Sector
Arts & recreation
133,036 UK companies classified under arts & recreation. Public register information only.
Sector insights
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
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
- Artistic creation SIC 9003023,20817%
- Other sports activities SIC 9319922,30317%
- Performing arts SIC 9001018,94514%
- Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c. SIC 9329017,29613%
- Fitness facilities SIC 9313014,52011%
- Support activities to performing arts SIC 9002010,8898.2%
- Activities of sport clubs SIC 931209,0976.8%
- Operation of sports facilities SIC 931107,6015.7%
- Operation of arts facilities SIC 900402,8772.2%
- Gambling and betting activities SIC 920001,4381.1%
- Museums activities SIC 910208990.7%
- Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions SIC 910307790.6%
Where they are registered
- 26,40320%
- 2,1521.6%
- 1,9931.5%
- 1,6521.2%
- 1,4701.1%
- 1,3831.0%
- 1,1470.9%
- 1,1250.8%
- 1,1170.8%
- 1,0320.8%
Legal forms
- Private Limited Company111,02983%
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)11,0258.3%
- Community Interest Company6,2214.7%
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)4,6533.5%
- Private Unlimited Company48<0.1%
- Public Limited Company45<0.1%
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