246 active UK companies are classified under extraction of natural gas (SIC code 06200), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section B — Mining and quarrying — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 1% dissolution rate — 246 of 292 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 93.6% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 86% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 12.7 years. The sector is heavily concentrated in London, which accounts for 32% of all companies.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, June 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 93.6% of active companies formed since 2020.
The extraction of natural gas sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">1% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 12.7 years old. Geographic concentration: 32% in LONDON.
There are 246 active companies classified under SIC code 06200 (Extraction of natural gas) in the UK, out of 292 total registered.
SIC code 06200 stands for "Extraction of natural gas". It belongs to Section B — Mining and quarrying of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (78), ABERDEEN (13), BRIDGEND (8).
The average active extraction of natural gas company in the UK is 12.7 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1956.
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