261 active UK companies are classified under binding and related services (SIC code 18140), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section C — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 10.4% dissolution rate — 261 of 327 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 317.5% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 91% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 9.7 years. London leads with 12% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 14 government contracts valued at £60.5M. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1909.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 317.5% of active companies formed since 2020.
The binding and related services sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">10.4% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 9.7 years old. Geographic concentration: 12% in LONDON.
Companies in the binding and related services sector have been awarded 14 government contracts worth £60.5M in total.
There are 261 active companies classified under SIC code 18140 (Binding and related services) in the UK, out of 327 total registered.
SIC code 18140 stands for "Binding and related services". It belongs to Section C — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (32), PINNER (6).
The average active binding and related services company in the UK is 9.7 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1909.
Our database contains 1,851 data signals across 8 categories for active binding and related services companies. The largest category is Governance with 928 signals from 4 government sources.
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