18,315 active companies in the UK are classified under event catering activities (SIC code 56210). This sector falls under Section I — Accommodation and food service activities — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 17.3% dissolution rate — 18,315 of 25,509 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 335.1% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 130% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 5.0 years. 55 large companies, 8 medium-sized firms operate in this sector. London leads with 21% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 165 government contracts valued at £576.8M. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1874.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 335.1% of active companies formed since 2020.
The event catering activities sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">17.3% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 5 years old. Geographic concentration: 21% in LONDON.
Companies in the event catering activities sector have been awarded 165 government contracts worth £576.8M in total.
There are 18,315 active companies classified under SIC code 56210 (Event catering activities) in the UK, out of 25,509 total registered.
SIC code 56210 stands for "Event catering activities". It belongs to Section I — Accommodation and food service activities of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (3,909), BIRMINGHAM (441), MANCHESTER (397).
The average active event catering activities company in the UK is 5 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1874.
Our database contains 145,404 data signals across 12 categories for active event catering activities companies. The largest category is Governance with 75,532 signals from 6 government sources.
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