40,731 active companies in the UK are classified under accounting and auditing activities (SIC code 69201). This sector falls under Section M — Professional, scientific and technical activities — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 4.8% dissolution rate — 40,731 of 45,755 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 98.6% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 86% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 10.4 years. London leads with 16% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 246 government contracts valued at £450.5M.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, September 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 98.6% of active companies formed since 2020.
The accounting and auditing activities sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">4.8% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 10.4 years old. Geographic concentration: 16% in LONDON.
Companies in the accounting and auditing activities sector have been awarded 246 government contracts worth £450.5M in total.
There are 40,731 active companies classified under SIC code 69201 (Accounting and auditing activities) in the UK, out of 45,755 total registered.
SIC code 69201 stands for "Accounting and auditing activities". It belongs to Section M — Professional, scientific and technical activities of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (6,611), MANCHESTER (767), BIRMINGHAM (709).
The average active accounting and auditing activities company in the UK is 10.4 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1932.
Our database contains 276,213 data signals across 11 categories for active accounting and auditing activities companies. The largest category is Governance with 128,380 signals from 6 government sources.
5.9M companies, 50M+ signals from 53 government sources. Risk scores, director networks, entity analysis.