24 active UK companies are classified under manufacture of magnetic and optical media (SIC code 26800), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section C — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 6.7% dissolution rate — 24 of 30 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 110% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 88% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 12.3 years.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 110% of active companies formed since 2020.
The manufacture of magnetic and optical media sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">6.7% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 12.3 years old.
There are 24 active companies classified under SIC code 26800 (Manufacture of magnetic and optical media) in the UK, out of 30 total registered.
SIC code 26800 stands for "Manufacture of magnetic and optical media". It belongs to Section C — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
Company locations vary across the UK.
The average active manufacture of magnetic and optical media company in the UK is 12.3 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1994.
Our database contains 248 data signals across 6 categories for active manufacture of magnetic and optical media companies. The largest category is Governance with 105 signals from 3 government sources.
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