50,070 active companies in the UK are classified under management of real estate on a fee or contract basis (SIC code 68320). This sector falls under Section L — Real estate activities — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 6.2% dissolution rate — 50,070 of 56,264 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 114.2% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 77% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 13.4 years. 495 large companies, 16 medium-sized firms operate in this sector. London leads with 22% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 296 government contracts valued at £1.8B. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1881.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 114.2% of active companies formed since 2020.
The management of real estate on a fee or contract basis sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">6.2% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 13.4 years old. Geographic concentration: 22% in LONDON.
Companies in the management of real estate on a fee or contract basis sector have been awarded 296 government contracts worth £1828.5M in total.
There are 50,070 active companies classified under SIC code 68320 (Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis) in the UK, out of 56,264 total registered.
SIC code 68320 stands for "Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis". It belongs to Section L — Real estate activities of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (10,904), MANCHESTER (1,196), BIRMINGHAM (887).
The average active management of real estate on a fee or contract basis company in the UK is 13.4 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1881.
Our database contains 467,619 data signals across 11 categories for active management of real estate on a fee or contract basis companies. The largest category is Governance with 220,484 signals from 6 government sources.
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