There are 2,411 active companies in the portrait photographic activities sector in the UK (SIC code 74201). This sector falls under Section M — Professional, scientific and technical activities — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 169.9% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 94% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 8.4 years. London leads with 19% of companies in this sector.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, June 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 169.9% of active companies formed since 2020.
The average active company in this sector is 8.4 years old. Geographic concentration: 19% in LONDON.
Companies in the portrait photographic activities sector have been awarded 4 government contracts worth £0.5M in total.
There are 2,411 active companies classified under SIC code 74201 (Portrait photographic activities) in the UK, out of 2,760 total registered.
SIC code 74201 stands for "Portrait photographic activities". It belongs to Section M — Professional, scientific and technical activities of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (460), MANCHESTER (55), BIRMINGHAM (39).
The average active portrait photographic activities company in the UK is 8.4 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1928.
Our database contains 13,728 data signals across 10 categories for active portrait photographic activities companies. The largest category is Governance with 7,713 signals from 5 government sources.
5.9M companies, 50M+ signals from 53 government sources. Risk scores, director networks, entity analysis.