There are 6,144 active companies in the social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled sector in the UK (SIC code 88100). This sector falls under Section Q — Human health and social work activities — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 7.9% dissolution rate — 6,144 of 7,430 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 183.9% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 101% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 9.1 years. 125 large companies, 7 medium-sized firms operate in this sector. London leads with 12% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 367 government contracts valued at £4.4B. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1884.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, September 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 183.9% of active companies formed since 2020.
The social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">7.9% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 9.1 years old. Geographic concentration: 12% in LONDON.
Companies in the social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled sector have been awarded 367 government contracts worth £4412.9M in total.
There are 6,144 active companies classified under SIC code 88100 (Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled) in the UK, out of 7,430 total registered.
SIC code 88100 stands for "Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled". It belongs to Section Q — Human health and social work activities of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (761), BIRMINGHAM (111), MANCHESTER (102).
The average active social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled company in the UK is 9.1 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1884.
Our database contains 52,272 data signals across 11 categories for active social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled companies. The largest category is Governance with 18,817 signals from 6 government sources.
5.9M companies, 50M+ signals from 53 government sources. Risk scores, director networks, entity analysis.