Event catering activities: UK companies
21,135 live UK companies list event catering activities as their main trade, or 0.4% of the register. It ranks 46th among the 60 trades we cover. 3,823 of those companies were formed in 2025, against 462 still live from 2015. 2,509 (11.9%) 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 | 229 |
| 2013 | 291 |
| 2014 | 354 |
| 2015 | 462 |
| 2016 | 479 |
| 2017 | 634 |
| 2018 | 908 |
| 2019 | 1,279 |
| 2020 | 991 |
| 2021 | 1,134 |
| 2022 | 1,374 |
| 2023 | 1,946 |
| 2024 | 2,365 |
| 2025 | 3,823 |
| 2026 | 3,348 |
Oldest active companies in this trade
- Sheffield Masonic Hall Company Limited.Formed 1874
- Freemasons Hall NorthamptonFormed 1888
- Letheby & ChristopherFormed 1900
- Bromley Masonic HallFormed 1907
- John Brown CaterhireFormed 1919
Related by size
- Other sports activities
- Educational support services
- Motion picture production activities
- Taxi operation
- General cleaning of buildings
- Hotels and similar accommodation
Trade means the first Standard Industrial Classification code (SIC 56210) a company declares. Companies choose their own codes. Figures come from Companies House on 1 November 2026.