519 active UK companies are classified under manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations (SIC code 21200), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section C — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 12% dissolution rate — 519 of 631 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 172.9% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 89% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 13.1 years. 64 large companies, 2 medium-sized firms operate in this sector. London leads with 26% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 63 government contracts valued at £1.8B. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1903.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 172.9% of active companies formed since 2020.
The manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">12% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 13.1 years old. Geographic concentration: 26% in LONDON.
Companies in the manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations sector have been awarded 63 government contracts worth £1836.3M in total.
There are 519 active companies classified under SIC code 21200 (Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations) in the UK, out of 631 total registered.
SIC code 21200 stands for "Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations". It belongs to Section C — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (137), CAMBRIDGE (12), BIRMINGHAM (11).
The average active manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations company in the UK is 13.1 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1903.
Our database contains 7,266 data signals across 11 categories for active manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations companies. The largest category is Financial with 2,821 signals from 7 government sources.
5.9M companies, 50M+ signals from 53 government sources. Risk scores, director networks, entity analysis.