531 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 9.9% dissolution rate — 531 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 8.0 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">9.9% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 8 years old. Geographic concentration: 18% in LONDON.
There are 531 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 8 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1906.
Our database contains 4,016 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 1,539 signals from 5 government sources.
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