495 active UK companies are classified under motion picture projection activities (SIC code 59140), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section J — Information and communication — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 8.7% dissolution rate — 495 of 565 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 160.6% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 84% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 11.7 years. London leads with 23% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 8 government contracts valued at £0.4M.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 160.6% of active companies formed since 2020.
The motion picture projection activities sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">8.7% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 11.7 years old. Geographic concentration: 23% in LONDON.
Companies in the motion picture projection activities sector have been awarded 8 government contracts worth £0.4M in total.
There are 495 active companies classified under SIC code 59140 (Motion picture projection activities) in the UK, out of 565 total registered.
SIC code 59140 stands for "Motion picture projection activities". It belongs to Section J — Information and communication of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (115), BIRMINGHAM (11), GLASGOW (11).
The average active motion picture projection activities company in the UK is 11.7 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1933.
Our database contains 4,900 data signals across 11 categories for active motion picture projection activities companies. The largest category is Governance with 2,018 signals from 4 government sources.
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