979 active UK companies are classified under post-graduate level higher education (SIC code 85422), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section P — Education — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 12.5% dissolution rate — 979 of 1,183 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 181% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 101% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 9.2 years. The sector is heavily concentrated in London, which accounts for 34% of all companies. Companies in this sector hold 38 government contracts valued at £105.8M.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 181% of active companies formed since 2020.
The post-graduate level higher education sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">12.5% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 9.2 years old. Geographic concentration: 34% in LONDON.
Companies in the post-graduate level higher education sector have been awarded 38 government contracts worth £105.8M in total.
There are 979 active companies classified under SIC code 85422 (Post-graduate level higher education) in the UK, out of 1,183 total registered.
SIC code 85422 stands for "Post-graduate level higher education". It belongs to Section P — Education of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (336), BIRMINGHAM (24), CAMBRIDGE (22).
The average active post-graduate level higher education company in the UK is 9.2 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1925.
Our database contains 8,925 data signals across 11 categories for active post-graduate level higher education companies. The largest category is Governance with 4,099 signals from 4 government sources.
5.9M companies, 50M+ signals from 53 government sources. Risk scores, director networks, entity analysis.