227 active UK companies are classified under extraction of natural gas (SIC code 06200), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section B — Mining and quarrying — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 13.4% dissolution rate — 227 of 306 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 101.8% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 97% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 13.4 years. The sector is heavily concentrated in London, which accounts for 34% of all companies.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 101.8% of active companies formed since 2020.
The extraction of natural gas sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">13.4% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 13.4 years old. Geographic concentration: 34% in LONDON.
There are 227 active companies classified under SIC code 06200 (Extraction of natural gas) in the UK, out of 306 total registered.
SIC code 06200 stands for "Extraction of natural gas". It belongs to Section B — Mining and quarrying of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (78), ABERDEEN (13), BRIDGEND (8).
The average active extraction of natural gas company in the UK is 13.4 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1956.
Our database contains 2,402 data signals across 9 categories for active extraction of natural gas companies. The largest category is Governance with 1,011 signals from 4 government sources.
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