205,749 active UK companies operate in management consultancy activities other than financial management (SIC code 70229), making it one of the largest business sectors in the United Kingdom. This sector falls under Section M — Professional, scientific and technical activities — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 10.1% dissolution rate — 205,749 of 247,400 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 172% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 107% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 6.9 years. 543 large companies, 52 medium-sized firms operate in this sector. London leads with 23% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 11,499 government contracts valued at £16.9B. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1883.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, September 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 172% of active companies formed since 2020.
The management consultancy activities other than financial management sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">10.1% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 6.9 years old. Geographic concentration: 23% in LONDON.
Companies in the management consultancy activities other than financial management sector have been awarded 11,499 government contracts worth £16908.1M in total.
There are 205,749 active companies classified under SIC code 70229 (Management consultancy activities other than financial management) in the UK, out of 247,400 total registered.
SIC code 70229 stands for "Management consultancy activities other than financial management". It belongs to Section M — Professional, scientific and technical activities of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (47,561), MANCHESTER (2,828), BIRMINGHAM (2,216).
The average active management consultancy activities other than financial management company in the UK is 6.9 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1883.
Our database contains 1,190,902 data signals across 12 categories for active management consultancy activities other than financial management companies. The largest category is Governance with 624,081 signals from 6 government sources.
5.9M companies, 50M+ signals from 53 government sources. Risk scores, director networks, entity analysis.