472 active UK companies are classified under cargo handling for air transport activities (SIC code 52242), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section H — Transportation and storage — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 10.6% dissolution rate — 472 of 624 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 294.1% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 113% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 7.9 years. London leads with 30% of companies in this sector.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, September 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 294.1% of active companies formed since 2020.
The cargo handling for air transport activities sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">10.6% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 7.9 years old. Geographic concentration: 30% in LONDON.
Companies in the cargo handling for air transport activities sector have been awarded 4 government contracts worth £0.8M in total.
There are 472 active companies classified under SIC code 52242 (Cargo handling for air transport activities) in the UK, out of 624 total registered.
SIC code 52242 stands for "Cargo handling for air transport activities". It belongs to Section H — Transportation and storage of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (140), BIRMINGHAM (19), HOUNSLOW (15).
The average active cargo handling for air transport activities company in the UK is 7.9 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1944.
Our database contains 3,135 data signals across 10 categories for active cargo handling for air transport activities companies. The largest category is Governance with 1,416 signals from 3 government sources.
5.9M companies, 50M+ signals from 53 government sources. Risk scores, director networks, entity analysis.