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Last Updated – 06 November 2024

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Active Companies

5.36M+

Female-Owned Businesses

772K+

Male-Owned Businesses

2.21M+

Industry
Regions
Risk Profile
Turnover

The industry with the highest number of charges remains Wholesale and Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles (SIC Code G) with 118,307 charges, accounting for 15.59% of the total. Professional, Scientific and Technical Activities (SIC Code M) follows closely with 117,720 charges (15.51%). Administrative and Support Service Activities (SIC Code N) comes next with 81,474 charges (10.74%), while Human Health and Social Work Activities (SIC Code Q) has 69,153 charges (9.11%). Other significant sectors include Real Estate Activities (SIC Code L) with 63,934 charges (8.43%) and Other Service Activities (SIC Code S) with 63,234 charges (8.33%). Industries with lower counts include Public Administration and Defence (SIC Code O) with 2,742 charges (0.36%) and Mining and Quarrying (SIC Code B) with just 585 charges (0.08%).

The industry with the highest number of charges remains Wholesale and Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles (SIC Code G) with 337,401 charges, accounting for 15.12% of the total. Construction (SIC Code F) follows closely with 333,534 charges (14.94%), and Professional, Scientific and Technical Activities (SIC Code M) has 290,292 charges (13%). Information and Communication (SIC Code J) reports 218,237 charges (9.78%), while Administrative and Support Service Activities (SIC Code N) comes next with 192,901 charges (8.64%). Real Estate Activities (SIC Code L) has 190,654 charges (8.54%), followed by Accommodation and Food Service Activities (SIC Code I) with 108,952 charges (4.88%) and Manufacturing (SIC Code C) with 105,986 charges (4.75%).

* The Percentages & Counts may not add up due to a company being able to trade under multiple SIC Codes.

		Female-Owned Businesses		Male-Owned Businesses
SIC Code	SIC Industry	Count	Percentage	Count	Percentage
A	Agriculture Forestry And Fishing	5,138	0.66%	18,701	0.85%
B	Mining And Quarrying	572	0.07%	3,669	0.17%
C	Manufacturing	25,813	3.34%	104,962	4.75%
D	Electricity Gas Steam And Air Conditioning Supply	554	0.07%	5,397	0.24%
E	Water Supply, Sewerage Waste Management And Remediation Activities	1,209	0.16%	8,591	0.39%
F	Construction	28,673	3.71%	331,026	14.97%
G	Wholesale And Retail Trade; Repair Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles	119,365	15.44%	330,611	14.96%
H	Transportation And Storage	16,878	2.18%	90,896	4.11%
I	Accommodation And Food Service Activities	46,820	6.06%	107,590	4.87%
J	Information And Communication	46,969	6.08%	216,045	9.77%
K	Financial And Insurance Activities	15,353	1.99%	77,071	3.49%
L	Real Estate Activities	66,247	8.57%	193,192	8.74%
M	Professional Scientific And Technical Activities	119,709	15.49%	287,736	13.02%
N	Administrative And Support Service Activities	82,396	10.66%	188,755	8.54%
O	Public Administration And Defence; Compulsory Social Security	2,733	0.35%	3,862	0.17%
P	Education	24,644	3.19%	27,704	1.25%
Q	Human Health And Social Work Activities	71,500	9.25%	55,032	2.49%
R	Arts Entertainment And Recreation	23,401	3.03%	51,534	2.33%
S	Other Service Activities	64,612	8.36%	90,279	4.08%
T	Activities Of Households As Employers; Undifferentiated Goods- And Services-producing Activities Of Households For Own Use	9,588	1.24%	17,679	0.80%
U	Activities Of Extraterritorial Organisations And Bodies	79	0.01%	276	0.01%

London continues to lead with the highest number of charges at 213,729, representing 28.17% of the total. The South East follows with 101,504 charges (13.38%), and the North West has 73,307 charges (9.66%). Other notable regions include the East of England and West Midlands, with 69,318 (9.14%) and 64,212 (8.46%) charges respectively. In contrast, Northern Ireland has the fewest charges at 11,691 (1.54%), with Wales and the North East also having relatively low counts of 15,387 and 15,556 charges, each accounting for 2.03% and 2.05% respectively.

