10,077 active companies in the UK are classified under support activities to performing arts (SIC code 90020). This sector falls under Section R — Arts, entertainment and recreation — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 4.4% dissolution rate — 10,077 of 11,189 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 108.5% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 95% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 8.7 years. London leads with 28% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 129 government contracts valued at £30.5M. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1913.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, August 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 108.5% of active companies formed since 2020.
The support activities to performing arts sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">4.4% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 8.7 years old. Geographic concentration: 28% in LONDON.
Companies in the support activities to performing arts sector have been awarded 129 government contracts worth £30.5M in total.
There are 10,077 active companies classified under SIC code 90020 (Support activities to performing arts) in the UK, out of 11,189 total registered.
SIC code 90020 stands for "Support activities to performing arts". It belongs to Section R — Arts, entertainment and recreation of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (2,827), MANCHESTER (226), BRISTOL (145).
The average active support activities to performing arts company in the UK is 8.7 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1913.
Our database contains 61,329 data signals across 12 categories for active support activities to performing arts companies. The largest category is Governance with 31,671 signals from 6 government sources.
5.9M companies, 50M+ signals from 53 government sources. Risk scores, director networks, entity analysis.