528 active UK companies are classified under manufacture of rusks and biscuits; manufacture of preserved pastry goods and cakes (SIC code 10720), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section C — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 14.3% dissolution rate — 528 of 687 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 288.4% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 114% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 7.9 years. London leads with 18% of companies in this sector. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1906.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 288.4% of active companies formed since 2020.
The manufacture of rusks and biscuits; manufacture of preserved pastry goods and cakes sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">14.3% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 7.9 years old. Geographic concentration: 18% in LONDON.
There are 528 active companies classified under SIC code 10720 (Manufacture of rusks and biscuits; manufacture of preserved pastry goods and cakes) in the UK, out of 687 total registered.
SIC code 10720 stands for "Manufacture of rusks and biscuits; manufacture of preserved pastry goods and cakes". It belongs to Section C — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (96), BRADFORD (18), BIRMINGHAM (16).
The average active manufacture of rusks and biscuits; manufacture of preserved pastry goods and cakes company in the UK is 7.9 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1906.
Our database contains 5,212 data signals across 11 categories for active manufacture of rusks and biscuits; manufacture of preserved pastry goods and cakes companies. The largest category is Governance with 2,192 signals from 4 government sources.
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