353 active UK companies are classified under furnace and chimney cleaning services (SIC code 81223), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section N — Administrative and support service activities — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 4.3% dissolution rate — 353 of 394 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 206.1% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 100% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 6.3 years. Halifax leads with 2% of companies in this sector.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, September 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 206.1% of active companies formed since 2020.
The furnace and chimney cleaning services sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">4.3% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 6.3 years old. Geographic concentration: 2% in HALIFAX.
There are 353 active companies classified under SIC code 81223 (Furnace and chimney cleaning services) in the UK, out of 394 total registered.
SIC code 81223 stands for "Furnace and chimney cleaning services". It belongs to Section N — Administrative and support service activities of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in HALIFAX (6).
The average active furnace and chimney cleaning services company in the UK is 6.3 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1998.
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