There are 2,351 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 has a relatively low 18.7% dissolution rate — 2,351 of 3,191 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 220.6% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 113% 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 20% of companies in this sector.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 220.6% of active companies formed since 2020.
The portrait photographic activities sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">18.7% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 8.4 years old. Geographic concentration: 20% in LONDON.
Companies in the portrait photographic activities sector have been awarded 4 government contracts worth £0.5M in total.
There are 2,351 active companies classified under SIC code 74201 (Portrait photographic activities) in the UK, out of 3,191 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 18,381 data signals across 10 categories for active portrait photographic activities companies. The largest category is Governance with 9,880 signals from 4 government sources.
5.9M companies, 50M+ signals from 53 government sources. Risk scores, director networks, entity analysis.