UK financial services companies
28,806 active limited companies and LLPs that file full, group, medium or small accounts in financial services, from Companies House. 3,498 of them were founded before 2000. 883 have revenue from their filed accounts.
By size
- Large (full or group accounts)22,804 (79%)
- Medium (medium-company accounts)424 (1%)
- Small (small-company accounts)5,578 (19%)
By year founded
- Before 19901,706 (6%)
- In the 1990s1,792 (6%)
- In the 2000s3,323 (12%)
- 2010 or later21,985 (76%)
By region
- London15,271 (53%)
- South East2,855 (10%)
- North West2,182 (8%)
- East of England1,387 (5%)
- Yorkshire and The Humber1,385 (5%)
- West Midlands1,337 (5%)
- South West1,207 (4%)
- East Midlands1,109 (4%)
- Scotland842 (3%)
- Wales441 (2%)
- North East419 (1%)
- Northern Ireland363 (1%)
Examples from the register
A random sample of established companies. Sign up free to filter, sort and save the full list.
| Company | Activity | Location | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARMIBURN LIMITED | Non-life insurance | London, London | 1998 |
| MANULIFE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (EUROPE) LIMITED | Fund management activities | London, London | 1993 |
| VALERIE COLTMAN HOLDINGS LIMITED | Activities of other holding companies n.e.c. | Ibstock, East Midlands | 2009 |
| ASCO GROUP LIMITED | Activities of other holding companies n.e.c. | Great Yarmouth, East of England | 2011 |
| KIRKOSWALD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED | Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified | London, London | 2003 |
| HALL UNDERWRITING LIMITED | Non-life insurance | Grantham, East Midlands | 1998 |
| HALCYON FINANCING LIMITED | Activities of other holding companies n.e.c. | London, London | 2011 |
| CABOT U.K. LIMITED | Activities of production holding companies | Penarth, Wales | 1980 |
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Other sectors in the UK
- Professional services 15,993
- Manufacturing 14,272
- Business services 14,239
- Wholesale & retail 14,040
- Real estate 10,460
- Construction 10,431
- Software & IT services 7,699
- Hospitality 5,029
- Healthcare & pharma 4,504
- Energy & utilities 4,431
- Transport & logistics 3,810
- Media & telecom 3,324
- Leisure & culture 2,147
- Mining & extraction 1,534
- Education 1,445
- Agriculture 1,392