255 active UK companies are classified under binding and related services (SIC code 18140), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section C — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 8.7% dissolution rate — 255 of 312 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 289.5% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 87% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 10.1 years. London leads with 13% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 14 government contracts valued at £60.2M. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1909.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, September 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 289.5% of active companies formed since 2020.
The binding and related services sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">8.7% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 10.1 years old. Geographic concentration: 13% in LONDON.
Companies in the binding and related services sector have been awarded 14 government contracts worth £60.2M in total.
There are 255 active companies classified under SIC code 18140 (Binding and related services) in the UK, out of 312 total registered.
SIC code 18140 stands for "Binding and related services". It belongs to Section C — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (32), PINNER (6).
The average active binding and related services company in the UK is 10.1 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1909.
Our database contains 1,375 data signals across 8 categories for active binding and related services companies. The largest category is Governance with 676 signals from 5 government sources.
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