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Engineering Problem-solving Businesses in UK

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

21,336
Businesses
92.7%
Active
9.4 yrs
Avg company age
London
Top Location · 3,018
Analysis

What the numbers actually tell us

8.2% of engineering problem-solving 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 Engineering problem-solving, 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 71122 · 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 Engineering problem-solving. 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: 9.4 YRS

      Key companies

      Largest active Engineering problem-solving by latest reported turnover. Click through for filings, directors and group structure.

      £393.1m
      £56.2m

      Where they are: top locations

      Ranked by the number of active Engineering problem-solving businesses registered in each location.

      01London3,01814.1% of sector
      02Glasgow3691.7% of sector
      03Aberdeen3601.7% of sector
      04Bristol3531.7% of sector
      05Manchester2641.2% of sector