There are 1,052 active companies in the photocopying, document preparation and other specialised office support activities sector in the UK (SIC code 82190). This sector falls under Section N — Administrative and support service activities — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 0.2% dissolution rate — 1,052 of 1,238 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 167.4% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 94% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 9.3 years. London leads with 20% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 27 government contracts valued at £4.3M. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1904.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, April 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 167.4% of active companies formed since 2020.
The photocopying, document preparation and other specialised office support activities sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">0.2% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 9.3 years old. Geographic concentration: 20% in LONDON.
Companies in the photocopying, document preparation and other specialised office support activities sector have been awarded 27 government contracts worth £4.3M in total.
There are 1,052 active companies classified under SIC code 82190 (Photocopying, document preparation and other specialised office support activities) in the UK, out of 1,238 total registered.
SIC code 82190 stands for "Photocopying, document preparation and other specialised office support activities". It belongs to Section N — Administrative and support service activities of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (214), BIRMINGHAM (18), GLASGOW (16).
The average active photocopying, document preparation and other specialised office support activities company in the UK is 9.3 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1904.
Our database contains 6,065 data signals across 10 categories for active photocopying, document preparation and other specialised office support activities companies. The largest category is Governance with 3,239 signals from 5 government sources.
5.9M companies, 50M+ signals from 53 government sources. Risk scores, director networks, entity analysis.