16,621 active companies in the UK are classified under other food services (SIC code 56290). This sector falls under Section I — Accommodation and food service activities — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 15.3% dissolution rate — 16,621 of 23,169 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 201% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 128% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 6.2 years. 146 large companies, 19 medium-sized firms operate in this sector. London leads with 22% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 621 government contracts valued at £5.3B. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1906.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 201% of active companies formed since 2020.
The other food services sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">15.3% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 6.2 years old. Geographic concentration: 22% in LONDON.
Companies in the other food services sector have been awarded 621 government contracts worth £5257.4M in total.
There are 16,621 active companies classified under SIC code 56290 (Other food services) in the UK, out of 23,169 total registered.
SIC code 56290 stands for "Other food services". It belongs to Section I — Accommodation and food service activities of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (3,603), BIRMINGHAM (491), MANCHESTER (403).
The average active other food services company in the UK is 6.2 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1906.
Our database contains 146,639 data signals across 12 categories for active other food services companies. The largest category is Governance with 68,947 signals from 6 government sources.
5.9M companies, 50M+ signals from 53 government sources. Risk scores, director networks, entity analysis.