392 active UK companies are classified under tea processing (SIC code 10831), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section C — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 26.3% dissolution rate — 392 of 589 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 431.4% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 138% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 7.3 years. The sector is heavily concentrated in London, which accounts for 34% of all companies. Companies in this sector hold 6 government contracts valued at £283.3M. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1896.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 431.4% of active companies formed since 2020.
The tea processing sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">26.3% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 7.3 years old. Geographic concentration: 34% in LONDON.
Companies in the tea processing sector have been awarded 6 government contracts worth £283.3M in total.
There are 392 active companies classified under SIC code 10831 (Tea processing) in the UK, out of 589 total registered.
SIC code 10831 stands for "Tea processing". It belongs to Section C — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (132), MANCHESTER (10), BIRMINGHAM (8).
The average active tea processing company in the UK is 7.3 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1896.
Our database contains 3,678 data signals across 11 categories for active tea processing companies. The largest category is Governance with 1,638 signals from 4 government sources.
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