Professional & scientific

How old they are

• Under 3 years 25%
• 3 to 9 years 35%
• 10 to 19 years 26%
• 20 years or more 14%

5.7% 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. Management consultancy activities other than financial management SIC 70229
   223,43632%
2. Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c. SIC 74909
   64,5089.4%
3. Accounting and auditing activities SIC 69201
   43,0726.3%
4. Non-trading company SIC 7499
   43,0036.3%
5. Advertising agencies SIC 73110
   33,3434.8%
6. specialised design activities SIC 74100
   32,6414.7%
7. Other engineering activities SIC 71129
   29,9164.4%
8. Activities of head offices SIC 70100
   27,6654.0%
9. Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities SIC 71122
   23,3473.4%
10. Architectural activities SIC 71111
    18,3302.7%
11. Financial management SIC 70221
    16,5212.4%
12. Public relations and communications activities SIC 70210
    13,3781.9%

Where they are registered

1. London
   147,16321%
2. Manchester
   11,2731.6%
3. Birmingham
   8,6441.3%
4. Glasgow
   8,4501.2%
5. Bristol
   7,4561.1%
6. Leeds
   6,5611.0%
7. Cardiff
   5,9160.9%
8. Edinburgh
   5,7370.8%
9. Nottingham
   5,4240.8%
10. Liverpool
    5,2040.8%

Legal forms

1. Private Limited Company
   673,49298%
2. PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
   6,8341.0%
3. Community Interest Company
   2,7950.4%
4. PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
   2,5520.4%
5. Public Limited Company
   8160.1%
6. Private Unlimited Company
   8140.1%