Activities of tourist guides

On the register

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

• Active 79%
• Proposal to strike off 20%
• 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.

Company age

How long the active companies have been registered.

• Under 1 year 20%
• 1–3 years 29%
• 3–5 years 13%
• 5–10 years 22%
• 10–20 years 12%
• 20 years or more 4%

Where they're registered

Active companies by postcode area of their registered office.

• East Central London (EC) 154
• West Central London (WC) 149
• West London (W) 138
• East London (E) 126
• North London (N) 124
• Edinburgh (EH) 116
• Belfast (BT) 72
• South East London (SE) 70
• Glasgow (G) 67
• South West London (SW) 57

Recently registered companies

Active companies recently registered under SIC code 79901.

Related

• Part of the Admin & Support industry group.
• Other admin & support SIC codes:
  • 82990 – Other business support service activities n.e.c. (207,000)
  • 78109 – Other activities of employment placement agencies (29,300)
  • 81210 – General cleaning of buildings (24,400)
  • 81300 – Landscape service activities (23,100)
  • 78200 – Temporary employment agency activities (21,100)
  • 81299 – Other cleaning services (19,300)
  • 79110 – Travel agency activities (15,700)
  • 78300 – Human resources provision and management of human resources functions (14,300)
• All SIC codes
• SIC codes explained