There are 5,184 active companies in the manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes sector in the UK (SIC code 10710). This sector falls under Section C — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 8.1% dissolution rate — 5,184 of 6,407 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 278.7% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 108% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 7.5 years. 84 large companies, 21 medium-sized firms operate in this sector. London leads with 18% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 16 government contracts valued at £85.3M. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1913.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, September 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 278.7% of active companies formed since 2020.
The manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">8.1% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 7.5 years old. Geographic concentration: 18% in LONDON.
Companies in the manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes sector have been awarded 16 government contracts worth £85.3M in total.
There are 5,184 active companies classified under SIC code 10710 (Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes) in the UK, out of 6,407 total registered.
SIC code 10710 stands for "Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes". It belongs to Section C — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (958), MANCHESTER (127), BIRMINGHAM (116).
The average active manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes company in the UK is 7.5 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1913.
Our database contains 43,620 data signals across 11 categories for active manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes companies. The largest category is Governance with 15,626 signals from 6 government sources.
5.9M companies, 50M+ signals from 53 government sources. Risk scores, director networks, entity analysis.