London remains the leader with 581,694 charges, representing 26.06% of the total. The South East follows with 294,526 charges (13.19%), and the North West has 228,294 charges (10.23%). Other significant regions include the East of England and West Midlands, with 212,856 (9.54%) and 178,914 (8.02%) charges respectively. Yorkshire and The Humber, the East Midlands, and Scotland also report notable counts with 140,331 (6.29%), 125,678 (5.63%), and 110,220 (4.94%) charges. The North East and Wales have relatively low counts of 53,574 and 51,017 charges, accounting for 2.4% and 2.29% respectively. Northern Ireland has the fewest charges at 37,065 (1.66%).

Region	Female-Owned Businesses		Male-Owned Businesses
Region	Count	Percentage	Count	Percentage
London	220,394	28.51%	572,962	25.92%
North West	74,843	9.68%	226,237	10.23%
South East	103,113	13.34%	292,516	13.23%
West Midlands	65,445	8.47%	177,542	8.03%
East of England	70,532	9.12%	211,483	9.57%
Yorkshire and The Humber	44,176	5.71%	139,391	6.31%
East Midlands	42,802	5.54%	124,758	5.64%
Scotland	35,272	4.56%	109,507	4.95%
South West	48,591	6.29%	144,757	6.55%
North East	15,757	2.04%	53,152	2.40%
Wales	15,414	1.99%	50,704	2.29%
Northern Ireland	11,576	1.50%	36,986	1.67%

The Moderate Risk band has the highest number of charges, totaling 263,507, accounting for 34.72% of the total. This is followed by the Very Low Risk band with 185,412 charges (24.43%) and the Low Risk band with 160,142 charges (21.1%). The Very High Risk band, which includes those not scored, has 141,834 charges, making up 18.7%, while the High Risk band has the fewest charges at 7,573, representing just 0.99% of the total.

The Moderate Risk band has the highest number of charges, totaling 663,271, accounting for 29.71% of the total. This is followed by the Low Risk band with 562,203 charges (25.19%) and the Very Low Risk band with 485,873 charges (21.77%). The Very High Risk band, which includes those not scored, has 488,060 charges, making up 21.86%, while the High Risk band has the fewest charges at 32,026, representing just 1.43% of the total.

Risk Band	Female-Owned Businesses		Male-Owned Businesses
Risk Band	Count	Percentage	Count	Percentage
Very Low Risk	191,150	24.72%	488,794	22.11%
Low Risk	166,043	21.48%	566,088	25.61%
Moderate Risk	260,258	33.66%	630,631	28.53%
High Risk	7,665	0.99%	32,208	1.46%
Very High Risk / Not Scored	147,595	19.09%	492,264	22.27%

The majority of companies fall within the 500K to 1M turnover range, with 26,743 companies accounting for 38.58% of the total. Following this, the 1M to 5M turnover range includes 26,290 companies, making up 7.68%. Companies in the 1 to 500K range total 11,622 (16.77%), while those in the 5M to 10M range number 2,650 (0.78%). The 10M to 100M range includes 1,940 companies (0.57%), and there are 64 companies in the 100M to 500M range (0.02%). Only 4 companies have a turnover greater than 1B, representing a mere 0.00% of the total.

The majority of companies fall within the 1 to 500K turnover range, with 868,912 companies accounting for 38.97% of the total. Following this, the 1M to 5M turnover range includes 127,340 companies, making up 5.71%. Companies in the 500K to 1M range total 111,810 (5.01%), while those in the 5M to 10M range number 15,970 (0.72%). The 10M to 100M range includes 13,750 companies (0.62%), and there are 587 companies in the 100M to 500M range (0.03%). Only 24 companies have a turnover greater than 1B, representing a mere 0.00% of the total.

Turnover Range	Female-Owned Businesses		Male-Owned Businesses
Turnover Range	Number of Companies	Percentage	Number of Companies	Percentage
1 to 500K	11,961	90.95%	31,554	16.46%
500K to 1M	268	0.60%	1,291	0.67%
1M to 5M	27,344	7.68%	128,198	5.80%
5M to 10M	2,781	0.78%	16,055	0.73%
10M to 100M	2,027	0.57%	13,988	0.63%
100M to 500M	63	0.02%	599	0.03%
Greater Than 1B	4	0.00%	25	0.00%