There are 8,279 active companies in the activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities n.e.c. sector in the UK (SIC code 69109). This sector falls under Section M — Professional, scientific and technical activities — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 9.5% dissolution rate — 8,279 of 9,845 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 168.9% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 105% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 7.3 years. London leads with 28% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 64 government contracts valued at £76.1M. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1879.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 168.9% of active companies formed since 2020.
The activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities n.e.c. sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">9.5% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 7.3 years old. Geographic concentration: 28% in LONDON.
Companies in the activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities n.e.c. sector have been awarded 64 government contracts worth £76.1M in total.
There are 8,279 active companies classified under SIC code 69109 (Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities n.e.c.) in the UK, out of 9,845 total registered.
SIC code 69109 stands for "Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities n.e.c.". It belongs to Section M — Professional, scientific and technical activities of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (2,299), MANCHESTER (179), BIRMINGHAM (171).
The average active activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities n.e.c. company in the UK is 7.3 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1879.
Our database contains 67,791 data signals across 11 categories for active activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities n.e.c. companies. The largest category is Governance with 34,498 signals from 5 government sources.
5.9M companies, 50M+ signals from 53 government sources. Risk scores, director networks, entity analysis.