As a percentage of active companies, the worst year for bookkeeping activities was 1914 when it made up 0.03% of all trading businesses. In contrast, it reached its peak in 2015 when 0.51% of all active companies traded within bookkeeping activities.
Business that trade within the bookkeeping activities sector most commonly include these words in their company names: Services (4,016 companies), Accounting (2,699 companies), Accountancy (2,407 companies), Bookkeeping (1,769 companies), and Accountants (1,748 companies).
Our map shows each region and county with the percentage of active companies within that area operating under SIC code 69202 - Bookkeeping Activities.
Data based on analysis of 4,225 towns and cities that have companies operating within bookkeeping activities their boundaries.
| City | Total Active | Percentage of Active Businesses |
|---|---|---|
| Watford Rural | 28 | 1.76% |
| Redhill | 26 | 1.17% |
| Rayleigh | 23 | 1.08% |
| Barking and Dagenham | 240 | 1.08% |
| Sutton | 167 | 1.05% |
| Redbridge | 455 | 1.03% |
| Harrow | 473 | 1% |
| Bracknell | 41 | 0.99% |
| Ashford | 24 | 0.91% |
| Kington | 45 | 0.9% |
| Slough | 140 | 0.89% |
| Merton | 227 | 0.88% |
| Waltham Abbey | 23 | 0.87% |
| Havering | 190 | 0.87% |
| High Wycombe | 76 | 0.86% |
| Havant | 72 | 0.86% |
| Sittingbourne | 24 | 0.86% |
| Crawley | 48 | 0.83% |
| Kingston upon Thames | 120 | 0.82% |
| Witney | 24 | 0.81% |
The towns and cities with the largest declines in bookkeeping activities include Ashford, Kington, and Sutton.
| City | Dissolved Companies | Percentage of Dissolved Businesses |
|---|---|---|
| Ashford | 19 | 0.81% |
| Kington | 15 | 0.77% |
| Sutton | 94 | 0.58% |
| Redbridge | 253 | 0.54% |
| Harrow | 232 | 0.52% |
| Merton | 147 | 0.52% |
| Slough | 87 | 0.51% |
| Harlow | 27 | 0.51% |
| Barking and Dagenham | 104 | 0.49% |
| Ealing | 186 | 0.46% |
| Haringey | 134 | 0.45% |
| Gloucester | 29 | 0.45% |
| High Wycombe | 35 | 0.43% |
| Crawley | 28 | 0.41% |
| Maidenhead | 24 | 0.4% |
| Watford | 72 | 0.4% |
| Reading | 77 | 0.4% |
| Bedford | 28 | 0.39% |
| Basingstoke | 26 | 0.39% |
| Eastbourne | 26 | 0.39% |
The oldest bookkeeping activities company is Sila Investment Trust Limited at 87 years, 6 months, and 10 days old.
| Company | Name | Incorporated | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
|
00314500 |
Sila Investment Trust Limited | 25 May 1936 | 87 years |
|
00516527 |
Grannon Limited | 27 Feb 1953 | 70 years |
|
00585686 |
Going Concerns Limited | 18 Jun 1957 | 66 years |
|
00587039 |
Grooved Secretaries Limited | 10 Jul 1957 | 66 years |
|
00839468 |
Wildash & Davies Limited | 02 Mar 1965 | 58 years |
|
00851646 |
Summit Office Services Limited | 14 Jun 1965 | 58 years |
|
00865041 |
Norfolk Park Lessees Limited | 26 Nov 1965 | 58 years |
|
00875690 |
Stardata Business Services Limited | 30 Mar 1966 | 57 years |
|
00951723 |
Landmere Limited | 09 Apr 1969 | 54 years |
|
00958636 |
Glade(Shirley)Courts A&B Limited(The) | 22 Jul 1969 | 54 years |
| Company | Name | Incorporated | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
|
15326857 |
Skyline Tax Ltd | 04 Dec 2023 | 1 days |
|
15326886 |
Udma Ltd | 04 Dec 2023 | 1 days |
|
15326992 |
Squid Bookkeeping Ltd | 04 Dec 2023 | 1 days |
|
15327842 |
Khariwal Consultants Ltd | 04 Dec 2023 | 1 days |
|
SC791320 |
Fang Business Solutions Limited | 04 Dec 2023 | 1 days |
|
15324241 |
Smiley Books Ltd | 03 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15320789 |
Blueberry Business Solutions Limited | 01 Dec 2023 | 4 days |
|
15321562 |
Starcom & Co Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 4 days |
|
15321690 |
Lextorps Services Limited | 01 Dec 2023 | 4 days |
|
15322239 |
Storybook Accounting Limited | 01 Dec 2023 | 4 days |
|
15322601 |
Diamond Consulting Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 4 days |
|
NI705766 |
Jp Accounting Limited | 01 Dec 2023 | 4 days |
|
NI705772 |
Dmc Payroll And Consulting Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 4 days |
|
15318539 |
Loza Bookkeepers Ltd | 30 Nov 2023 | 5 days |
|
15319038 |
Baileys Bookkeeping Services Lh Ltd | 30 Nov 2023 | 5 days |
|
15319671 |
A Balanced Approach Limited | 30 Nov 2023 | 5 days |
|
15320420 |
Sd Associates Ltd | 30 Nov 2023 | 5 days |
|
15320467 |
Sbas Tax Ltd | 30 Nov 2023 | 5 days |
|
15320517 |
Parker Jackson Bowen Limited | 30 Nov 2023 | 5 days |
|
15315954 |
Marks Fintech Accountants Ltd | 29 Nov 2023 | 6 days |
There are 23,871 active BOOKKEEPING ACTIVITIES companies in the UK as of Dec 2023. There have been 37,176 such businesses incorporated in total, of which 12,847 have been dissolved.
The most common words used by companies are SERVICES, ACCOUNTING, ACCOUNTANCY, BOOKKEEPING, and ACCOUNTANTS.
The towns and cities with the most activity are: Watford Rural, Redhill, Rayleigh, Barking and Dagenham, and Sutton.
Last updated: 05 Dec 2023 12:15