144 active UK companies are classified under manufacture of photographic and cinematographic equipment (SIC code 26702), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section C — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 17% dissolution rate — 144 of 194 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 171.9% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 108% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 10.0 years. London leads with 24% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 14 government contracts valued at £36.3M.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 171.9% of active companies formed since 2020.
The manufacture of photographic and cinematographic equipment sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">17% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 10 years old. Geographic concentration: 24% in LONDON.
Companies in the manufacture of photographic and cinematographic equipment sector have been awarded 14 government contracts worth £36.3M in total.
There are 144 active companies classified under SIC code 26702 (Manufacture of photographic and cinematographic equipment) in the UK, out of 194 total registered.
SIC code 26702 stands for "Manufacture of photographic and cinematographic equipment". It belongs to Section C — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (34).
The average active manufacture of photographic and cinematographic equipment company in the UK is 10 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1981.
Our database contains 1,621 data signals across 8 categories for active manufacture of photographic and cinematographic equipment companies. The largest category is Governance with 605 signals from 3 government sources.
5.9M companies, 50M+ signals from 53 government sources. Risk scores, director networks, entity analysis.