As a percentage of active companies, the worst year for advertising agencies was 1957 when it made up 0.17% of all trading businesses. In contrast, it reached its peak in 2023 when 0.91% of all active companies traded within advertising agencies.
Business that trade within the advertising agencies sector most commonly include these words in their company names: Marketing (4,363 companies), Media (3,508 companies), Digital (2,676 companies), Creative (1,398 companies), and Agency (1,084 companies).
Our map shows each region and county with the percentage of active companies within that area operating under SIC code 73110 - Advertising Agencies.
Data based on analysis of 5,065 towns and cities that have companies operating within advertising agencies their boundaries.
| City | Total Active | Percentage of Active Businesses |
|---|---|---|
| Craven Arms | 51 | 23% |
| Kington | 135 | 2.7% |
| Hackney | 2,561 | 2.51% |
| Camden | 4,047 | 2.49% |
| Islington | 2,171 | 2.45% |
| Wath upon Dearne | 54 | 2.44% |
| Lytchett Matravers | 101 | 2.24% |
| Llanishen | 478 | 2.15% |
| Southampton | 300 | 2.09% |
| Southwark | 549 | 1.65% |
| Bishop's Stortford | 50 | 1.56% |
| Mildenhall | 111 | 1.49% |
| Cardiff | 632 | 1.49% |
| Royal Tunbridge Wells | 88 | 1.49% |
| Brighton and Hove | 430 | 1.48% |
| Windsor | 48 | 1.4% |
| Newham | 568 | 1.38% |
| Tower Hamlets | 584 | 1.38% |
| Westminster | 1,883 | 1.38% |
| Chester | 88 | 1.33% |
The towns and cities with the largest declines in advertising agencies include Camden, Hackney, and Lytchett Matravers.
| City | Dissolved Companies | Percentage of Dissolved Businesses |
|---|---|---|
| Camden | 2,654 | 1.93% |
| Hackney | 1,889 | 1.93% |
| Lytchett Matravers | 61 | 1.89% |
| Islington | 1,694 | 1.81% |
| Llanishen | 511 | 1.62% |
| Kington | 30 | 1.54% |
| Solihull | 99 | 1.47% |
| Blackpool | 162 | 1.46% |
| Esher | 74 | 1.44% |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 433 | 1.42% |
| Southwark | 585 | 1.41% |
| Salford | 161 | 1.39% |
| Wandsworth | 554 | 1.37% |
| Brighton and Hove | 416 | 1.37% |
| Weybridge | 60 | 1.37% |
| Harrogate | 67 | 1.35% |
| Wath upon Dearne | 26 | 1.32% |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 315 | 1.27% |
| Westminster | 1,698 | 1.24% |
| Cardiff | 670 | 1.23% |
The oldest advertising agencies company is Ogilvy & Mather Group (Holdings) Limited at 128 years, 1 months, and 6 days old.
| Company | Name | Incorporated | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
|
00045810 |
Ogilvy & Mather Group (Holdings) Limited | 30 Oct 1895 | 128 years |
|
00087352 |
G&P Advertising Limited | 24 Jan 1906 | 117 years |
|
00197585 |
Dewynters Limited | 30 Apr 1924 | 99 years |
|
00212665 |
The Allam Group Limited | 24 Mar 1926 | 97 years |
|
00231824 |
Saatchi & Saatchi Group Ltd | 07 Jul 1928 | 95 years |
|
00235734 |
Apl Group Limited | 19 Dec 1928 | 94 years |
|
00257373 |
A.W.May.Limited | 26 Jun 1931 | 92 years |
|
00275304 |
Kantar Media Uk Ltd | 25 Apr 1933 | 90 years |
|
00294029 |
Prodigious Uk Limited | 14 Nov 1934 | 89 years |
|
00302454 |
Richmond Towers Limited | 01 Jul 1935 | 88 years |
| Company | Name | Incorporated | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
|
15328195 |
Neots Services Limited | 05 Dec 2023 | 1 days |
|
15328233 |
Eight Twenty Four Creative Ltd | 05 Dec 2023 | 1 days |
|
15328267 |
Pretty Promotions Ltd | 05 Dec 2023 | 1 days |
|
15328274 |
Closereach Ltd | 05 Dec 2023 | 1 days |
|
15328533 |
Kaika Kol Uk Ltd | 05 Dec 2023 | 1 days |
|
15328594 |
Six Chillies Limited | 05 Dec 2023 | 1 days |
|
15328807 |
Tomkolbe Ltd | 05 Dec 2023 | 1 days |
|
15328919 |
Jsl Digital Ltd | 05 Dec 2023 | 1 days |
|
15328950 |
Vigorize Marketing Ltd | 05 Dec 2023 | 1 days |
|
15329031 |
Creative Marketing Group Limited | 05 Dec 2023 | 1 days |
|
15329044 |
Connectify Media Ltd | 05 Dec 2023 | 1 days |
|
15329046 |
Bnb Sales And Marketing Ltd | 05 Dec 2023 | 1 days |
|
15329072 |
Desireth Ltd | 05 Dec 2023 | 1 days |
|
15329085 |
Label Management Ltd | 05 Dec 2023 | 1 days |
|
15329156 |
Jkdm Digital Ltd | 05 Dec 2023 | 1 days |
|
15329407 |
Dynamic Digital Marketing Ltd | 05 Dec 2023 | 1 days |
|
15329442 |
Picknmix Digital Media Ltd | 05 Dec 2023 | 1 days |
|
15329451 |
Nightloft Ltd | 05 Dec 2023 | 1 days |
|
15329535 |
Boostitraff Ltd | 05 Dec 2023 | 1 days |
|
15329698 |
Talla Media Limited | 05 Dec 2023 | 1 days |
There are 44,904 active ADVERTISING AGENCIES companies in the UK as of Dec 2023. There have been 89,809 such businesses incorporated in total, of which 43,473 have been dissolved.
The most common words used by companies are MARKETING, MEDIA, DIGITAL, CREATIVE, and AGENCY.
The towns and cities with the most activity are: Craven Arms, Kington, Hackney, Camden, and Islington.
Last updated: 06 Dec 2023 07:05