14,487 active companies in the UK are classified under construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c. (SIC code 42990). This sector falls under Section F — Construction — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 5.6% dissolution rate — 14,487 of 17,985 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 116.7% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 91% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 12.0 years. 206 large companies, 69 medium-sized firms operate in this sector. London leads with 8% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 1,809 government contracts valued at £6.4B. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1908.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, September 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 116.7% of active companies formed since 2020.
The construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c. sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">5.6% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 12 years old. Geographic concentration: 8% in LONDON.
Companies in the construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c. sector have been awarded 1,809 government contracts worth £6418.4M in total.
There are 14,487 active companies classified under SIC code 42990 (Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.) in the UK, out of 17,985 total registered.
SIC code 42990 stands for "Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.". It belongs to Section F — Construction of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (1,178), MANCHESTER (254), BIRMINGHAM (209).
The average active construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c. company in the UK is 12 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1908.
Our database contains 99,397 data signals across 12 categories for active construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c. companies. The largest category is Governance with 46,303 signals from 6 government sources.
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