731 active UK companies are classified under manufacture of cocoa and chocolate confectionery (SIC code 10821), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section C — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 8.6% dissolution rate — 731 of 914 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 178.8% 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 10.4 years. London leads with 22% of companies in this sector. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1897.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, September 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 178.8% of active companies formed since 2020.
The manufacture of cocoa and chocolate confectionery sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">8.6% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 10.4 years old. Geographic concentration: 22% in LONDON.
Companies in the manufacture of cocoa and chocolate confectionery sector have been awarded 2 government contracts worth £0.1M in total.
There are 731 active companies classified under SIC code 10821 (Manufacture of cocoa and chocolate confectionery) in the UK, out of 914 total registered.
SIC code 10821 stands for "Manufacture of cocoa and chocolate confectionery". It belongs to Section C — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (163), BIRMINGHAM (12), MANCHESTER (12).
The average active manufacture of cocoa and chocolate confectionery company in the UK is 10.4 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1897.
Our database contains 6,578 data signals across 11 categories for active manufacture of cocoa and chocolate confectionery companies. The largest category is Governance with 2,284 signals from 6 government sources.
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