Financial services

How old they are

• Under 3 years 32%
• 3 to 9 years 42%
• 10 to 19 years 17%
• 20 years or more 9.1%

3.6% 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. Activities of other holding companies n.e.c. SIC 64209
   115,88351%
2. Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified SIC 64999
   31,91014%
3. Activities of financial services holding companies SIC 64205
   8,7393.8%
4. Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation n.e.c. SIC 66190
   7,9513.5%
5. Activities of insurance agents and brokers SIC 66220
   6,3882.8%
6. Activities of mortgage finance companies SIC 64922
   5,3012.3%
7. Activities of open-ended investment companies SIC 64304
   5,2702.3%
8. Security dealing on own account SIC 64991
   4,7582.1%
9. Activities of construction holding companies SIC 64203
   4,5972.0%
10. Fund management activities SIC 66300
    4,3891.9%
11. Activities of venture and development capital companies SIC 64303
    3,5061.5%
12. Non-life insurance SIC 65120
    3,4441.5%

Where they are registered

1. London
   63,97728%
2. Manchester
   4,0871.8%
3. Birmingham
   3,5051.5%
4. Leeds
   2,9471.3%
5. Glasgow
   2,4481.1%
6. Bristol
   2,0900.9%
7. Cardiff
   2,0790.9%
8. Nottingham
   1,9760.9%
9. Leicester
   1,9550.9%
10. Edinburgh
    1,8060.8%

Legal forms

1. Private Limited Company
   223,41498%
2. Public Limited Company
   1,6870.7%
3. PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
   1,5160.7%
4. Private Unlimited Company
   1,4000.6%
5. PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
   147<0.1%
6. Community Interest Company
   124<0.1%