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Freight Air Transport Businesses in UK

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

1,042
Businesses
90.5%
Active
12.2 yrs
Avg company age
London
Top Location · 246
Analysis

What the numbers actually tell us

18.1% of freight air transport survive beyond 20 years – vs 12.5% cross-sector average. Slightly more of these businesses stand the test of time than the UK average.

Market: new incorporations, six-year view

New company registrations for Freight air transport, 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 51210 · 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 Freight air transport. 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: 12.2 YRS

      Key companies

      Largest active Freight air transport by latest reported turnover. Click through for filings, directors and group structure.

      Where they are: top locations

      Ranked by the number of active Freight air transport businesses registered in each location.

      01London24623.6% of sector
      02Slough262.5% of sector
      03Hounslow252.4% of sector
      04Hayes232.2% of sector
      05Manchester232.2% of sector

      Counties with Freight air transport businesses

      Explore sector data filtered by county. Each county page drills into town-level breakdowns.