Finance companies in the UK

On the register

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

• Active 89%
• Proposal to strike off 10%
• In insolvency or administration 2%

New registrations

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

Company age

How long the active companies have been registered.

• Under 1 year 16%
• 1–3 years 21%
• 3–5 years 14%
• 5–10 years 25%
• 10–20 years 15%
• 20 years or more 8%

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.

• 64209 – Activities of other holding companies n.e.c. 120,000
• 64999 – Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 33,200
• 66190 – Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation n.e.c. 9,810
• 64205 – Activities of financial services holding companies 8,560
• 66220 – Activities of insurance agents and brokers 8,100
• 64304 – Activities of open-ended investment companies 5,870
• 64991 – Security dealing on own account 5,680
• 66300 – Fund management activities 5,320
• 64922 – Activities of mortgage finance companies 5,220
• 64203 – Activities of construction holding companies 4,910
• 65120 – Non-life insurance 4,360
• 64303 – Activities of venture and development capital companies 4,120
• 66290 – Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding 3,450
• 64301 – Activities of investment trusts 2,700
• 64306 – Activities of real estate investment trusts 2,580
• 64202 – Activities of production holding companies 2,540
• 66120 – Security and commodity contracts dealing activities 2,330
• 65110 – Life insurance 2,320
• 64929 – Other credit granting n.e.c. 2,140
• 64204 – Activities of distribution holding companies 1,700
• 66110 – Administration of financial markets 1,510
• 65202 – Non-life reinsurance 1,470
• 64921 – Credit granting by non-deposit taking finance houses and other specialist consumer credit grantors 1,250
• 64201 – Activities of agricultural holding companies 1,170
• 65300 – Pension funding 1,140
• 64910 – Financial leasing 1,120
• 66210 – Risk and damage evaluation 1,030
• 64305 – Activities of property unit trusts 837
• 65201 – Life reinsurance 725
• 64191 – Banks 541
• 64992 – Factoring 321
• 64302 – Activities of unit trusts 156
• 64192 – Building societies 72
• 64110 – Central banking 6

Where they're registered

Active companies by postcode area of their registered office.

• East Central London (EC) 19,000
• West London (W) 14,500
• West Central London (WC) 7,450
• South West London (SW) 7,070
• East London (E) 6,430
• Birmingham (B) 6,180
• North London (N) 5,810
• Manchester (M) 4,830
• Belfast (BT) 3,780
• Leicester (LE) 3,570

Recently registered companies

Active finance companies registered recently.

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