Sector
Other services
239,421 UK companies classified under other services. Public register information only.
Sector insights
Other services 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.
239,421Companies on the register
4.4%of UK companies5,503,259 across all sectors
6 yearsMedian company age6 years across all sectors
1.4%In insolvency proceedings1.9% across all sectors
New companies per year
How old they are
Other services
All sectors
- Under 3 years 28%
- 3 to 9 years 41%
- 10 to 19 years 22%
- 20 years or more 10%
9.4% 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
- Other service activities n.e.c. SIC 96090121,93451%
- Hairdressing and other beauty treatment SIC 9602070,89930%
- Activities of other membership organizations n.e.c. SIC 9499010,1704.2%
- Physical well-being activities SIC 9604010,0944.2%
- Activities of religious organizations SIC 949105,3402.2%
- Washing and (dry-)cleaning of textile and fur products SIC 960104,2021.8%
- Funeral and related activities SIC 960303,2101.3%
- Activities of professional membership organizations SIC 941202,9941.3%
- Activities of business and employers membership organizations SIC 941102,6701.1%
- Repair of computers and peripheral equipment SIC 951102,0550.9%
- Repair of household appliances and home and garden equipment SIC 952201,4630.6%
- Repair of furniture and home furnishings SIC 952401,1260.5%
Where they are registered
- 48,01920%
- 5,3252.2%
- 4,0261.7%
- 3,7791.6%
- 2,6371.1%
- 2,3221.0%
- 2,3081.0%
- 2,1790.9%
- 1,9510.8%
- 1,7890.7%
Legal forms
- Private Limited Company216,31590%
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)10,8064.5%
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)8,6363.6%
- Community Interest Company3,4301.4%
- Private Unlimited Company164<0.1%
- Public Limited Company47<0.1%
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