58,601 active companies in the UK are classified under other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c. (SIC code 74909). This sector falls under Section M — Professional, scientific and technical activities — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 10.1% dissolution rate — 58,601 of 70,444 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 98.3% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 96% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 10.4 years. 738 large companies, 52 medium-sized firms operate in this sector. London leads with 19% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 5,214 government contracts valued at £16.3B. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1870.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 98.3% of active companies formed since 2020.
The other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c. sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">10.1% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 10.4 years old. Geographic concentration: 19% in LONDON.
Companies in the other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c. sector have been awarded 5,214 government contracts worth £16291.3M in total.
There are 58,601 active companies classified under SIC code 74909 (Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.) in the UK, out of 70,444 total registered.
SIC code 74909 stands for "Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.". It belongs to Section M — Professional, scientific and technical activities of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (11,298), MANCHESTER (856), ALTRINCHAM (826).
The average active other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c. company in the UK is 10.4 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1870.
Our database contains 522,233 data signals across 12 categories for active other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c. companies. The largest category is Governance with 249,199 signals from 6 government sources.
5.9M companies, 50M+ signals from 53 government sources. Risk scores, director networks, entity analysis.