UK media and telecom companies
3,324 active limited companies and LLPs that file full, group, medium or small accounts in media and telecom, from Companies House. 838 of them were founded before 2000. 203 have revenue from their filed accounts.
By size
- Large (full or group accounts)1,839 (55%)
- Medium (medium-company accounts)87 (3%)
- Small (small-company accounts)1,398 (42%)
By year founded
- Before 1990389 (12%)
- In the 1990s449 (14%)
- In the 2000s680 (20%)
- 2010 or later1,806 (54%)
By region
- London2,193 (66%)
- South East387 (12%)
- East of England131 (4%)
- North West125 (4%)
- South West114 (3%)
- West Midlands88 (3%)
- Yorkshire and The Humber75 (2%)
- Scotland62 (2%)
- East Midlands55 (2%)
- Wales43 (1%)
- Northern Ireland32 (1%)
- North East18 (1%)
Examples from the register
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| Company | Activity | Location | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|
| EVOLUTIONARY RAIL LIMITED | Wireless telecommunications activities | London, London | 2010 |
| HARTSWOOD FILMS LIMITED | Television programme production activities | London, London | 1979 |
| AETN INTERNATIONAL (UK) LIMITED | Television programme distribution activities | London, London | 2006 |
| DEUTSCHE TELEKOM GLOBAL BUSINESS SOLUTIONS UK LTD. | Other telecommunications activities | Milton Keynes, South East | 1978 |
| PRESSDRAM LIMITED | Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals | London, London | 1961 |
| MARSHALL CAVENDISH LIMITED | Book publishing | London, London | 1967 |
| 5AM MUSIC LIMITED | Sound recording and music publishing activities | London, London | 2010 |
| LADBROKE ENTERTAINMENTS LIMITED | Motion picture production activities | London, London | 1964 |
About this data
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Other sectors in the UK
- Financial services 28,806
- 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
- Leisure & culture 2,147
- Mining & extraction 1,534
- Education 1,445
- Agriculture 1,392