846 active UK companies are classified under freight air transport (SIC code 51210), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section H — Transportation and storage — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 12.8% dissolution rate — 846 of 1,095 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 165.6% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 102% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 10.8 years. London leads with 25% of companies in this sector.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 165.6% of active companies formed since 2020.
The freight air transport sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">12.8% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 10.8 years old. Geographic concentration: 25% in LONDON.
Companies in the freight air transport sector have been awarded 4 government contracts worth £1.0M in total.
There are 846 active companies classified under SIC code 51210 (Freight air transport) in the UK, out of 1,095 total registered.
SIC code 51210 stands for "Freight air transport". It belongs to Section H — Transportation and storage of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (210), SLOUGH (26), HAYES (20).
The average active freight air transport company in the UK is 10.8 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1923.
Our database contains 8,366 data signals across 11 categories for active freight air transport companies. The largest category is Governance with 3,633 signals from 4 government sources.
5.9M companies, 50M+ signals from 53 government sources. Risk scores, director networks, entity analysis.