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Arts & recreation

133,036 UK companies classified under arts & recreation. Public register information only.

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Arts & recreation 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.

133,036Companies on the register
2.4%of UK companies5,503,259 across all sectors
7 yearsMedian company age6 years across all sectors
1.7%In insolvency proceedings1.9% across all sectors

New companies per year

010k20k2012: 3,14620122013: 3,6802014: 4,15920142015: 4,5872016: 4,67120162017: 5,0282018: 5,82420182019: 6,7432020: 5,83120202021: 6,5962022: 7,34220222023: 9,2202024: 11,51220242025: 17,1512026: 8,644 (year to date)2026
Companies still on the register, by the year they were incorporated. 2026 is the year to date. Companies dissolved since are not counted, so earlier years understate how many were formed. 28% are under three years old, against 30% across all sectors.

How old they are

Arts & recreation
All sectors
  • Under 3 years 28%
  • 3 to 9 years 35%
  • 10 to 19 years 23%
  • 20 years or more 14%

5.9% 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

  1. Artistic creation SIC 90030
    23,20817%
  2. Other sports activities SIC 93199
    22,30317%
  3. Performing arts SIC 90010
    18,94514%
  4. Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c. SIC 93290
    17,29613%
  5. Fitness facilities SIC 93130
    14,52011%
  6. Support activities to performing arts SIC 90020
    10,8898.2%
  7. Activities of sport clubs SIC 93120
    9,0976.8%
  8. Operation of sports facilities SIC 93110
    7,6015.7%
  9. Operation of arts facilities SIC 90040
    2,8772.2%
  10. Gambling and betting activities SIC 92000
    1,4381.1%
  11. Museums activities SIC 91020
    8990.7%
  12. Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions SIC 91030
    7790.6%
The main activity each company registered, largest first.

Where they are registered

  1. 26,40320%
  2. 2,1521.6%
  3. 1,9931.5%
  4. 1,6521.2%
  5. 1,4701.1%
  6. 1,3831.0%
  7. 1,1470.9%
  8. 1,1250.8%
  9. 1,1170.8%
  10. 1,0320.8%
Registered town, which is often an accountant's or a director's address rather than where the business trades.

Legal forms

  1. Private Limited Company
    111,02983%
  2. PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
    11,0258.3%
  3. Community Interest Company
    6,2214.7%
  4. PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
    4,6533.5%
  5. Private Unlimited Company
    48<0.1%
  6. Public Limited Company
    45<0.1%

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Companies

CompanyTownIncorporated
& Smith LimitedKings Langley2008
&Osteo Fitness LtdLondon2022
&YES Perform LtdBedford2025
'A' Recordings LtdLondon2008
'ON the Edge' Fusion Youth OrchestraBirmingham2011
'Owdyado Theatre CICPenryn2015
'Sgwennu LimitedCardiff2015
'Steddfod Bont CYFYstrad Meurig2018
'THE Final Edit' by Wish Upon a Sparkle LtdStockport2020
'Weddingbooker.Com' LimitedCardiff2018
((Bounce)) BED Didcot LtdDidcot2025
(AMG) Agility Management Group LtdLiverpool2018
(BEE) Book Event Entertainment LimitedPortsmouth2025
(KLA) Lions/Lionesses Football Teams World CUP LimitedBradford2019
(NOT) Forever Yone LtdHessle2021
(UPC) MRW Pool Holdings LtdBolton2023
-A-Light TM Outreach CICLondon2014
.001SPORT LtdColeford2016
.Lin.Lar. Motion Presence LtdEdinburgh2021
.THE Escape Game LtdSwansea2017
/ LimitedBirmingham2026
/F?W06YYDMGD LimitedLondon2022
/Nhouse LtdSpalding2026
0016 Bryanston ST LDN Fit (Leaseco) LimitedShirebrook2025
0018 (Propcoso) LimitedShirebrook2020
0019 (Propcoso) LimitedShirebrook2020
0020 (Propcoso) LimitedShirebrook2020
0033 (Propcoso) LimitedBelfast2020
00361265 LimitedStroud1940
0040 Blackburnfit (Leaseco) LimitedShirebrook2014
0045 Derbyfit (Leaseco) LimitedShirebrook2014
007 Escape Rooms LtdWolverhampton2020
007GB Jbfc C.I.C.Kington2025
007GB the James Bond FAN Club C.I.C.Preston2022
01 Sports Club LtdLondon2025
0114 LimitedRetford2019
0115 Sport LimitedNottingham2024
0119 (Propcoso) LimitedShirebrook2014
01592097 LimitedWolverhampton1981
0161 Studios LtdManchster2018
01680259 LimitedMerseyside1982
01689 Entertainment LimitedLondon2025
01840157 Public Limited CompanyLeicester1984
02229539 PLCHalesowen1988
02954267 LimitedMilton Keynes1994
03 Coaching LtdSale2023
0306 Events LimitedLondon2023
04018253 LimitedCardiff2000
04068016 PLCLondon2000
04077358 LimitedManchester2000
04596839 LimitedBradford2002
0483 LimitedBootle2021
04952268 LimitedOrmskirk2003
04986380 LimitedFerryhill2003
051 Leisure LtdWallasey2023
05197807 LimitedNorthampton2004
05477222 LimitedCrowborough2005
05545006 LimitedBristol2005
05CREATIVE LimitedMaidstone2010
06911978 LimitedBenfleet2009
06D LtdLondon2017
07305995 LimitedLondon2010
080 GB 2024 LimitedNorthwich2024
08076670 LimitedNewcastle Upon Tyne2012
081 Sports LtdLondon2025
08417530 C.I.C.Congleton2013
0863 Productions LtdLondon2026
09336196 LimitedLondon2014
1 Artists Agency LtdCrookes2019
1 Brunswick Square LimitedDorchester2024
1 Championship LtdLondon2020
1 Click Sports Management LimitedLondon2015
1 Community Project C.I.C.London2012
1 Disco Paul LtdLeeds2019
1 Eighty RS LimitedBrentwood2026
1 Engineering Developments Ltd.Woking2016
1 Entertainment Events LtdSheerness2014
1 Force Fitness LtdNewhaven2023
1 Formula Fishes LtdKilgetty2025
1 Formula Fitness LtdHatch End2014
1 Kourt Padel LtdBirmingham2026
1 MIC Live LtdLondon2015
1 More Round LtdSaffron Walden2023
1 Oak Coffee LimitedHalesowen2016
1 RM Strength Sports LimitedHalesworth2026
1 Sound Entertainment LimitedLondon2013
1 Stop Pilates LtdLondon2026
1 to 1 Coach LtdBedford2020
1 Tuffpeach Fitness LtdDoncaster2020
1 Wellness and Fitness LimitedAberdeen2025
1-2-1 Fitness & Nutrition LimitedErith2002
1-2-1 Fitness Suite LimitedHornchurch2010
1-800-DINOSAUR Communications LimitedLondon2013
1-WALL Handball LtdLondon2021
10 Degrees East LtdMaidstone2026
10 Global LtdOxford2015
10 Motion LtdLeicester2025
10 Point Fitness LimitedBraintree2015
10 Thousand Steps LimitedDeal2018
10 to 4 Productions LimitedBorehamwood2017
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