There are 1,649 active companies in the security and commodity contracts dealing activities sector in the UK (SIC code 66120). This sector falls under Section K — Financial and insurance activities — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 8.3% dissolution rate — 1,649 of 1,934 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 208% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 98% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 9.4 years. 171 large companies, 8 medium-sized firms operate in this sector. The sector is heavily concentrated in London, which accounts for 40% of all companies. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1901.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, August 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 208% of active companies formed since 2020.
The security and commodity contracts dealing activities sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">8.3% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 9.4 years old. Geographic concentration: 40% in LONDON.
Companies in the security and commodity contracts dealing activities sector have been awarded 4 government contracts worth £16.2M in total.
There are 1,649 active companies classified under SIC code 66120 (Security and commodity contracts dealing activities) in the UK, out of 1,934 total registered.
SIC code 66120 stands for "Security and commodity contracts dealing activities". It belongs to Section K — Financial and insurance activities of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (666), BIRMINGHAM (30), MANCHESTER (24).
The average active security and commodity contracts dealing activities company in the UK is 9.4 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1901.
Our database contains 12,323 data signals across 11 categories for active security and commodity contracts dealing activities companies. The largest category is Governance with 5,014 signals from 6 government sources.
5.9M companies, 50M+ signals from 53 government sources. Risk scores, director networks, entity analysis.