As a percentage of active companies, the worst year for other professional, scientific and technical activities was 1963 when it made up 0.42% of all trading businesses. In contrast, it reached its peak in 2014 when 2.52% of all active companies traded within other professional, scientific and technical activities.
Business that trade within the other professional, scientific and technical activities sector most commonly include these words in their company names: Services (6,387 companies), Consulting (4,449 companies), Solutions (3,059 companies), Consultancy (2,913 companies), and Uk (2,486 companies).
Our map shows each region and county with the percentage of active companies within that area operating under SIC code 74909 - Other Professional, Scientific And Technical Activities.
Data based on analysis of 7,832 towns and cities that have companies operating within other professional, scientific and technical activities their boundaries.
| City | Total Active | Percentage of Active Businesses |
|---|---|---|
| Westhill | 95 | 10% |
| Romsey | 86 | 5.47% |
| Kenilworth | 92 | 5.2% |
| Aberdeen | 480 | 4.33% |
| Macclesfield | 150 | 3.37% |
| Royal Leamington Spa | 170 | 3.29% |
| Cambridge | 375 | 3.21% |
| Middlesbrough | 246 | 3.04% |
| Stockton-on-Tees | 111 | 2.82% |
| Farnham | 122 | 2.78% |
| Maidenhead | 170 | 2.69% |
| Bath | 213 | 2.65% |
| Guildford | 161 | 2.6% |
| Oxford | 241 | 2.59% |
| Bebington | 90 | 2.57% |
| Edinburgh | 839 | 2.57% |
| Hamilton | 105 | 2.57% |
| Lichfield | 90 | 2.56% |
| Newbury | 88 | 2.56% |
| Stourbridge | 96 | 2.5% |
The towns and cities with the largest declines in other professional, scientific and technical activities include Westhill, Aberdeen, and Middlesbrough.
| City | Dissolved Companies | Percentage of Dissolved Businesses |
|---|---|---|
| Westhill | 82 | 9.98% |
| Aberdeen | 979 | 5.83% |
| Middlesbrough | 425 | 4.9% |
| Romsey | 54 | 4.33% |
| Kenilworth | 97 | 3.98% |
| Hamilton | 170 | 3.7% |
| Stockton-on-Tees | 139 | 3.35% |
| Macclesfield | 129 | 3.26% |
| Bebington | 130 | 3.17% |
| Lytham St Anne's | 198 | 2.99% |
| Royal Leamington Spa | 139 | 2.98% |
| Edinburgh | 1,107 | 2.96% |
| Kingston upon Hull | 388 | 2.95% |
| Harrow | 1,213 | 2.74% |
| Hitchin | 83 | 2.66% |
| Camberley | 80 | 2.47% |
| Cambridge | 269 | 2.46% |
| Bath | 156 | 2.43% |
| Farnham | 92 | 2.43% |
| Burton upon Trent | 96 | 2.42% |
The oldest other professional, scientific and technical activities company is Liverpool Society Of Chartered Accountants at 153 years, 7 months, and 13 days old.
| Company | Name | Incorporated | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
|
00004869 |
Liverpool Society Of Chartered Accountants | 20 Apr 1870 | 153 years |
|
00007796 |
Mitchell's Auction Company Limited | 08 Nov 1873 | 150 years |
|
00008848 |
British Medical Association | 21 Oct 1874 | 149 years |
|
00011717 |
Ulverston Auction Mart Public Limited Company(The) | 22 Sep 1877 | 146 years |
|
00015147 |
The Liverpool And Glasgow Association For The Protection Of Commercial Interests As Respects Wrecked And Damaged Property Limited | 28 Mar 1881 | 142 years |
|
00017002 |
Sheffield & District Society Of Chartered Accountants | 29 Jun 1882 | 141 years |
|
SC001284 |
The Second Alliance Trust Limited | 03 Oct 1883 | 140 years |
|
00022716 |
Halifax Incorporated Law Society Limited(The) | 02 Jun 1886 | 137 years |
|
00027883 |
Hemscott Limited | 18 Dec 1888 | 134 years |
|
00035389 |
Vertiv Company Group Limited | 12 Dec 1891 | 131 years |
| Company | Name | Incorporated | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
|
15323691 |
Inchscape Investments International Ltd | 03 Dec 2023 | New! |
|
15323725 |
Prosperity Wills Ltd | 03 Dec 2023 | New! |
|
15323746 |
Optilogix Limited | 03 Dec 2023 | New! |
|
15323854 |
Macbon Consulting Ltd | 03 Dec 2023 | New! |
|
15323942 |
Aida Strategic Consulting Ltd | 03 Dec 2023 | New! |
|
15324020 |
Deproduct Limited | 03 Dec 2023 | New! |
|
15323355 |
Hopkinson Group Limited | 02 Dec 2023 | 1 days |
|
15323389 |
Damon Herington Ltd | 02 Dec 2023 | 1 days |
|
15323499 |
Central Coast Consulting Limited | 02 Dec 2023 | 1 days |
|
15320823 |
La Rigging (Ne) Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15320825 |
Roo Visual Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15320841 |
Kenynton Quality Services Limited | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15321191 |
Legal Central Limited | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15321232 |
Solve Consulting Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15321453 |
Kc Network Specialist Limited | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15321592 |
Rj Spraying Limited | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15321664 |
Iron Tie Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15321685 |
Knox Insulations Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15321853 |
Vikkiburt Management Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15321909 |
Innosar Solutions Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
There are 82,644 active OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES companies in the UK as of Dec 2023. There have been 166,159 such businesses incorporated in total, of which 80,586 have been dissolved.
The most common words used by companies are SERVICES, CONSULTING, SOLUTIONS, CONSULTANCY, and UK.
The towns and cities with the most activity are: Westhill, Romsey, Kenilworth, Aberdeen, and Macclesfield.
Last updated: 03 Dec 2023 08:30