74 active UK companies are classified under foreign affairs (SIC code 84210), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section O — Public administration and defence — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 23.6% dissolution rate — 74 of 106 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 224.1% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 127% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 7.7 years. The sector is heavily concentrated in London, which accounts for 49% of all companies.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 224.1% of active companies formed since 2020.
The foreign affairs sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">23.6% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 7.7 years old. Geographic concentration: 49% in LONDON.
Companies in the foreign affairs sector have been awarded 3 government contracts worth £0.5M in total.
There are 74 active companies classified under SIC code 84210 (Foreign affairs) in the UK, out of 106 total registered.
SIC code 84210 stands for "Foreign affairs". It belongs to Section O — Public administration and defence of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (36).
The average active foreign affairs company in the UK is 7.7 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1962.
Our database contains 639 data signals across 7 categories for active foreign affairs companies. The largest category is Governance with 315 signals from 4 government sources.
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