Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis: UK companies
52,889 live UK companies list management of real estate on a fee or contract basis as their main trade, or 0.9% of the register. It ranks 17th among the 60 trades we cover. 3,721 of those companies were formed in 2025, against 2,076 still live from 2015. 2,221 (4.2%) 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 | 1,244 |
| 2013 | 1,542 |
| 2014 | 1,726 |
| 2015 | 2,076 |
| 2016 | 2,047 |
| 2017 | 1,908 |
| 2018 | 2,038 |
| 2019 | 2,127 |
| 2020 | 1,901 |
| 2021 | 2,035 |
| 2022 | 2,121 |
| 2023 | 2,380 |
| 2024 | 2,808 |
| 2025 | 3,721 |
| 2026 | 4,053 |
Oldest active companies in this trade
- Ulster Reform Club Building Company Limited - theFormed 1881
- Joshua Taylor & CoFormed 1896
- Solanum HoldingsFormed 1899
- Sutton(surrey)sports CompanyFormed 1901
- Cnc Property Fund ManagementFormed 1904
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Trade means the first Standard Industrial Classification code (SIC 68320) a company declares. Companies choose their own codes. Figures come from Companies House on 1 November 2026.