAURANTS (NW) LIMITED (opens in a new tab) ranks first, with 2,069 average employees, followed by PCT HEALTHCARE LIMITED with 1,456.

31 of the listed companies were incorporated before 2010. The youngest company on the list is ECC (TOPCO) LIMITED, incorporated in 2020.

The ranking

Companies in Manchester ranked by number of employees: 50 companies in rank order, with each company's number, latest and previous average employees, change, latest accounts date and age.
Rank Company Average employees Latest accounts Age (yrs)
Previous year Latest year Change Change %
1 EDGE RESTAURANTS (NW) LIMITED (opens in a new tab)09535061 2,1762023 2,0692024 -107 -4.9% 9
2 PCT HEALTHCARE LIMITED (opens in a new tab)01768840 1,5082023 1,4562024 -52 -3.4% 41
3 LWC DRINKS LIMITED (opens in a new tab)07677007 1,3442023 1,4442024 +100 +7.4% 13
4 HARNBURY HOLDINGS LTD (opens in a new tab)02702491 9062023 9342024 +28 +3.1% 33
5 M C D MANCHESTER LIMITED (opens in a new tab)07153381 1,1002023 9262024 -174 -15.8% 15
6 INTELLING LTD. (opens in a new tab)08157548 9482023 8532024 -95 -10.0% 12
7 EXPRESS SOLICITORS LIMITED (opens in a new tab)08458462 5272023 6702024 +143 +27.1% 12
8 URBANBUBBLE LTD (opens in a new tab)06516374 3852023 5322024 +147 +38.2% 17
9 GRAYCE GROUP LIMITED (opens in a new tab)08160777 5852024 4212025 -164 -28.0% 12
10 G.H. SHELDON WHOLESALE BAKERS LIMITED (opens in a new tab)01436865 – 4082025 – – 45
11 BGJ RESTAURANTS LIMITED (opens in a new tab)08336724 4102023 4032024 -7 -1.7% 12
12 RENAKER BUILD LIMITED (opens in a new tab)06600257 3652023 3772024 +12 +3.3% 16
13 RHENUS LOGISTICS LIMITED (opens in a new tab)04401654 3662023 3512024 -15 -4.1% 23
14 VENTURI HEALTHCARE LIMITED (opens in a new tab)11517169 3232023 3432024 +20 +6.2% 6
15 STANDGUIDE LIMITED (opens in a new tab)02563257 3062023 3272024 +21 +6.9% 34
16 STANDGUIDE GROUP LIMITED (opens in a new tab)11380394 3062023 3272024 +21 +6.9% 6
17 BETHELL GROUP HOLDINGS LTD (opens in a new tab)07143062 3182023 3182024 +0 +0.0% 15
18 BEDSPACE RESOURCE LIMITED (opens in a new tab)04457083 2612023 3112024 +50 +19.2% 22
19 ECC (TOPCO) LIMITED (opens in a new tab)12889967 3142023 3042024 -10 -3.2% 4
20 TOM HOWLEY LIMITED (opens in a new tab)07482731 3012023 2922024 -9 -3.0% 14
21 BILL GOSLING OUTSOURCING LIMITED (opens in a new tab)00984439 – 2682024 – – 54
22 TURLEY ASSOCIATES LTD (opens in a new tab)02235387 2642023 2662024 +2 +0.8% 37
23 SYSTEM 3 LIMITED (opens in a new tab)09844806 2812023 2542024 -27 -9.6% 9
24 MILLFIELD HOLDINGS LIMITED (opens in a new tab)10045486 2812023 2452024 -36 -12.8% 9
25 MEMORY LANE CARE HOMES LIMITED (opens in a new tab)04023398 2392023 2332024 -6 -2.5% 24
26 LITTLEWOOD FENCING UK LIMITED (opens in a new tab)10750281 1932023 2222024 +29 +15.0% 7
27 CARE WORLDWIDE (CARLTON) LIMITED (opens in a new tab)06147939 1632023 2212024 +58 +35.6% 18
28 TELCOM GROUP LTD (opens in a new tab)11428641 2222023 2172024 -5 -2.3% 6
29 STERLING MEAT COMPANY LIMITED (opens in a new tab)11690895 2032023 2172024 +14 +6.9% 6
30 P & H CONTRACT SERVICES LIMITED (opens in a new tab)03796710 2492023 2152024 -34 -13.7% 25
