797 active UK companies are classified under manufacture of bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles (except caravans) (SIC code 29201), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section C — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 7.8% dissolution rate — 797 of 1,045 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 173.8% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 104% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 11.0 years. London leads with 7% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 361 government contracts valued at £4.2B. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1874.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, September 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 173.8% of active companies formed since 2020.
The manufacture of bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles (except caravans) sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">7.8% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 11 years old. Geographic concentration: 7% in LONDON.
Companies in the manufacture of bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles (except caravans) sector have been awarded 361 government contracts worth £4249.7M in total.
There are 797 active companies classified under SIC code 29201 (Manufacture of bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles (except caravans)) in the UK, out of 1,045 total registered.
SIC code 29201 stands for "Manufacture of bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles (except caravans)". It belongs to Section C — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (54), COVENTRY (17), DONCASTER (12).
The average active manufacture of bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles (except caravans) company in the UK is 11 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1874.
Our database contains 6,390 data signals across 11 categories for active manufacture of bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles (except caravans) companies. The largest category is Governance with 2,499 signals from 6 government sources.
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