47 active UK companies are classified under building societies (SIC code 64192), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section K — Financial and insurance activities — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. 32.1% of companies ever registered in this sector have dissolved, leaving 47 active today. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 737.5% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 143% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 11.1 years. The sector is heavily concentrated in London, which accounts for 62% of all companies.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 737.5% of active companies formed since 2020.
The building societies sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">32.1% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 11.1 years old. Geographic concentration: 62% in LONDON.
There are 47 active companies classified under SIC code 64192 (Building societies) in the UK, out of 84 total registered.
SIC code 64192 stands for "Building societies". It belongs to Section K — Financial and insurance activities of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (29).
The average active building societies company in the UK is 11.1 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1972.
Our database contains 408 data signals across 7 categories for active building societies companies. The largest category is Governance with 206 signals from 3 government sources.
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