11,835 active companies in the UK are classified under travel agency activities (SIC code 79110). This sector falls under Section N — Administrative and support service activities — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 10% dissolution rate — 11,835 of 14,856 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 297.2% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 108% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 7.3 years. 148 large companies, 20 medium-sized firms operate in this sector. London leads with 28% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 174 government contracts valued at £3.3B. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1894.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, September 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 297.2% of active companies formed since 2020.
The travel agency activities sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">10% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 7.3 years old. Geographic concentration: 28% in LONDON.
Companies in the travel agency activities sector have been awarded 174 government contracts worth £3303.0M in total.
There are 11,835 active companies classified under SIC code 79110 (Travel agency activities) in the UK, out of 14,856 total registered.
SIC code 79110 stands for "Travel agency activities". It belongs to Section N — Administrative and support service activities of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (3,310), BIRMINGHAM (335), MANCHESTER (269).
The average active travel agency activities company in the UK is 7.3 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1894.
Our database contains 71,305 data signals across 12 categories for active travel agency activities companies. The largest category is Governance with 35,555 signals from 6 government sources.
5.9M companies, 50M+ signals from 53 government sources. Risk scores, director networks, entity analysis.