357 active UK companies are classified under manufacture of sugar confectionery (SIC code 10822), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section C — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 15.4% dissolution rate — 357 of 468 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 180.3% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 111% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 12.2 years. London leads with 14% of companies in this sector. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1909.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 180.3% of active companies formed since 2020.
The manufacture of sugar confectionery sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">15.4% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 12.2 years old. Geographic concentration: 14% in LONDON.
Companies in the manufacture of sugar confectionery sector have been awarded 1 government contracts worth £0.1M in total.
There are 357 active companies classified under SIC code 10822 (Manufacture of sugar confectionery) in the UK, out of 468 total registered.
SIC code 10822 stands for "Manufacture of sugar confectionery". It belongs to Section C — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (50), BIRMINGHAM (6), PAISLEY (6).
The average active manufacture of sugar confectionery company in the UK is 12.2 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1909.
Our database contains 3,863 data signals across 10 categories for active manufacture of sugar confectionery companies. The largest category is Governance with 1,507 signals from 4 government sources.
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