532 active UK companies are classified under cargo handling for water transport activities (SIC code 52241), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section H — Transportation and storage — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 20.4% dissolution rate — 532 of 730 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 260.7% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 114% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 10.0 years. London leads with 26% of companies in this sector.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 260.7% of active companies formed since 2020.
The cargo handling for water transport activities sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">20.4% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 10 years old. Geographic concentration: 26% in LONDON.
Companies in the cargo handling for water transport activities sector have been awarded 3 government contracts worth £0.2M in total.
There are 532 active companies classified under SIC code 52241 (Cargo handling for water transport activities) in the UK, out of 730 total registered.
SIC code 52241 stands for "Cargo handling for water transport activities". It belongs to Section H — Transportation and storage of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (140), BIRMINGHAM (27), MANCHESTER (16).
The average active cargo handling for water transport activities company in the UK is 10 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1930.
Our database contains 4,890 data signals across 11 categories for active cargo handling for water transport activities companies. The largest category is Governance with 2,160 signals from 4 government sources.
5.9M companies, 50M+ signals from 53 government sources. Risk scores, director networks, entity analysis.