282 active UK companies are classified under youth hostels (SIC code 55202), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section I — Accommodation and food service activities — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 13.8% dissolution rate — 282 of 376 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 139.2% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 110% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 10.3 years. London leads with 29% of companies in this sector.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 139.2% of active companies formed since 2020.
The youth hostels sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">13.8% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 10.3 years old. Geographic concentration: 29% in LONDON.
Companies in the youth hostels sector have been awarded 4 government contracts worth £3.8M in total.
There are 282 active companies classified under SIC code 55202 (Youth hostels) in the UK, out of 376 total registered.
SIC code 55202 stands for "Youth hostels". It belongs to Section I — Accommodation and food service activities of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (83), BIRMINGHAM (19), MANCHESTER (10).
The average active youth hostels company in the UK is 10.3 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1933.
Our database contains 2,900 data signals across 10 categories for active youth hostels companies. The largest category is Governance with 1,218 signals from 4 government sources.
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