There are 8,860 active companies in the human resources provision and management of human resources functions sector in the UK (SIC code 78300). This sector falls under Section N — Administrative and support service activities — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 0.6% dissolution rate — 8,860 of 10,520 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 153.8% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 110% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 6.5 years. 89 large companies, 8 medium-sized firms operate in this sector. London leads with 22% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 617 government contracts valued at £10.7B.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, June 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 153.8% of active companies formed since 2020.
The human resources provision and management of human resources functions sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">0.6% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 6.5 years old. Geographic concentration: 22% in LONDON.
Companies in the human resources provision and management of human resources functions sector have been awarded 617 government contracts worth £10713.1M in total.
There are 8,860 active companies classified under SIC code 78300 (Human resources provision and management of human resources functions) in the UK, out of 10,520 total registered.
SIC code 78300 stands for "Human resources provision and management of human resources functions". It belongs to Section N — Administrative and support service activities of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (1,910), MANCHESTER (139), LEEDS (131).
The average active human resources provision and management of human resources functions company in the UK is 6.5 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1929.
Our database contains 54,039 data signals across 11 categories for active human resources provision and management of human resources functions companies. The largest category is Governance with 27,740 signals from 6 government sources.
5.9M companies, 50M+ signals from 53 government sources. Risk scores, director networks, entity analysis.