15,374 active companies in the UK are classified under sound recording and music publishing activities (SIC code 59200). This sector falls under Section J — Information and communication — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 5.3% dissolution rate — 15,374 of 16,915 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 168.9% 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 8.6 years. The sector is heavily concentrated in London, which accounts for 35% of all companies. Companies in this sector hold 37 government contracts valued at £40.2M. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1900.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, August 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 168.9% of active companies formed since 2020.
The sound recording and music publishing activities sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">5.3% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 8.6 years old. Geographic concentration: 35% in LONDON.
Companies in the sound recording and music publishing activities sector have been awarded 37 government contracts worth £40.2M in total.
There are 15,374 active companies classified under SIC code 59200 (Sound recording and music publishing activities) in the UK, out of 16,915 total registered.
SIC code 59200 stands for "Sound recording and music publishing activities". It belongs to Section J — Information and communication of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (5,443), MANCHESTER (304), SHEFFIELD (257).
The average active sound recording and music publishing activities company in the UK is 8.6 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1900.
Our database contains 87,711 data signals across 11 categories for active sound recording and music publishing activities companies. The largest category is Governance with 47,673 signals from 6 government sources.
5.9M companies, 50M+ signals from 53 government sources. Risk scores, director networks, entity analysis.