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Creative & Entertainment companies in the UK

There are about 170,000 active UK creative & entertainment companies, across 17 SIC codes, as of October 2026.

Companies with more than one creative & entertainment SIC code are counted once.

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Search and filter UK creative industry companies from the Companies House register, including advertising agencies, design studios, and arts organisations.

Industry overview

The UK creative industries are world-renowned, generating significant exports and employing millions of people. London is a global hub for advertising, design, and media, with regional clusters in Manchester, Bristol, Brighton, and Edinburgh.

Key subsectors include advertising and marketing, graphic and product design, photography, performing arts, and artistic creation. The sector includes both large agencies and thousands of freelancers and small studios.

On the register

Share of these companies on the live register, by status.

  • Active 85%
  • Proposal to strike off 14%
  • In insolvency or administration 1%

New registrations

Companies registered each month, October 2025 – September 2026, that are still on the register. See registrations by month across all companies.

Oct 25Nov 25Dec 25Jan 26Feb 26Mar 26Apr 26May 26Jun 26Jul 26Aug 26Sept 26
Show the figures
Month Companies
October 2025 2,660
November 2025 2,190
December 2025 1,780
January 2026 2,540
February 2026 2,070
March 2026 2,710
April 2026 2,470
May 2026 2,200
June 2026 2,160
July 2026 2,260
August 2026 1,960
September 2026 2,250

Company age

How long the active companies have been registered.

  • Under 1 year 16%
  • 1–3 years 21%
  • 3–5 years 12%
  • 5–10 years 21%
  • 10–20 years 19%
  • 20 years or more 12%

SIC codes in this industry

Active companies under each SIC code. Codes with fewer than 250 active companies don't have a page of their own.

  • 90030 – Artistic creation 41,500
  • 93199 – Other sports activities 29,600
  • 90010 – Performing arts 25,000
  • 93290 – Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c. 23,300
  • 90020 – Support activities to performing arts 20,700
  • 93130 – Fitness facilities 16,200
  • 93120 – Activities of sport clubs 11,700
  • 93110 – Operation of sports facilities 9,460
  • 90040 – Operation of arts facilities 5,940
  • 91020 – Museums activities 1,580
  • 92000 – Gambling and betting activities 1,450
  • 91030 – Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions 1,430
  • 91040 – Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserves activities 996
  • 93210 – Activities of amusement parks and theme parks 881
  • 91012 – Archives activities 791
  • 93191 – Activities of racehorse owners 628
  • 91011 – Library activities 505

Where they're registered

Active companies by postcode area of their registered office.

  • West London (W) 6,920
  • East Central London (EC) 6,060
  • West Central London (WC) 5,850
  • North London (N) 5,340
  • East London (E) 4,900
  • South East London (SE) 4,250
  • Birmingham (B) 3,880
  • South West London (SW) 3,870
  • Manchester (M) 3,270
  • Belfast (BT) 3,040

Note: Location figures use the registered office address from Companies House. Many companies register at an accountant's or formation agent's address, which may differ from where they trade.

Recently registered companies

Active creative & entertainment companies registered recently.

CompanyNumberRegisteredTown
G-ROWING SERVICES LIMITED174968022 Oct 2026Southam
RHO PROJECTS LTD174967162 Oct 2026London
PROJECT REBUILD FITNESS LTD174966872 Oct 2026Middlesbrough
SHOWSTOPPERS PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY LIMITED174966762 Oct 2026Stevenage
DACORUM WOMEN’S CLUB LTD174966232 Oct 2026London
SASS & SPARKLE LTD174966122 Oct 2026London
SIPHIH LIMITED174965882 Oct 2026Hertford
DISCOVERY JUNCTION LTD174965612 Oct 2026Frodsham
LONDON PIANO FORTE COMMUNITY MUSIC CIC174965502 Oct 2026London
SPACEOUSEBURN LTD174965252 Oct 2026Newcastle Upon Tyne

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  • Charges / Mortgages
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  • Officer Disqualifications
  • Accounts (Assets)
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  • Company Officer Resignations
  • Existing Company Changes
  • In Liquidation

Data as of October 2026.

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