Other building completion and finishing: UK companies
40,660 live UK companies list other building completion and finishing as their main trade, or 0.7% of the register. It ranks 21st among the 60 trades we cover. 3,794 of those companies were formed in 2025, against 1,717 still live from 2015. 4,212 (10.4%) 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
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| Year | Live companies |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 977 |
| 2013 | 1,214 |
| 2014 | 1,493 |
| 2015 | 1,717 |
| 2016 | 1,647 |
| 2017 | 1,824 |
| 2018 | 2,107 |
| 2019 | 2,626 |
| 2020 | 1,970 |
| 2021 | 2,030 |
| 2022 | 2,190 |
| 2023 | 2,604 |
| 2024 | 2,880 |
| 2025 | 3,794 |
| 2026 | 3,599 |
Oldest active companies in this trade
- A.bell & CoFormed 1905
- A.burslem & SonFormed 1923
- C.m.slinger & SonsFormed 1924
- Ransoms (hook)Formed 1934
- Wheatley & SonsFormed 1935
Related by size
- Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
- Unlicensed restaurants and cafes
- Accounting and auditing activities
- Construction of commercial buildings
- Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles
- Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Trade means the first Standard Industrial Classification code (SIC 43390) a company declares. Companies choose their own codes. Figures come from Companies House on 1 November 2026.