Information & communication

How old they are

• Under 3 years 33%
• 3 to 9 years 34%
• 10 to 19 years 23%
• 20 years or more 9.6%

6.8% 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. Information technology consultancy activities SIC 62020
   131,65328%
2. Business and domestic software development SIC 62012
   93,67720%
3. Other information technology service activities SIC 62090
   56,03012%
4. Video production activities SIC 59112
   21,7804.6%
5. Motion picture production activities SIC 59111
   21,2744.5%
6. Other information service activities n.e.c. SIC 63990
   16,6583.5%
7. Sound recording and music publishing activities SIC 59200
   16,3473.5%
8. Other software publishing SIC 58290
   15,6943.3%
9. Other publishing activities SIC 58190
   13,1922.8%
10. Television programme production activities SIC 59113
    11,3222.4%
11. Other telecommunications activities SIC 61900
    9,9942.1%
12. Book publishing SIC 58110
    9,9532.1%

Where they are registered

1. London
   146,92931%
2. Manchester
   8,0201.7%
3. Cardiff
   5,8181.2%
4. Birmingham
   5,7171.2%
5. Bristol
   5,3311.1%
6. Glasgow
   5,0701.1%
7. Leeds
   4,2690.9%
8. Edinburgh
   3,7960.8%
9. Reading
   3,6920.8%
10. Milton Keynes
    3,3630.7%

Legal forms

1. Private Limited Company
   465,42498%
2. Community Interest Company
   2,9670.6%
3. PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
   2,8860.6%
4. PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
   1,1980.3%
5. Public Limited Company
   205<0.1%
6. Private Unlimited Company
   78<0.1%