699 active UK companies are classified under other processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables (SIC code 10390), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section C — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 11.1% dissolution rate — 699 of 865 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 145.9% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 91% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 14.8 years. 53 large companies, 9 medium-sized firms operate in this sector. London leads with 19% of companies in this sector. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1905.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 145.9% of active companies formed since 2020.
The other processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">11.1% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 14.8 years old. Geographic concentration: 19% in LONDON.
Companies in the other processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables sector have been awarded 5 government contracts worth £14.4M in total.
There are 699 active companies classified under SIC code 10390 (Other processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables) in the UK, out of 865 total registered.
SIC code 10390 stands for "Other processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables". It belongs to Section C — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (133), MANCHESTER (14), NOTTINGHAM (11).
The average active other processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables company in the UK is 14.8 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1905.
Our database contains 8,775 data signals across 11 categories for active other processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables companies. The largest category is Financial with 3,230 signals from 9 government sources.
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