31 PSSF BRADY HOLDCO (UK) LIMITED (opens in a new tab)10934427 1972023 2152024 +18 +9.1% 7
32 ELLIS BRIGHAM LIMITED (opens in a new tab)01951886 1822023 2082024 +26 +14.3% 39
33 HARNBURY LTD (opens in a new tab)01386303 2222023 2012024 -21 -9.5% 46
34 ZENITH MANAGEMENT LIMITED (opens in a new tab)06842354 1912023 2002024 +9 +4.7% 16
35 LITTLEWOOD FENCING LIMITED (opens in a new tab)04204136 1902023 1982024 +8 +4.2% 23
36 HMG PAINTS LIMITED (opens in a new tab)00669551 1902023 1962024 +6 +3.2% 64
37 DHP CARE LIMITED (opens in a new tab)06981097 1852023 1952024 +10 +5.4% 15
38 HILLS PROSPECT PLC (opens in a new tab)04257011 1822023 1872024 +5 +2.7% 23
39 POINT BLANK LIMITED (opens in a new tab)02963163 1622023 1712024 +9 +5.6% 30
40 MANCHESTER SALE RUGBY CLUB LIMITED (opens in a new tab)03333690 1682023 1682024 +0 +0.0% 28
41 GRAHAM ENGINEERING LIMITED (opens in a new tab)01329239 1642023 1672024 +3 +1.8% 47
42 HEATACTION LIMITED (opens in a new tab)02915880 1572023 1572024 +0 +0.0% 30
43 CLARET CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITED (opens in a new tab)02988261 1042023 1532024 +49 +47.1% 30
44 HORWICH COHEN COGHLAN LTD (opens in a new tab)08043633 802023 1512024 +71 +88.8% 12
45 TYLDESLEY DISTRIBUTION SERVICES LIMITED (opens in a new tab)01905163 1522023 1502024 -2 -1.3% 39
46 151 PRODUCTS LIMITED (opens in a new tab)02149608 1232023 1462024 +23 +18.7% 37
47 EXTONS FOODS LTD (opens in a new tab)04723144 1402023 1462024 +6 +4.3% 21
48 SEARCHLIGHT ELECTRIC LIMITED (opens in a new tab)01169504 1562023 1432024 -13 -8.3% 50
49 EDM LIMITED (opens in a new tab)01001465 1312023 1392024 +8 +6.1% 54
50 SHERIDAN LIFTS LIMITED (opens in a new tab)05286889 – 1382024 – – 20
Download CSV of this ranking 50 rows, the same as the table. “–” means the figure was not filed.

How this list was made

Industry
All industries: every company with a registered office in Manchester, whatever its SIC code.
Location
The post town of the registered office address is Manchester.
Periods compared
Each company's latest annual accounts. The previous year's figure is shown for context and does not affect the ranking.
Ranking
Ranked by the average number of employees in the latest filed accounts. Companies with fewer than 10 employees are left out.
Exclusions
Companies that are dissolved, in liquidation, in administration or proposed to be struck off; dormant companies; and companies whose latest accounts end more than 21 months before the newest accounts in the data (or are dated after it). Figures that cannot be right, which are most likely filing errors, are also left out:
  • an employee number identical to the net assets figure, or above 100,000
  • more employees than the company's accounts category allows (micro: 50, small: 250, with a margin)
  • less than £5,000 of turnover per employee, or a round number of thousands with no turnover to check it against
Companies checked
Companies registered in Manchester136,160
Not active−28,674
Dormant−10,579
Latest accounts too old or wrongly dated−62,751
Average employees not filed in the latest accounts−11,741
Average employees below 10−20,407
Figure too large or inconsistent to be reliable−13
Qualified for this list1,995