398 active UK companies are classified under operation of warehousing and storage facilities for water transport activities (SIC code 52101), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section H — Transportation and storage — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 3.3% dissolution rate — 398 of 434 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 207.8% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 80% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 13.5 years. London leads with 14% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 14 government contracts valued at £7.2M. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1890.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, August 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 207.8% of active companies formed since 2020.
The operation of warehousing and storage facilities for water transport activities sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">3.3% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 13.5 years old. Geographic concentration: 14% in LONDON.
Companies in the operation of warehousing and storage facilities for water transport activities sector have been awarded 14 government contracts worth £7.2M in total.
There are 398 active companies classified under SIC code 52101 (Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for water transport activities) in the UK, out of 434 total registered.
SIC code 52101 stands for "Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for water transport activities". It belongs to Section H — Transportation and storage of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (55), LIVERPOOL (12), CROYDON (11).
The average active operation of warehousing and storage facilities for water transport activities company in the UK is 13.5 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1890.
Our database contains 3,255 data signals across 10 categories for active operation of warehousing and storage facilities for water transport activities companies. The largest category is Governance with 1,271 signals from 5 government sources.
5.9M companies, 50M+ signals from 53 government sources. Risk scores, director networks, entity analysis.