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UK companies, browseable by industry, location and incorporation year
OpenRegistry mirrors the Companies House public register and groups every
active UK company by SIC industry code, registered-office locality,
incorporation year, postcode area and company type. 1,018
SIC codes and 38,247 towns and cities are indexed
below. Each company link opens its full Companies House profile.
Top SIC industry codes
68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 455,911 70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management 282,319 68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate 281,354 82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c. 229,543 47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 212,687 62020 — Information technology consultancy activities 171,723 96090 — Other service activities n.e.c. 157,914 98000 — Residents property management 139,119 68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 128,516 41100 — Development of building projects 118,167 99999 — Dormant Company 117,135 64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c. 115,743 86900 — Other human health activities 108,240 62012 — Business and domestic software development 107,927 41202 — Construction of domestic buildings 102,909 62090 — Other information technology service activities 96,462 56103 — Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 86,921 74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c. 84,710 96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 77,304 49410 — Freight transport by road 75,765 43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c. 68,689 85590 — Other education n.e.c. 66,533 45200 — Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 61,839 43210 — Electrical installation 60,252 43390 — Other building completion and finishing 60,104 47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 56,216 56101 — Licensed restaurants 54,658 73110 — Advertising agencies 54,477 43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 53,121 74100 — specialised design activities 51,569 56102 — Unlicensed restaurants and cafes 49,220 46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade 46,376 69201 — Accounting and auditing activities 45,514 41201 — Construction of commercial buildings 45,075 90030 — Artistic creation 43,939 85600 — Educational support services 43,470 74990 — Non-trading company 42,903 43290 — Other construction installation 40,974 47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores 40,713 68310 — Real estate agencies 40,628 45112 — Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles 40,566 71129 — Other engineering activities 40,549 56302 — Public houses and bars 39,407 47110 — Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating 37,657 64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 35,529 71122 — Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities 35,244 86220 — Specialists medical practice activities 35,152 56290 — Other food services 33,418 78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies 32,940 47710 — Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores 32,124 93199 — Other sports activities 31,370 70100 — Activities of head offices 31,243 56210 — Event catering activities 31,182 59112 — Video production activities 27,901 86210 — General medical practice activities 27,425 81210 — General cleaning of buildings 26,355 90010 — Performing arts 26,100 69202 — Bookkeeping activities 25,823 68201 — Renting and operating of Housing Association real estate 25,544 63990 — Other information service activities n.e.c. 25,435 93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c. 24,921 88990 — Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c. 24,787 46190 — Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods 24,474 81300 — Landscape service activities 24,466 78200 — Temporary employment agency activities 24,241 43320 — Joinery installation 24,102 52290 — Other transportation support activities 23,575 70221 — Financial management 22,999 59111 — Motion picture production activities 22,072 81299 — Other cleaning services 21,697 90020 — Support activities to performing arts 21,655 63120 — Web portals 21,609 71111 — Architectural activities 21,490 63110 — Data processing, hosting and related activities 21,482 59200 — Sound recording and music publishing activities 21,275 49320 — Taxi operation 20,799 55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation 20,315 86230 — Dental practice activities 20,178 42990 — Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c. 19,853 32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c. 19,842 96040 — Physical well-being activities 19,216 43910 — Roofing activities 18,921 43341 — Painting 18,394 46420 — Wholesale of clothing and footwear 17,864 87900 — Other residential care activities n.e.c. 17,712 93130 — Fitness facilities 17,156 79110 — Travel agency activities 17,067 58290 — Other software publishing 17,003 85510 — Sports and recreation education 16,756 80100 — Private security activities 16,703 70210 — Public relations and communications activities 16,633 58190 — Other publishing activities 16,610 78300 — Human resources provision and management of human resources functions 16,258 59113 — Television programme production activities 15,951 87200 — Residential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuse 15,886 55209 — Other holiday and other collective accommodation 15,410 82110 — Combined office administrative service activities 15,298 73120 — Media representation services 14,755 45320 — Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories 14,534 47789 — Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians) 14,422 Top localities
London 1,093,852 Manchester 106,843 Birmingham 95,521 Glasgow 73,406 Edinburgh 59,147 Bristol 57,797 Cardiff 52,883 Leeds 51,894 Liverpool 48,201 Nottingham 45,630 Leicester 45,384 Sheffield 36,314 Harrow 31,158 Ilford 29,779 Coventry 29,589 Milton Keynes 27,066 Bolton 25,608 Reading 25,245 Southampton 24,765 Belfast 24,102 Bradford 23,941 Northampton 23,627 Norwich 23,101 Newcastle Upon Tyne 22,865 Cambridge 22,547 Derby 22,417 Luton 21,224 Preston 21,065 Croydon 21,062 Stockport 20,311 Warrington 19,947 Peterborough 19,498 Wolverhampton 19,300 Doncaster 19,128 Slough 18,392 Brighton 17,935 Watford 17,464 Romford 17,445 York 17,410 Colchester 17,035 Stoke-On-Trent 16,715 Poole 15,896 Bury St. Edmunds 15,785 Bedford 15,529 Bournemouth 15,382 Ipswich 15,122 Huddersfield 14,577 Aberdeen 14,383 Cheltenham 14,300 Swindon 14,299 Oldham 14,143 Solihull 13,860 Hull 13,715 Chelmsford 13,281 Swansea 13,141 Walsall 13,139 Altrincham 12,895 Ashford 12,454 Plymouth 12,341 Newport 12,195 Exeter 12,107 Maidstone 12,034 Kington 12,013 Wembley 11,864 Oxford 11,557 High Wycombe 11,531 Enfield 11,442 Salford 11,228 Lincoln 10,995 Edgware 10,907 Rotherham 10,881 Hounslow 10,817 Chester 10,802 Gloucester 10,710 St. Albans 10,492 Blackburn 10,443 Hayes 10,395 Portsmouth 10,191 Barnet 10,149 Bromley 10,128 Dartford 10,108 Dagenham 10,045 Beckenham 10,041 Dundee 9,893 Middlesbrough 9,873 Ruislip 9,780 Wigan 9,762 Fareham 9,593 Hove 9,520 Aylesbury 9,511 Harrogate 9,429 Bath 9,398 Blackpool 9,389 Wakefield 9,372 Basildon 9,331 Sutton Coldfield 9,237 Uxbridge 9,217 Worthing 9,162 Barnsley 9,042 Worcester 8,892 Companies by incorporation year
Companies by postcode area WC2H 90,838 EC1V 75,089 N1 49,916 W1W 46,661 EC2A 42,030 CF14 31,872 CR0 21,271 E1 21,241 E14 21,109 IP28 19,918 SE1 18,577 WC1N 18,291 HA1 16,347 W1T 15,680 G2 15,657 EH3 15,608 N3 15,539 E6 14,523 W6 14,489 E17 13,667 HR5 12,905 NW10 12,727 BN1 12,574 IG1 12,529 SW19 12,459 N16 12,168 EH2 11,687 HA8 11,648 WC2A 11,489 HA4 10,770 NW1 10,725 BN3 10,465 BR3 10,326 HA3 10,176 WA14 9,968 M40 9,547 BL1 9,521 WD6 9,462 NW11 9,447 NW9 9,403 SL1 9,159 EC3V 8,997 SW6 8,896 NW3 8,850 W2 8,460 SS9 8,423 WA1 8,405 LE2 8,393 NW6 8,266 HA7 8,243 EN5 8,225 N14 8,177 IG11 8,163 SL6 8,141 M3 8,128 L3 8,123 HA9 8,051 DA1 7,971 LE5 7,890 LU1 7,813 HA5 7,788 HA2 7,773 SK9 7,715 N13 7,708 W1B 7,630 LE4 7,544 W1G 7,484 M2 7,414 PR2 7,400 G3 7,373 N17 7,365 W1S 7,334 NW2 7,310 SW16 7,294 BR1 7,180 N15 7,154 SE18 7,049 SW11 7,040 E16 7,025 CV6 7,021 W5 6,982 W3 6,970 N12 6,895 W4 6,874 SK8 6,866 E8 6,725 BH21 6,714 E15 6,582 LE3 6,519 SG1 6,499 CV1 6,472 LE1 6,469 RM6 6,438 E11 6,413 FY4 6,409 BB1 6,405 SW18 6,361 NW4 6,319 E7 6,317 LS1 6,316 Companies by company type Private Limited Company 5,157,475 PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) 119,253 Limited Partnership 60,695 Limited Liability Partnership 50,375 Community Interest Company 42,913 Charitable Incorporated Organisation 39,540 PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) 36,317 Overseas Entity 30,221 Other company type 15,335 Registered Society 10,712 Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation 7,635 Private Unlimited Company 4,527 Public Limited Company 4,017 Royal Charter Company 908 Investment Company with Variable Capital 635 United Kingdom Economic Interest Grouping 256 Scottish Partnership 248 Industrial and Provident Society 159 Private Unlimited 91 Investment Company with Variable Capital(Umbrella) 68 Old Public Company 16 PRIV LTD SECT. 30 (Private limited company, section 30 of the Companies Act) 13 Investment Company with Variable Capital (Securities) 8 United Kingdom Societas 6 Protected Cell Company 4 Converted/Closed 1