There are 1,333 active companies in the manufacture of electronic measuring, testing etc. equipment, not for industrial process control sector in the UK (SIC code 26511). This sector falls under Section C — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 7% dissolution rate — 1,333 of 1,504 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 159.2% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 61% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company in this sector is 18.9 years old, suggesting established and stable operators. 94 large companies, 12 medium-sized firms operate in this sector. London leads with 11% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 651 government contracts valued at £627.4M. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1897.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 159.2% of active companies formed since 2020.
The manufacture of electronic measuring, testing etc. equipment, not for industrial process control sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">7% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 18.9 years old. Geographic concentration: 11% in LONDON.
Companies in the manufacture of electronic measuring, testing etc. equipment, not for industrial process control sector have been awarded 651 government contracts worth £627.4M in total.
There are 1,333 active companies classified under SIC code 26511 (Manufacture of electronic measuring, testing etc. equipment, not for industrial process control) in the UK, out of 1,504 total registered.
SIC code 26511 stands for "Manufacture of electronic measuring, testing etc. equipment, not for industrial process control". It belongs to Section C — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (145), CAMBRIDGE (35), SOUTHAMPTON (18).
The average active manufacture of electronic measuring, testing etc. equipment, not for industrial process control company in the UK is 18.9 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1897.
Our database contains 18,910 data signals across 11 categories for active manufacture of electronic measuring, testing etc. equipment, not for industrial process control companies. The largest category is Governance with 5,934 signals from 5 government sources.
5.9M companies, 50M+ signals from 53 government sources. Risk scores, director networks, entity analysis.