As a percentage of active companies, the worst year for support activities to performing arts was 1920 when it made up 0.02% of all trading businesses. In contrast, it reached its peak in 2023 when 0.36% of all active companies traded within support activities to performing arts.
Business that trade within the support activities to performing arts sector most commonly include these words in their company names: Productions (1,127 companies), Music (1,004 companies), Events (774 companies), Entertainment (596 companies), and Arts (580 companies).
Our map shows each region and county with the percentage of active companies within that area operating under SIC code 90020 - Support Activities To Performing Arts.
Data based on analysis of 3,418 towns and cities that have companies operating within support activities to performing arts their boundaries.
| City | Total Active | Percentage of Active Businesses |
|---|---|---|
| Sutton Courtenay | 30 | 5.95% |
| Elstree and Borehamwood | 111 | 1.4% |
| Lewes | 18 | 1.25% |
| Wallasey | 20 | 0.88% |
| Kington | 43 | 0.86% |
| Lewisham | 166 | 0.85% |
| Lambeth | 221 | 0.84% |
| Stratford-upon-Avon | 28 | 0.83% |
| Brighton and Hove | 229 | 0.79% |
| Ramsgate | 18 | 0.76% |
| Margate | 26 | 0.75% |
| Southwark | 235 | 0.71% |
| Camden | 1,101 | 0.68% |
| Islington | 589 | 0.67% |
| Westminster | 899 | 0.66% |
| Hastings | 28 | 0.65% |
| Sheffield | 178 | 0.62% |
| Edinburgh | 197 | 0.6% |
| Bristol | 231 | 0.59% |
| Tower Hamlets | 249 | 0.59% |
The towns and cities with the largest declines in support activities to performing arts include Sutton Courtenay, Lewes, and Margate.
| City | Dissolved Companies | Percentage of Dissolved Businesses |
|---|---|---|
| Sutton Courtenay | 3 | 2% |
| Lewes | 13 | 1.12% |
| Margate | 24 | 0.8% |
| Lewisham | 181 | 0.72% |
| Hastings | 25 | 0.57% |
| Belfast City | 63 | 0.56% |
| Lambeth | 179 | 0.55% |
| Brighton and Hove | 167 | 0.55% |
| Haringey | 157 | 0.53% |
| Greenwich | 134 | 0.53% |
| Sheffield | 166 | 0.52% |
| Southwark | 201 | 0.48% |
| Islington | 446 | 0.48% |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 137 | 0.45% |
| Hackney | 431 | 0.44% |
| Camden | 603 | 0.44% |
| Macclesfield | 17 | 0.43% |
| Wallasey | 11 | 0.42% |
| Bristol | 165 | 0.41% |
| Ramsgate | 9 | 0.41% |
The oldest support activities to performing arts company is The London Opera Glass Company Limited at 110 years, 6 months, and 9 days old.
| Company | Name | Incorporated | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
|
00129065 |
The London Opera Glass Company Limited | 20 May 1913 | 110 years |
|
00177744 |
The British And International Federation Of Festivals For Music, Dance And Speech | 10 Nov 1921 | 102 years |
|
00186522 |
Royal Philharmonic Society(The) | 19 Dec 1922 | 100 years |
|
SC014648 |
Edinburgh Society Of Musicians Limited | 17 Jun 1927 | 96 years |
|
00241572 |
Noda Limited | 08 Aug 1929 | 94 years |
|
00344297 |
Crompton Playhouse Limited | 14 Sep 1938 | 85 years |
|
00362320 |
Welwyn Festival Association Limited(The) | 11 Jul 1940 | 83 years |
|
00418300 |
G.S.Lashmar Limited | 29 Aug 1946 | 77 years |
|
SC024766 |
Edinburgh International Festival Society | 22 Nov 1946 | 77 years |
|
00472019 |
Abbey Box Office Limited | 20 Aug 1949 | 74 years |
| Company | Name | Incorporated | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
|
15314801 |
Butch Revival Cic | 28 Nov 2023 | 1 days |
|
15309027 |
Pixalate Media Ltd | 27 Nov 2023 | 2 days |
|
15309094 |
Elementary Festival Limited | 27 Nov 2023 | 2 days |
|
15309313 |
Jol Entertainments Ltd | 27 Nov 2023 | 2 days |
|
15309734 |
Phoenix Crewing Services Ltd | 27 Nov 2023 | 2 days |
|
15308701 |
Seventh Seal Youth Programme (Ssyp) Cic | 26 Nov 2023 | 3 days |
|
15306852 |
Musical Kingdom Entertainment Agency Ltd | 24 Nov 2023 | 5 days |
|
15307085 |
Orpheum Theatre Limited | 24 Nov 2023 | 5 days |
|
15307390 |
Lucy Carter Lighting Ltd | 24 Nov 2023 | 5 days |
|
15307501 |
Iw50 Ltd | 24 Nov 2023 | 5 days |
|
15308078 |
East Asian Castings Ltd | 24 Nov 2023 | 5 days |
|
SC790408 |
Wrestle Events Ltd | 24 Nov 2023 | 5 days |
|
15304338 |
Modal Entertainment Ltd | 23 Nov 2023 | 6 days |
|
15304593 |
Volt Lights Limited | 23 Nov 2023 | 6 days |
|
15304817 |
Deep Rooted Ltd | 23 Nov 2023 | 6 days |
|
15301542 |
Xl Event Ltd | 22 Nov 2023 | 7 days |
|
15302385 |
Sip N Play Ltd | 22 Nov 2023 | 7 days |
|
15303439 |
Address: Movement For Social Change Cic | 22 Nov 2023 | 7 days |
|
15303552 |
Pow Studios International Limited | 22 Nov 2023 | 7 days |
|
15304202 |
Lit Asf Ltd | 22 Nov 2023 | 7 days |
There are 18,017 active SUPPORT ACTIVITIES TO PERFORMING ARTS companies in the UK as of Nov 2023. There have been 31,519 such businesses incorporated in total, of which 13,193 have been dissolved.
The most common words used by companies are PRODUCTIONS, MUSIC, EVENTS, ENTERTAINMENT, and ARTS.
The towns and cities with the most activity are: Sutton Courtenay, Elstree and Borehamwood, Lewes, Wallasey, and Kington.
Last updated: 29 Nov 2023 22:35