There are 8,178 active companies in the environmental consulting activities sector in the UK (SIC code 74901). This sector falls under Section M — Professional, scientific and technical activities — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 0.2% dissolution rate — 8,178 of 8,969 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 177.9% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 97% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 7.3 years. London leads with 15% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 1,342 government contracts valued at £1.3B. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1900.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, June 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 177.9% of active companies formed since 2020.
The environmental consulting activities sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">0.2% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 7.3 years old. Geographic concentration: 15% in LONDON.
Companies in the environmental consulting activities sector have been awarded 1,342 government contracts worth £1310.5M in total.
There are 8,178 active companies classified under SIC code 74901 (Environmental consulting activities) in the UK, out of 8,969 total registered.
SIC code 74901 stands for "Environmental consulting activities". It belongs to Section M — Professional, scientific and technical activities of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (1,192), BRISTOL (140), GLASGOW (121).
The average active environmental consulting activities company in the UK is 7.3 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1900.
Our database contains 50,850 data signals across 12 categories for active environmental consulting activities companies. The largest category is Governance with 25,879 signals from 5 government sources.
5.9M companies, 50M+ signals from 53 government sources. Risk scores, director networks, entity analysis.