There are 8,015 active companies in the activities of financial services holding companies sector in the UK (SIC code 64205). This sector falls under Section K — Financial and insurance activities — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 12.4% dissolution rate — 8,015 of 9,796 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 219.3% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 110% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 7.2 years. 903 large companies, 7 medium-sized firms operate in this sector. The sector is heavily concentrated in London, which accounts for 49% of all companies. Companies in this sector hold 81 government contracts valued at £258.9M. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1897.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 219.3% of active companies formed since 2020.
The activities of financial services holding companies sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">12.4% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 7.2 years old. Geographic concentration: 49% in LONDON.
Companies in the activities of financial services holding companies sector have been awarded 81 government contracts worth £258.9M in total.
There are 8,015 active companies classified under SIC code 64205 (Activities of financial services holding companies) in the UK, out of 9,796 total registered.
SIC code 64205 stands for "Activities of financial services holding companies". It belongs to Section K — Financial and insurance activities of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (3,930), MANCHESTER (133), BIRMINGHAM (89).
The average active activities of financial services holding companies company in the UK is 7.2 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1897.
Our database contains 72,623 data signals across 11 categories for active activities of financial services holding companies companies. The largest category is Governance with 35,296 signals from 6 government sources.
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