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Professional Scientific And Technical Businesses in Greater London

Explore the Greater London's Professional Scientific And Technical sector. From regional hotspots to turnover breakdowns, discover key intelligence on company performance, market concentration, and growth opportunities across the UK.

5,849
Businesses
92.4%
Active
11 yrs
Avg company age
London
Top Location · 4,344
Analysis

What the numbers actually tell us

9.5% of professional scientific and technical survive beyond 20 years – vs 12.6% 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 Professional scientific and technical, 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 74909 · 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 Professional scientific and technical. 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: 10.7 YRS · AGENCIES: 11 YRS

      Key companies

      Largest active Professional scientific and technical by latest reported turnover. Click through for filings, directors and group structure.

      Where they are: top locations

      Ranked by the number of active Professional scientific and technical businesses registered in each location.

      01London4,34474.3% of sector
      02Edgware2484.2% of sector
      03Harrow1642.8% of sector
      04Croydon1372.3% of sector
      05Ilford1282.2% of sector

      Towns in Greater London

      Drill down further - view Professional scientific and technical business data for individual towns within this county.