884 active UK companies are classified under manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery (SIC code 30300), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section C — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 14.9% dissolution rate — 884 of 1,178 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 336.9% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 110% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 9.5 years. 65 large companies, 4 medium-sized firms operate in this sector. Cambridge leads with 29% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 122 government contracts valued at £560.2M.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 336.9% of active companies formed since 2020.
The manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">14.9% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 9.5 years old. Geographic concentration: 29% in CAMBRIDGE.
Companies in the manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery sector have been awarded 122 government contracts worth £560.2M in total.
There are 884 active companies classified under SIC code 30300 (Manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery) in the UK, out of 1,178 total registered.
SIC code 30300 stands for "Manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery". It belongs to Section C — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in CAMBRIDGE (255), LONDON (120), BRISTOL (20).
The average active manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery company in the UK is 9.5 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1930.
Our database contains 10,566 data signals across 11 categories for active manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery companies. The largest category is Governance with 3,781 signals from 4 government sources.
5.9M companies, 50M+ signals from 53 government sources. Risk scores, director networks, entity analysis.