642 active UK companies are classified under motion picture distribution activities (SIC code 59131), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section J — Information and communication — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 0.1% dissolution rate — 642 of 712 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 108.3% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 78% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 13.4 years. The sector is heavily concentrated in London, which accounts for 51% of all companies. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1916.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, June 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 108.3% of active companies formed since 2020.
The motion picture distribution activities sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">0.1% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 13.4 years old. Geographic concentration: 51% in LONDON.
Companies in the motion picture distribution activities sector have been awarded 1 government contracts worth £30.1M in total.
There are 642 active companies classified under SIC code 59131 (Motion picture distribution activities) in the UK, out of 712 total registered.
SIC code 59131 stands for "Motion picture distribution activities". It belongs to Section J — Information and communication of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (328), HARROW (18), BIRMINGHAM (7).
The average active motion picture distribution activities company in the UK is 13.4 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1916.
Our database contains 5,274 data signals across 10 categories for active motion picture distribution activities companies. The largest category is Governance with 2,138 signals from 5 government sources.
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