Other information technology service activities: UK companies
54,539 live UK companies list other information technology service activities as their main trade, or 1.0% of the register. It ranks 14th among the 60 trades we cover. 6,052 of those companies were formed in 2025, against 1,975 still live from 2015. 4,077 (7.5%) 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
See every year as a table
| Year | Live companies |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 1,511 |
| 2013 | 1,625 |
| 2014 | 1,847 |
| 2015 | 1,975 |
| 2016 | 1,782 |
| 2017 | 1,851 |
| 2018 | 2,024 |
| 2019 | 2,152 |
| 2020 | 2,235 |
| 2021 | 2,250 |
| 2022 | 2,386 |
| 2023 | 3,127 |
| 2024 | 3,856 |
| 2025 | 6,052 |
| 2026 | 5,313 |
Oldest active companies in this trade
- NcrFormed 1895
- Lnrs Data ServicesFormed 1918
- Shell Information Technology InternationalFormed 1920
- Fillans & SonsFormed 1923
- Scientific Computing ServiceFormed 1938
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Trade means the first Standard Industrial Classification code (SIC 62090) a company declares. Companies choose their own codes. Figures come from Companies House on 1 November 2026.