UK software and IT services companies
7,699 active limited companies and LLPs that file full, group, medium or small accounts in software and IT services, from Companies House. 1,392 of them were founded before 2000. 630 have revenue from their filed accounts.
By size
- Large (full or group accounts)3,824 (50%)
- Medium (medium-company accounts)215 (3%)
- Small (small-company accounts)3,660 (48%)
By year founded
- Before 1990460 (6%)
- In the 1990s932 (12%)
- In the 2000s1,802 (23%)
- 2010 or later4,505 (59%)
By region
- London3,832 (50%)
- South East1,210 (16%)
- North West551 (7%)
- South West421 (5%)
- East of England374 (5%)
- West Midlands346 (4%)
- Yorkshire and The Humber262 (3%)
- East Midlands230 (3%)
- Scotland197 (3%)
- Northern Ireland111 (1%)
- North East86 (1%)
- Wales76 (1%)
Examples from the register
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| Company | Activity | Location | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAMMER GROUP LIMITED | Other information technology service activities | Basingstoke, South East | 1999 |
| UNIT4 BUSINESS SOFTWARE LIMITED | Information technology consultancy activities | London, London | 1983 |
| EBENI LIMITED | Information technology consultancy activities | Corsham, South West | 2004 |
| API SOFTWARE LIMITED | Information technology consultancy activities | Glasgow, Scotland | 1994 |
| PURPLE WIFI LIMITED | Other information technology service activities | Oldham, North West | 2007 |
| ODYSSEY INTERACTIVE LIMITED | Business and domestic software development | Manchester, North West | 1996 |
| UNILINK SOFTWARE LIMITED | Other software publishing | London, London | 1994 |
| IGE + XAO LIMITED | Other information technology service activities | Croft, East Midlands | 1999 |
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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
- 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