704 active UK companies are classified under news agency activities (SIC code 63910), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section J — Information and communication — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 0.7% dissolution rate — 704 of 827 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 179.7% 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 8.6 years. The sector is heavily concentrated in London, which accounts for 35% of all companies. Companies in this sector hold 35 government contracts valued at £2.5M.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, June 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 179.7% of active companies formed since 2020.
The news agency activities sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">0.7% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 8.6 years old. Geographic concentration: 35% in LONDON.
Companies in the news agency activities sector have been awarded 35 government contracts worth £2.5M in total.
There are 704 active companies classified under SIC code 63910 (News agency activities) in the UK, out of 827 total registered.
SIC code 63910 stands for "News agency activities". It belongs to Section J — Information and communication of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (248), MANCHESTER (15), EDINBURGH (13).
The average active news agency activities company in the UK is 8.6 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1931.
Our database contains 4,361 data signals across 9 categories for active news agency activities companies. The largest category is Governance with 2,255 signals from 4 government sources.
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