30,005 active companies in the UK are classified under advertising agencies (SIC code 73110). This sector falls under Section M — Professional, scientific and technical activities — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 15.7% dissolution rate — 30,005 of 40,131 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 338.3% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 121% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 5.9 years. 189 large companies, 13 medium-sized firms operate in this sector. The sector is heavily concentrated in London, which accounts for 32% of all companies. Companies in this sector hold 757 government contracts valued at £4.8B. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1895.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 338.3% of active companies formed since 2020.
The advertising agencies sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">15.7% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 5.9 years old. Geographic concentration: 32% in LONDON.
Companies in the advertising agencies sector have been awarded 757 government contracts worth £4803.7M in total.
There are 30,005 active companies classified under SIC code 73110 (Advertising agencies) in the UK, out of 40,131 total registered.
SIC code 73110 stands for "Advertising agencies". It belongs to Section M — Professional, scientific and technical activities of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (9,663), MANCHESTER (784), BIRMINGHAM (423).
The average active advertising agencies company in the UK is 5.9 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1895.
Our database contains 233,519 data signals across 12 categories for active advertising agencies companies. The largest category is Governance with 124,378 signals from 6 government sources.
5.9M companies, 50M+ signals from 53 government sources. Risk scores, director networks, entity analysis.