533 active UK companies are classified under manufacture of rusks and biscuits; manufacture of preserved pastry goods and cakes (SIC code 10720), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section C — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 8.4% dissolution rate — 533 of 668 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 274.8% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 109% 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 18% of companies in this sector. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1906.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, September 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 274.8% of active companies formed since 2020.
The manufacture of rusks and biscuits; manufacture of preserved pastry goods and cakes sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">8.4% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 7.9 years old. Geographic concentration: 18% in LONDON.
There are 533 active companies classified under SIC code 10720 (Manufacture of rusks and biscuits; manufacture of preserved pastry goods and cakes) in the UK, out of 668 total registered.
SIC code 10720 stands for "Manufacture of rusks and biscuits; manufacture of preserved pastry goods and cakes". It belongs to Section C — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (96), BRADFORD (18), BIRMINGHAM (16).
The average active manufacture of rusks and biscuits; manufacture of preserved pastry goods and cakes company in the UK is 7.9 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1906.
Our database contains 4,029 data signals across 11 categories for active manufacture of rusks and biscuits; manufacture of preserved pastry goods and cakes companies. The largest category is Governance with 1,545 signals from 5 government sources.
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