380 active UK companies are classified under manufacture of communication equipment other than telegraph, and telephone apparatus and equipment (SIC code 26309), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section C — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 10.4% dissolution rate — 380 of 462 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 153.4% 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 14.9 years. London leads with 16% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 399 government contracts valued at £445.8M.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 153.4% of active companies formed since 2020.
The manufacture of communication equipment other than telegraph, and telephone apparatus and equipment sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">10.4% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 14.9 years old. Geographic concentration: 16% in LONDON.
Companies in the manufacture of communication equipment other than telegraph, and telephone apparatus and equipment sector have been awarded 399 government contracts worth £445.8M in total.
There are 380 active companies classified under SIC code 26309 (Manufacture of communication equipment other than telegraph, and telephone apparatus and equipment) in the UK, out of 462 total registered.
SIC code 26309 stands for "Manufacture of communication equipment other than telegraph, and telephone apparatus and equipment". It belongs to Section C — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (60), NORTHAMPTON (8), BRISTOL (7).
The average active manufacture of communication equipment other than telegraph, and telephone apparatus and equipment company in the UK is 14.9 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1921.
Our database contains 5,206 data signals across 11 categories for active manufacture of communication equipment other than telegraph, and telephone apparatus and equipment companies. The largest category is Governance with 1,676 signals from 5 government sources.
5.9M companies, 50M+ signals from 53 government sources. Risk scores, director networks, entity analysis.