Management consultancy activities other than financial management: UK companies
223,615 live UK companies list management consultancy activities other than financial management as their main trade, or 3.9% of the register. It ranks 3rd among the 60 trades we cover. 27,877 of those companies were formed in 2025, against 7,701 still live from 2015. 14,183 (6.3%) 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 | 5,156 |
| 2013 | 5,980 |
| 2014 | 6,914 |
| 2015 | 7,701 |
| 2016 | 7,787 |
| 2017 | 8,355 |
| 2018 | 10,658 |
| 2019 | 12,101 |
| 2020 | 11,327 |
| 2021 | 11,149 |
| 2022 | 12,924 |
| 2023 | 16,871 |
| 2024 | 20,308 |
| 2025 | 27,877 |
| 2026 | 28,408 |
Oldest active companies in this trade
- Vc Equity PartnersFormed 1883
- British and Foreign TrustFormed 1900
- Incorporated Sierra Leone Missionary AssociationFormed 1906
- Marsh ConsultingFormed 1909
- Wm. Brown (registrars)Formed 1919
Related by size
- Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
- Buying and selling of own real estate
- Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
- Information technology consultancy activities
- Development of building projects
Trade means the first Standard Industrial Classification code (SIC 70229) a company declares. Companies choose their own codes. Figures come from Companies House on 1 November 2026.