Sector
Public administration
10,451 UK companies classified under public administration. Public register information only.
Sector insights
Public administration 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.
10,451Companies on the register
0.2%of UK companies5,503,259 across all sectors
4 yearsMedian company age6 years across all sectors
1.0%In insolvency proceedings1.9% across all sectors
New companies per year
How old they are
Public administration
All sectors
- Under 3 years 38%
- 3 to 9 years 47%
- 10 to 19 years 10%
- 20 years or more 4.1%
9.3% 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
- Regulation of health care, education, cultural and other social services, not incl. social security SIC 841205,30751%
- Fire service activities SIC 842501,85818%
- General public administration activities SIC 841101,14711%
- Public order and safety activities SIC 842408948.6%
- Defence activities SIC 842204744.5%
- Regulation of and contribution to more efficient operation of businesses SIC 841304324.1%
- Justice and judicial activities SIC 842302202.1%
- Foreign affairs SIC 84210890.9%
- Compulsory social security activities SIC 84300300.3%
Where they are registered
- 1,76417%
- 2402.3%
- 2342.2%
- 1511.4%
- 1241.2%
- 1171.1%
- 1121.1%
- 1111.1%
- 1091.0%
- 1001.0%
Legal forms
- Private Limited Company9,36690%
- Community Interest Company5355.1%
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)3583.4%
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)1871.8%
- Public Limited Company3<0.1%
- Private Unlimited2<0.1%
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