Sector
Agriculture & fishing
44,262 UK companies classified under agriculture & fishing. Public register information only.
Sector insights
Agriculture & fishing in the United Kingdom
Counts over the Companies House register as loaded on 2026-09-14. Dissolved companies are excluded. No financial figures are involved.
44,262Companies on the register
0.8%of UK companies5,503,259 across all sectors
9 yearsMedian company age6 years across all sectors
1.1%In insolvency proceedings1.9% across all sectors
New companies per year
How old they are
Agriculture & fishing
All sectors
- Under 3 years 19%
- 3 to 9 years 32%
- 10 to 19 years 23%
- 20 years or more 26%
4.1% carry a proposal to strike off (7.3% across all sectors). That is mostly dormant companies being removed, so it is not counted as insolvency.
What they do
- Mixed farming SIC 015009,00120%
- Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds SIC 011104,1659.4%
- Support activities for crop production SIC 016102,8756.5%
- Silviculture and other forestry activities SIC 021002,5885.8%
- Raising of horses and other equines SIC 014302,5455.7%
- Marine fishing SIC 031102,3845.4%
- Support services to forestry SIC 024002,2125.0%
- Support activities for animal production (other than farm animal boarding and care) n.e.c. SIC 016292,2055.0%
- Raising of other animals SIC 014901,7393.9%
- Raising of dairy cattle SIC 014101,6643.8%
- Growing of vegetables and melons, roots and tubers SIC 011301,5943.6%
- Farm animal boarding and care SIC 016211,3983.2%
Where they are registered
- 2,0444.6%
- 3610.8%
- 3490.8%
- 3080.7%
- 3020.7%
- 2750.6%
- 2750.6%
- 2600.6%
- 2510.6%
- 2360.5%
Legal forms
- Private Limited Company41,90595%
- Community Interest Company8732.0%
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)7731.7%
- Private Unlimited Company3800.9%
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)3160.7%
- Public Limited Company11<0.1%
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