Home / Insights / Care Activities Businesses in UK

Care Activities Businesses in UK

Explore the UK's Care Activities sector. From regional hotspots to turnover breakdowns, discover key intelligence on company performance, market concentration, and growth opportunities across the UK.

8,100
Businesses
92%
Active
8.8 yrs
Avg company age
London
Top Location · 1,083
Analysis

What the numbers actually tell us

9.2% of care activities survive beyond 20 years – vs 12.5% cross-sector average. Established players are rarer here than across the UK economy as a whole.

Market: new incorporations, six-year view

New company registrations for Care activities, 2021-2026 (2026 shown year-to-date). The sector added more companies in 2022 than any year on record.

SOURCE: COMPANIES HOUSE INCORPORATION DATA · SIC 87900 · SYNCED DAILY

Outlook: sector signals

A composite view across six dimensions, scored 0–100.

    What the score means

    Business profile: who runs UK agencies

    Active companies by Care activities. The sector is overwhelmingly founder-owned private companies

      Structure & age: a young sector

      Age distribution of active businesses. – are under five years old - and only – make it past twenty.

      UK CROSS-SECTOR AVERAGE AGE: 10.6 YRS · AGENCIES: 8.8 YRS

      Key companies

      Largest active Care activities by latest reported turnover. Click through for filings, directors and group structure.

      Where they are: top locations

      Ranked by the number of active Care activities businesses registered in each location.

      01London1,08313.4% of sector
      02Birmingham3294.1% of sector
      03Liverpool1952.4% of sector
      04Slough1882.3% of sector
      05Manchester1742.1% of sector