144 active UK companies are classified under growing of spices, aromatic, drug and pharmaceutical crops (SIC code 01280), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section A — Agriculture, forestry and fishing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 24.2% dissolution rate — 144 of 227 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 301.9% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 151% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 5.1 years. The sector is heavily concentrated in London, which accounts for 33% of all companies.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 301.9% of active companies formed since 2020.
The growing of spices, aromatic, drug and pharmaceutical crops sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">24.2% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 5.1 years old. Geographic concentration: 33% in LONDON.
There are 144 active companies classified under SIC code 01280 (Growing of spices, aromatic, drug and pharmaceutical crops) in the UK, out of 227 total registered.
SIC code 01280 stands for "Growing of spices, aromatic, drug and pharmaceutical crops". It belongs to Section A — Agriculture, forestry and fishing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (47).
The average active growing of spices, aromatic, drug and pharmaceutical crops company in the UK is 5.1 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1993.
Our database contains 1,189 data signals across 7 categories for active growing of spices, aromatic, drug and pharmaceutical crops companies. The largest category is Governance with 580 signals from 4 government sources.
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