622 active UK companies are classified under manufacture of electricity distribution and control apparatus (SIC code 27120), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section C — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 5.6% dissolution rate — 622 of 727 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 156.8% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 78% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 15.0 years. London leads with 12% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 78 government contracts valued at £42.0M. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1897.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, September 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 156.8% of active companies formed since 2020.
The manufacture of electricity distribution and control apparatus sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">5.6% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 15 years old. Geographic concentration: 12% in LONDON.
Companies in the manufacture of electricity distribution and control apparatus sector have been awarded 78 government contracts worth £42.0M in total.
There are 622 active companies classified under SIC code 27120 (Manufacture of electricity distribution and control apparatus) in the UK, out of 727 total registered.
SIC code 27120 stands for "Manufacture of electricity distribution and control apparatus". It belongs to Section C — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (73), SHEFFIELD (10), GLASGOW (10).
The average active manufacture of electricity distribution and control apparatus company in the UK is 15 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1897.
Our database contains 6,111 data signals across 11 categories for active manufacture of electricity distribution and control apparatus companies. The largest category is Governance with 2,064 signals from 6 government sources.
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