Financial management: UK companies
16,210 live UK companies list financial management as their main trade, or 0.3% of the register. It ranks 58th among the 60 trades we cover. 1,775 of those companies were formed in 2025, against 610 still live from 2015. 924 (5.7%) 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
See every year as a table
| Year | Live companies |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 471 |
| 2013 | 510 |
| 2014 | 594 |
| 2015 | 610 |
| 2016 | 678 |
| 2017 | 787 |
| 2018 | 961 |
| 2019 | 1,007 |
| 2020 | 1,000 |
| 2021 | 852 |
| 2022 | 931 |
| 2023 | 1,053 |
| 2024 | 1,293 |
| 2025 | 1,775 |
| 2026 | 1,466 |
Oldest active companies in this trade
- Dinnington CottagesFormed 1912
- Robert Dent and SonFormed 1923
- The DorchesterFormed 1929
- H. Marcel GuestFormed 1930
- Cheergrey Center ResortFormed 1933
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Trade means the first Standard Industrial Classification code (SIC 70221) a company declares. Companies choose their own codes. Figures come from Companies House on 1 November 2026.