773 active UK companies are classified under support activities for other mining and quarrying (SIC code 09900), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section B — Mining and quarrying — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 13.2% dissolution rate — 773 of 963 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 121.1% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 107% 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 27% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 8 government contracts valued at £6.5M. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1905.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 121.1% of active companies formed since 2020.
The support activities for other mining and quarrying sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">13.2% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 9.3 years old. Geographic concentration: 27% in LONDON.
Companies in the support activities for other mining and quarrying sector have been awarded 8 government contracts worth £6.5M in total.
There are 773 active companies classified under SIC code 09900 (Support activities for other mining and quarrying) in the UK, out of 963 total registered.
SIC code 09900 stands for "Support activities for other mining and quarrying". It belongs to Section B — Mining and quarrying of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (207), CARDIFF (12), BRISTOL (11).
The average active support activities for other mining and quarrying company in the UK is 9.3 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1905.
Our database contains 7,115 data signals across 10 categories for active support activities for other mining and quarrying companies. The largest category is Governance with 3,255 signals from 5 government sources.
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