840 active UK companies are classified under manufacture of condiments and seasonings (SIC code 10840), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section C — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 7.2% dissolution rate — 840 of 1,021 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 226.7% 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 7.9 years. London leads with 26% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 7 government contracts valued at £0.3M. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1902.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, September 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 226.7% of active companies formed since 2020.
The manufacture of condiments and seasonings sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">7.2% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 7.9 years old. Geographic concentration: 26% in LONDON.
Companies in the manufacture of condiments and seasonings sector have been awarded 7 government contracts worth £0.3M in total.
There are 840 active companies classified under SIC code 10840 (Manufacture of condiments and seasonings) in the UK, out of 1,021 total registered.
SIC code 10840 stands for "Manufacture of condiments and seasonings". It belongs to Section C — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (220), MANCHESTER (21), LEEDS (13).
The average active manufacture of condiments and seasonings company in the UK is 7.9 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1902.
Our database contains 6,086 data signals across 11 categories for active manufacture of condiments and seasonings companies. The largest category is Governance with 2,600 signals from 5 government sources.
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