502 active UK companies are classified under publishing of directories and mailing lists (SIC code 58120), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section J — Information and communication — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 15.4% dissolution rate — 502 of 670 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 297.9% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 116% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 6.8 years. London leads with 30% of companies in this sector.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 297.9% of active companies formed since 2020.
The publishing of directories and mailing lists sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">15.4% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 6.8 years old. Geographic concentration: 30% in LONDON.
Companies in the publishing of directories and mailing lists sector have been awarded 3 government contracts worth £141.5M in total.
There are 502 active companies classified under SIC code 58120 (Publishing of directories and mailing lists) in the UK, out of 670 total registered.
SIC code 58120 stands for "Publishing of directories and mailing lists". It belongs to Section J — Information and communication of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (150), BIRMINGHAM (12), BRISTOL (9).
The average active publishing of directories and mailing lists company in the UK is 6.8 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1977.
Our database contains 3,924 data signals across 10 categories for active publishing of directories and mailing lists companies. The largest category is Governance with 2,046 signals from 5 government sources.
5.9M companies, 50M+ signals from 53 government sources. Risk scores, director networks, entity analysis.