There are 3,548 active companies in the manufacture of jewellery and related articles sector in the UK (SIC code 32120). This sector falls under Section C — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 9.8% dissolution rate — 3,548 of 4,338 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 299% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 105% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 7.8 years. The sector is heavily concentrated in London, which accounts for 32% of all companies. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1903.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, September 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 299% of active companies formed since 2020.
The manufacture of jewellery and related articles sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">9.8% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 7.8 years old. Geographic concentration: 32% in LONDON.
Companies in the manufacture of jewellery and related articles sector have been awarded 4 government contracts worth £6.1M in total.
There are 3,548 active companies classified under SIC code 32120 (Manufacture of jewellery and related articles) in the UK, out of 4,338 total registered.
SIC code 32120 stands for "Manufacture of jewellery and related articles". It belongs to Section C — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (1,147), BIRMINGHAM (126), MANCHESTER (40).
The average active manufacture of jewellery and related articles company in the UK is 7.8 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1903.
Our database contains 21,815 data signals across 10 categories for active manufacture of jewellery and related articles companies. The largest category is Governance with 10,836 signals from 6 government sources.
5.9M companies, 50M+ signals from 53 government sources. Risk scores, director networks, entity analysis.