Accounting and auditing activities: UK companies
42,683 live UK companies list accounting and auditing activities as their main trade, or 0.7% of the register. It ranks 20th among the 60 trades we cover. 3,329 of those companies were formed in 2025, against 1,544 still live from 2015. 1,802 (4.2%) have a proposal to strike off on file, below the UK figure of 7.3%.
Where they're registered
Where this trade is unusually common
The town's share of this trade, compared with its share of all UK companies.
By year formed
Only companies still live are counted, so older years look smaller. 2026 stops on 1 November 2026.
20122026
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| Year | Live companies |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 1,575 |
| 2013 | 1,594 |
| 2014 | 1,751 |
| 2015 | 1,544 |
| 2016 | 1,548 |
| 2017 | 1,807 |
| 2018 | 2,077 |
| 2019 | 2,072 |
| 2020 | 1,975 |
| 2021 | 1,837 |
| 2022 | 1,901 |
| 2023 | 2,241 |
| 2024 | 2,588 |
| 2025 | 3,329 |
| 2026 | 2,711 |
Oldest active companies in this trade
- R.bird & Co.Formed 1932
- Payne & ScottFormed 1933
- Sequel AccountingFormed 1937
- Second C.b.trusteeFormed 1946
- First C.b. TrusteeFormed 1946
Related by size
- Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
- Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
- Unlicensed restaurants and cafes
- Other building completion and finishing
- Construction of commercial buildings
- Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles
Trade means the first Standard Industrial Classification code (SIC 69201) a company declares. Companies choose their own codes. Figures come from Companies House on 1 November 2026.