830 active UK companies are classified under manufacture of bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles (except caravans) (SIC code 29201), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section C — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 159.9% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 95% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 10.5 years. London leads with 7% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 339 government contracts valued at £4.2B. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1874.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, April 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 159.9% of active companies formed since 2020.
The average active company in this sector is 10.5 years old. Geographic concentration: 7% in LONDON.
Companies in the manufacture of bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles (except caravans) sector have been awarded 339 government contracts worth £4204.7M in total.
There are 830 active companies classified under SIC code 29201 (Manufacture of bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles (except caravans)) in the UK, out of 987 total registered.
SIC code 29201 stands for "Manufacture of bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles (except caravans)". It belongs to Section C — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (54), COVENTRY (17), DONCASTER (12).
The average active manufacture of bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles (except caravans) company in the UK is 10.5 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1874.
Our database contains 6,205 data signals across 11 categories for active manufacture of bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles (except caravans) companies. The largest category is Governance with 2,588 signals from 5 government sources.
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