There are 7,758 active companies in the child day-care activities sector in the UK (SIC code 88910). This sector falls under Section Q — Human health and social work activities — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 0.1% dissolution rate — 7,758 of 8,419 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 182.8% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 98% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 6.7 years. London leads with 17% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 46 government contracts valued at £30.2M.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, June 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 182.8% of active companies formed since 2020.
The child day-care activities sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">0.1% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 6.7 years old. Geographic concentration: 17% in LONDON.
Companies in the child day-care activities sector have been awarded 46 government contracts worth £30.2M in total.
There are 7,758 active companies classified under SIC code 88910 (Child day-care activities) in the UK, out of 8,419 total registered.
SIC code 88910 stands for "Child day-care activities". It belongs to Section Q — Human health and social work activities of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (1,281), BIRMINGHAM (190), MANCHESTER (183).
The average active child day-care activities company in the UK is 6.7 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1945.
Our database contains 56,163 data signals across 12 categories for active child day-care activities companies. The largest category is Governance with 24,323 signals from 4 government sources.
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