There are 9,496 active companies in the hospital activities sector in the UK (SIC code 86101). This sector falls under Section Q — Human health and social work activities — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 16.9% dissolution rate — 9,496 of 13,516 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 103.8% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 134% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 8.0 years. 126 large companies, 6 medium-sized firms operate in this sector. London leads with 21% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 214 government contracts valued at £2.9B.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 103.8% of active companies formed since 2020.
The hospital activities sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">16.9% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 8 years old. Geographic concentration: 21% in LONDON.
Companies in the hospital activities sector have been awarded 214 government contracts worth £2883.9M in total.
There are 9,496 active companies classified under SIC code 86101 (Hospital activities) in the UK, out of 13,516 total registered.
SIC code 86101 stands for "Hospital activities". It belongs to Section Q — Human health and social work activities of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (2,027), MANCHESTER (293), BIRMINGHAM (292).
The average active hospital activities company in the UK is 8 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1931.
Our database contains 86,627 data signals across 12 categories for active hospital activities companies. The largest category is Governance with 39,909 signals from 5 government sources.
5.9M companies, 50M+ signals from 53 government sources. Risk scores, director networks, entity analysis.