Advertising agencies: UK companies
33,324 live UK companies list advertising agencies as their main trade, or 0.6% of the register. It ranks 28th among the 60 trades we cover. 5,758 of those companies were formed in 2025, against 727 still live from 2015. 2,764 (8.3%) have a proposal to strike off on file, above 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
See every year as a table
| Year | Live companies |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 463 |
| 2013 | 501 |
| 2014 | 624 |
| 2015 | 727 |
| 2016 | 846 |
| 2017 | 967 |
| 2018 | 1,144 |
| 2019 | 1,475 |
| 2020 | 1,607 |
| 2021 | 1,522 |
| 2022 | 1,883 |
| 2023 | 2,581 |
| 2024 | 3,398 |
| 2025 | 5,758 |
| 2026 | 6,035 |
Oldest active companies in this trade
- Ogilvy & Mather Group (holdings)Formed 1895
- G&p AdvertisingFormed 1906
- The Allam GroupFormed 1926
- Saatchi & Saatchi GroupFormed 1928
- Apl GroupFormed 1928
Related by size
- Non-specialised wholesale trade
- Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
- Public houses and bars
- Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
- specialised design activities
- Other construction installation
Trade means the first Standard Industrial Classification code (SIC 73110) a company declares. Companies choose their own codes. Figures come from Companies House on 1 November 2026.