There are 7,689 active companies in the web portals sector in the UK (SIC code 63120). This sector falls under Section J — Information and communication — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 0.2% dissolution rate — 7,689 of 8,887 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 220.8% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 109% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 5.3 years. The sector is heavily concentrated in London, which accounts for 37% of all companies. Companies in this sector hold 161 government contracts valued at £34.1M.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, June 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 220.8% of active companies formed since 2020.
The web portals sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">0.2% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 5.3 years old. Geographic concentration: 37% in LONDON.
Companies in the web portals sector have been awarded 161 government contracts worth £34.1M in total.
There are 7,689 active companies classified under SIC code 63120 (Web portals) in the UK, out of 8,887 total registered.
SIC code 63120 stands for "Web portals". It belongs to Section J — Information and communication of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (2,869), MANCHESTER (146), BIRMINGHAM (135).
The average active web portals company in the UK is 5.3 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1966.
Our database contains 44,466 data signals across 11 categories for active web portals companies. The largest category is Governance with 24,264 signals from 4 government sources.
5.9M companies, 50M+ signals from 53 government sources. Risk scores, director networks, entity analysis.