As a percentage of active companies, the worst year for specialised design activities was 1913 when it made up 0.03% of all trading businesses. In contrast, it reached its peak in 2023 when 0.93% of all active companies traded within specialised design activities.
Business that trade within the specialised design activities sector most commonly include these words in their company names: Design (8,684 companies), Studio (2,786 companies), Creative (2,076 companies), Interiors (1,511 companies), and Designs (1,218 companies).
Our map shows each region and county with the percentage of active companies within that area operating under SIC code 74100 - Specialised Design Activities.
Data based on analysis of 5,726 towns and cities that have companies operating within specialised design activities their boundaries.
| City | Total Active | Percentage of Active Businesses |
|---|---|---|
| Thame | 68 | 4.56% |
| Brighton and Hove | 713 | 2.45% |
| Haringey | 658 | 2.16% |
| Lewisham | 371 | 1.91% |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 422 | 1.86% |
| Bath | 148 | 1.84% |
| Hackney | 1,852 | 1.82% |
| Royal Leamington Spa | 91 | 1.76% |
| Weybridge | 80 | 1.71% |
| Waltham Forest | 443 | 1.69% |
| Royal Tunbridge Wells | 97 | 1.64% |
| Richmond upon Thames | 322 | 1.58% |
| Hitchin | 59 | 1.57% |
| Southwark | 519 | 1.56% |
| Wandsworth | 417 | 1.55% |
| Bishop's Stortford | 49 | 1.53% |
| Lambeth | 400 | 1.52% |
| Islington | 1,331 | 1.51% |
| Leigh-on-Sea | 80 | 1.48% |
| Farnham | 63 | 1.44% |
The towns and cities with the largest declines in specialised design activities include Thame, Brighton and Hove, and Royal Leamington Spa.
| City | Dissolved Companies | Percentage of Dissolved Businesses |
|---|---|---|
| Thame | 37 | 3.8% |
| Brighton and Hove | 518 | 1.7% |
| Royal Leamington Spa | 72 | 1.55% |
| Hackney | 1,087 | 1.11% |
| Leigh-on-Sea | 47 | 1.1% |
| Warwick | 37 | 1.08% |
| Lewisham | 264 | 1.05% |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 257 | 1.04% |
| Richmond upon Thames | 204 | 1.01% |
| Farnham | 38 | 1% |
| Kington | 19 | 0.97% |
| Haringey | 285 | 0.97% |
| Bath | 60 | 0.94% |
| Hitchin | 28 | 0.9% |
| Wandsworth | 360 | 0.89% |
| Epsom | 27 | 0.88% |
| Southwark | 363 | 0.87% |
| Islington | 819 | 0.87% |
| Lambeth | 279 | 0.86% |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 260 | 0.85% |
The oldest specialised design activities company is Alluvial Dredges Limited at 88 years, 1 months, and 8 days old.
| Company | Name | Incorporated | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
|
00306370 |
Alluvial Dredges Limited | 25 Oct 1935 | 88 years |
|
00335313 |
Cole & Son (Wallpapers) Limited | 01 Jan 1938 | 85 years |
|
00432318 |
Frank Astling & Son Limited | 01 Apr 1947 | 76 years |
|
00455673 |
Clark & Standfield Limited | 18 Jun 1948 | 75 years |
|
00458545 |
Mrs.Monro Limited | 06 Sep 1948 | 75 years |
|
00486706 |
Nadia Minkoff Limited | 27 Sep 1950 | 73 years |
|
00589742 |
Cream Design Limited | 02 Sep 1957 | 66 years |
|
00668858 |
Jackson,Bird & Partners Limited | 30 Aug 1960 | 63 years |
|
00790821 |
Torbay Decorators' Supplies Limited | 05 Feb 1964 | 59 years |
|
00865777 |
Loddon Displays Limited | 06 Dec 1965 | 57 years |
| Company | Name | Incorporated | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
|
15323838 |
Lastrus Limited | 03 Dec 2023 | New! |
|
15321058 |
Jata Designs Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15321415 |
Ap Design London Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15321753 |
Studio Griggs Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15322224 |
Stepron Limited | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15322510 |
Enjoy Creative Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15322822 |
Mj Brooks Consultancy Limited | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15322906 |
Creative Clinic Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15322933 |
Studio Standard Procedure Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15322998 |
Ghostco. Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
NI705759 |
Orchard Bim Solutions Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15318415 |
Fkcustomz Ltd | 30 Nov 2023 | 3 days |
|
15318449 |
Filippo Nassetti Ltd | 30 Nov 2023 | 3 days |
|
15318579 |
Claire Marshall Design Limited | 30 Nov 2023 | 3 days |
|
15318704 |
2410 Studio Ltd | 30 Nov 2023 | 3 days |
|
15318767 |
Ds19ned Ltd | 30 Nov 2023 | 3 days |
|
15318785 |
Vinesh K Studio Ltd | 30 Nov 2023 | 3 days |
|
15318930 |
Rpm Design Limited | 30 Nov 2023 | 3 days |
|
15319013 |
Crolteron Limited | 30 Nov 2023 | 3 days |
|
15319246 |
Urban Sky Digital Limited | 30 Nov 2023 | 3 days |
There are 46,019 active SPECIALISED DESIGN ACTIVITIES companies in the UK as of Dec 2023. There have been 76,461 such businesses incorporated in total, of which 29,595 have been dissolved.
The most common words used by companies are DESIGN, STUDIO, CREATIVE, INTERIORS, and DESIGNS.
The towns and cities with the most activity are: Thame, Brighton and Hove, Haringey, Lewisham, and Kensington and Chelsea.
Last updated: 03 Dec 2023 07:30