940 active UK companies are classified under general public administration activities (SIC code 84110), 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 19.5% dissolution rate — 940 of 1,354 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 201% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 124% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 8.1 years. London leads with 27% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 205 government contracts valued at £192.2M. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1885.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 201% of active companies formed since 2020.
The general public administration activities sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">19.5% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 8.1 years old. Geographic concentration: 27% in LONDON.
Companies in the general public administration activities sector have been awarded 205 government contracts worth £192.2M in total.
There are 940 active companies classified under SIC code 84110 (General public administration activities) in the UK, out of 1,354 total registered.
SIC code 84110 stands for "General public administration activities". It belongs to Section O — Public administration and defence of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (257), OLDHAM, UNITED KINGDOM (24), MANCHESTER (21).
The average active general public administration activities company in the UK is 8.1 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1885.
Our database contains 8,600 data signals across 11 categories for active general public administration activities companies. The largest category is Governance with 4,040 signals from 5 government sources.
5.9M companies, 50M+ signals from 53 government sources. Risk scores, director networks, entity analysis.