373 active UK companies are classified under mining of chemical and fertilizer minerals (SIC code 08910), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section B — Mining and quarrying — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector shows high turnover, with a 50.4% dissolution rate across 900 total registrations. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 4542.1% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 236% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. With an average company age of just 2.1 years, this sector is dominated by newer entrants. The sector is heavily concentrated in Cambridge, which accounts for 38% of all companies.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A high-turnover sector — 50.4% of companies historically have dissolved, indicating competitive dynamics.
The mining of chemical and fertilizer minerals sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">50.4% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 2.1 years old. Geographic concentration: 38% in CAMBRIDGE.
Companies in the mining of chemical and fertilizer minerals sector have been awarded 1 government contracts worth £2.8M in total.
There are 373 active companies classified under SIC code 08910 (Mining of chemical and fertilizer minerals) in the UK, out of 900 total registered.
SIC code 08910 stands for "Mining of chemical and fertilizer minerals". It belongs to Section B — Mining and quarrying of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in CAMBRIDGE (142), LONDON (69), WEST MIDLANDS, ENGLAND (67).
The average active mining of chemical and fertilizer minerals company in the UK is 2.1 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1967.
Our database contains 2,783 data signals across 9 categories for active mining of chemical and fertilizer minerals companies. The largest category is Governance with 1,605 signals from 4 government sources.
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