Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified: UK companies
31,484 live UK companies list financial intermediation not elsewhere classified as their main trade, or 0.6% of the register. It ranks 32nd among the 60 trades we cover. 2,547 of those companies were formed in 2025, against 1,345 still live from 2015. 1,647 (5.2%) 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 | 884 |
| 2013 | 1,048 |
| 2014 | 1,167 |
| 2015 | 1,345 |
| 2016 | 1,164 |
| 2017 | 1,341 |
| 2018 | 1,453 |
| 2019 | 1,562 |
| 2020 | 1,542 |
| 2021 | 1,502 |
| 2022 | 1,395 |
| 2023 | 1,459 |
| 2024 | 1,917 |
| 2025 | 2,547 |
| 2026 | 2,330 |
Oldest active companies in this trade
- Gresham HouseFormed 1857
- Standard Chartered AfricaFormed 1862
- Birkdale Park Land CompanyFormed 1874
- The Heritable Securities and Mortgage Investment AssociationFormed 1876
- Liverpool Union Buildings CompanyFormed 1876
Related by size
- Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
- specialised design activities
- Other construction installation
- Specialists medical practice activities
- Other engineering activities
- Real estate agencies
Trade means the first Standard Industrial Classification code (SIC 64999) a company declares. Companies choose their own codes. Figures come from Companies House on 1 November 2026.