804 active UK companies are classified under other mining and quarrying n.e.c. (SIC code 08990), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section B — Mining and quarrying — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 95.4% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 80% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 15.0 years. 52 large companies, 1 medium-sized firms operate in this sector. London leads with 25% of companies in this sector. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1910.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, June 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 95.4% of active companies formed since 2020.
The average active company in this sector is 15 years old. Geographic concentration: 25% in LONDON.
Companies in the other mining and quarrying n.e.c. sector have been awarded 1 government contracts worth £0.1M in total.
There are 804 active companies classified under SIC code 08990 (Other mining and quarrying n.e.c.) in the UK, out of 927 total registered.
SIC code 08990 stands for "Other mining and quarrying n.e.c.". It belongs to Section B — Mining and quarrying of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (205), WHITBY (17), COVENTRY (16).
The average active other mining and quarrying n.e.c. company in the UK is 15 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1910.
Our database contains 6,074 data signals across 11 categories for active other mining and quarrying n.e.c. companies. The largest category is Governance with 2,700 signals from 5 government sources.
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