702 active UK companies are classified under manufacture of ice cream (SIC code 10520), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section C — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 0.1% dissolution rate — 702 of 804 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 188.5% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 96% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 9.6 years. London leads with 16% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 11 government contracts valued at £3.6M.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, June 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 188.5% of active companies formed since 2020.
The manufacture of ice cream sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">0.1% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 9.6 years old. Geographic concentration: 16% in LONDON.
Companies in the manufacture of ice cream sector have been awarded 11 government contracts worth £3.6M in total.
There are 702 active companies classified under SIC code 10520 (Manufacture of ice cream) in the UK, out of 804 total registered.
SIC code 10520 stands for "Manufacture of ice cream". It belongs to Section C — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (113), MANCHESTER (15), GLASGOW (15).
The average active manufacture of ice cream company in the UK is 9.6 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1937.
Our database contains 5,151 data signals across 11 categories for active manufacture of ice cream companies. The largest category is Governance with 2,248 signals from 5 government sources.
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