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Roads And Motorways Businesses in UK

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

5,124
Businesses
86.8%
Active
9.8 yrs
Avg company age
Richmond
Top Location · 665
Analysis

What the numbers actually tell us

11.3% of roads and motorways 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 Roads and motorways, 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 42110 · 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 Roads and motorways. 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: 9.8 YRS

      Key companies

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

      Where they are: top locations

      Ranked by the number of active Roads and motorways businesses registered in each location.

      01Richmond66513% of sector
      02London3747.3% of sector
      03Birmingham1563% of sector
      04Doncaster851.7% of sector
      05Manchester751.5% of sector