Other sports activities: UK companies
22,010 live UK companies list other sports activities as their main trade, or 0.4% of the register. It ranks 43rd among the 60 trades we cover. 2,618 of those companies were formed in 2025, against 773 still live from 2015. 1,427 (6.5%) 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
See every year as a table
| Year | Live companies |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 518 |
| 2013 | 662 |
| 2014 | 648 |
| 2015 | 773 |
| 2016 | 754 |
| 2017 | 804 |
| 2018 | 947 |
| 2019 | 1,059 |
| 2020 | 965 |
| 2021 | 1,182 |
| 2022 | 1,216 |
| 2023 | 1,552 |
| 2024 | 1,864 |
| 2025 | 2,618 |
| 2026 | 2,144 |
Oldest active companies in this trade
- West Heaton Bowling ClubFormed 1873
- Leicester Racecourse HoldingsFormed 1884
- New Brighton Cricket and Bowling ClubFormed 1891
- Lady Margaret Bowling ClubFormed 1893
- Greenock Morton Football ClubFormed 1896
Related by size
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Trade means the first Standard Industrial Classification code (SIC 93199) a company declares. Companies choose their own codes. Figures come from Companies House on 1 November 2026.