46,725 active companies in the UK are classified under maintenance and repair of motor vehicles (SIC code 45200). This sector falls under Section G — Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 3.8% dissolution rate — 46,725 of 52,751 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 164.1% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 94% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 8.6 years. 118 large companies, 31 medium-sized firms operate in this sector. London leads with 6% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 289 government contracts valued at £940.9M. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1912.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, August 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 164.1% of active companies formed since 2020.
The maintenance and repair of motor vehicles sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">3.8% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 8.6 years old. Geographic concentration: 6% in LONDON.
Companies in the maintenance and repair of motor vehicles sector have been awarded 289 government contracts worth £940.9M in total.
There are 46,725 active companies classified under SIC code 45200 (Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles) in the UK, out of 52,751 total registered.
SIC code 45200 stands for "Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles". It belongs to Section G — Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (2,757), BIRMINGHAM (1,058), MANCHESTER (742).
The average active maintenance and repair of motor vehicles company in the UK is 8.6 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1912.
Our database contains 287,496 data signals across 12 categories for active maintenance and repair of motor vehicles companies. The largest category is Governance with 148,305 signals from 6 government sources.
5.9M companies, 50M+ signals from 53 government sources. Risk scores, director networks, entity analysis.