Other human health activities: UK companies
81,701 live UK companies list other human health activities as their main trade, or 1.4% of the register. It ranks 8th among the 60 trades we cover. 9,953 of those companies were formed in 2025, against 3,493 still live from 2015. 5,996 (7.3%) have a proposal to strike off on file, close to 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 | 1,695 |
| 2013 | 2,319 |
| 2014 | 3,111 |
| 2015 | 3,493 |
| 2016 | 2,830 |
| 2017 | 2,618 |
| 2018 | 3,332 |
| 2019 | 4,144 |
| 2020 | 3,708 |
| 2021 | 4,549 |
| 2022 | 6,083 |
| 2023 | 6,876 |
| 2024 | 7,289 |
| 2025 | 9,953 |
| 2026 | 8,480 |
Oldest active companies in this trade
- B Braun Sterilog (yorkshire)Formed 1892
- The National Institute of Medical HerbalistsFormed 1895
- Stroke AssociationFormed 1899
- Homeopathy UkFormed 1909
- John GroomsFormed 1911
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Trade means the first Standard Industrial Classification code (SIC 86900) a company declares. Companies choose their own codes. Figures come from Companies House on 1 November 2026.