Sector Overview: Information And Communication

Information And Communication Industry Scorecard

Approximately 9.36% of the UK's active companies trade under the sector description information and communication.

1,040,222

Total Incorporations

463,508

Active Companies

556,070

Total Dissolved

Information And Communication: Word Choices

The top five most common words used in company names trading within the information and communication sector are: Solutions, Consulting, Services, Media, and Uk.

Major Towns and Cities for Information And Communication

Looking at locations with over 463 active companies registered within them, the top towns and cities by percentage of information and communication businesses are Ferndown Town, Swillington, and Tring.

City Total Active Percentage of Active Businesses
Ferndown Town 1,333 32%
Swillington 552 31%
Tring 476 28%
Earley 559 26%
Westby-with-Plumptons 504 25%
Smethwick 1,320 25%
Mildenhall 1,694 23%
Lytchett Matravers 979 22%
Warrington 3,850 20%
Brighton and Hove 5,555 19%
Camden 30,200 19%
Islington 15,935 18%
Reading 2,914 17%
Kington 851 17%
Hackney 16,593 16%
St Albans 1,316 15%
Wokingham 504 15%
Bracknell 592 14%
Watford 2,375 14%
Hounslow 3,926 14%

Information And Communication: Oldest Companies

The oldest information and communication company is Methodist Newspaper Company Limited at 160 years, 8 months, and 20 days old.

Company Name Business Incorporated Age
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Methodist Newspaper Company Limited Publishing of newspapers 13 Mar 1863 160 years
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Pa Media Group Limited News agency activities 06 Nov 1868 155 years
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Incorporated Council Of Law Reporting For England And Wales (The) Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals 28 Jul 1870 153 years
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Eastern Telegraph Company Limited(The) Other telecommunications activities 06 Jun 1872 151 years
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Cable And Wireless (West Indies) Limited Other telecommunications activities 09 Jan 1877 146 years
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Aberdeen And Grampian Chamber Of Commerce Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals 03 Nov 1877 146 years
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Express And Star Limited Publishing of newspapers 14 Aug 1883 140 years
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Newsquest Community Media Limited Publishing of newspapers 15 Jan 1884 139 years
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The Barnsley Chronicle Limited Publishing of newspapers 30 May 1889 134 years
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Contemporary Review Company,Limited(The) Publishing of learned journals 13 Aug 1891 132 years

Most Recently Formed Companies: Information And Communication

Company Name Business Incorporated Age
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Clique.Bi Limited Information technology consultancy activities 03 Dec 2023 New!
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Tstella Ltd Information technology consultancy activities 03 Dec 2023 New!
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Grq Solutions Ltd Information technology consultancy activities 03 Dec 2023 New!
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Zerox Tech Ltd Business and domestic software development 03 Dec 2023 New!
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Unity Flow Ai Limited Information technology consultancy activities 03 Dec 2023 New!
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Meral Academy Limited Other information service activities 02 Dec 2023 1 days
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Sc Conections Ltd Other information service activities 02 Dec 2023 1 days
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Srk Services Limited Information technology consultancy activities 02 Dec 2023 1 days
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Vogues Solutions Limited Other information technology service activities 02 Dec 2023 1 days
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Rtf Consultants Limited Business and domestic software development 02 Dec 2023 1 days
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Progmaer Ltd Other software publishing 02 Dec 2023 1 days
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Blue Ball Ai Limited Information technology consultancy activities 02 Dec 2023 1 days
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Autofx Management Ltd Other information technology service activities 02 Dec 2023 1 days
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Purityrp Ltd Publishing of computer games 02 Dec 2023 1 days
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Andre Capital Group Limited Sound recording and music publishing activities 02 Dec 2023 1 days
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Edee Consult & Services Ltd Information technology consultancy activities 02 Dec 2023 1 days
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Pelikan Print Ltd Book publishing 02 Dec 2023 1 days
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Ascentra Ltd Business and domestic software development 02 Dec 2023 1 days
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Quaternian Limited Other publishing activities 02 Dec 2023 1 days
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Knotted Commerce Ltd Information technology consultancy activities 02 Dec 2023 1 days

Information And Communication's Top SICs

Industry Total Incorporated Total Active Percentage of Active
Information Technology Consultancy Activities 373,737 161,712 35%
Other Information Technology Service Activities 218,403 86,260 19%
Business And Domestic Software Development 136,052 77,971 17%
Other Information Service Activities 64,379 28,247 6.09%
Video Production Activities 39,768 23,016 4.97%
Motion Picture Production Activities 39,538 20,271 4.37%
Sound Recording And Music Publishing Activities 38,000 19,977 4.31%
Web Portals 36,597 17,932 3.87%
Data Processing, Hosting And Related Activities 37,848 17,820 3.84%
Television Programme Production Activities 27,825 15,810 3.41%
Other Publishing Activities 31,587 15,643 3.37%
Other Telecommunications Activities 35,773 13,426 2.9%
Other Software Publishing 26,636 13,052 2.82%

Last updated: 03 Dec 2023 07:10