206,159 active UK companies operate in management consultancy activities other than financial management (SIC code 70229), making it one of the largest business sectors in the United Kingdom. This sector falls under Section M — Professional, scientific and technical activities — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 0.2% dissolution rate — 206,159 of 229,353 registrations remain active. Recent formation activity is notable, with 60.2% of current companies established in the 2020s. 99% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 6.9 years. 540 large companies, 54 medium-sized firms operate in this sector. London leads with 23% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 10,958 government contracts valued at £19.1B. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1883.
Source: Companies House register via BORSCH.AI, April 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 60.2% of active companies formed since 2020.
The management consultancy activities other than financial management sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">0.2% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 6.9 years old. Geographic concentration: 23% in LONDON.
Companies in the management consultancy activities other than financial management sector have been awarded 10,958 government contracts worth £19124.8M in total.
There are 206,159 active companies classified under SIC code 70229 (Management consultancy activities other than financial management) in the UK, out of 229,353 total registered.
SIC code 70229 stands for "Management consultancy activities other than financial management". It belongs to Section M — Professional, scientific and technical activities of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (47,561), MANCHESTER (2,828), BIRMINGHAM (2,216).
The average active management consultancy activities other than financial management company in the UK is 6.9 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1883.
Our database contains 1,055,714 data signals across 12 categories for active management consultancy activities other than financial management companies. The largest category is Governance with 630,005 signals from 6 government sources.
5.9M companies, 50M+ signals from 53 government sources. Risk scores, director networks, entity analysis.