Other transportation support activities: UK companies
16,043 live UK companies list other transportation support activities as their main trade, or 0.3% of the register. It ranks 60th among the 60 trades we cover. 2,641 of those companies were formed in 2025, against 352 still live from 2015. 1,985 (12.4%) 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
See every year as a table
| Year | Live companies |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 182 |
| 2013 | 247 |
| 2014 | 280 |
| 2015 | 352 |
| 2016 | 441 |
| 2017 | 470 |
| 2018 | 750 |
| 2019 | 871 |
| 2020 | 788 |
| 2021 | 805 |
| 2022 | 821 |
| 2023 | 988 |
| 2024 | 1,343 |
| 2025 | 2,641 |
| 2026 | 3,412 |
Oldest active companies in this trade
- Moran Tea CompanyFormed 1893
- Gkn Freight ServicesFormed 1898
- Peirce Leslie & CompanyFormed 1901
- Litchfield & SoundyFormed 1901
- Wingate & JohnstonFormed 1904
Related by size
- Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
- Financial management
- Sound recording and music publishing activities
Trade means the first Standard Industrial Classification code (SIC 52290) a company declares. Companies choose their own codes. Figures come from Companies House on 1 November 2026.