What London says it does
Sixteen trades, ranked by how many companies claim them.
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| Series | Period or category | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Business support services | 184,458 | companies |
| Value | Retail via mail order or internet | 176,019 | companies |
| Value | Management consultancy | 156,806 | companies |
| Value | Letting own property | 137,700 | companies |
| Value | Business software development | 81,652 | companies |
| Value | Development of building projects | 47,981 | companies |
| Value | Human health activities | 45,394 | companies |
| Value | Advertising agencies | 44,426 | companies |
| Value | Hairdressing and beauty | 31,705 | companies |
| Value | Licensed restaurants | 29,396 | companies |
| Value | Educational support | 27,687 | companies |
| Value | Specialised construction | 23,141 | companies |
| Value | Motion picture production | 18,800 | companies |
| Value | Taxi operation | 7,404 | companies |
| Value | Auxiliary to financial services | 7,128 | companies |
| Value | Sports facilities | 2,274 | companies |
Methodology
Companies with a London registered office by SIC code, for a curated set of recognisable trades rather than all seven hundred codes. SIC is self-declared at incorporation and never audited, so this is what companies say they do rather than what they turn out to do — and a company may declare several.
Provenance
- Source
- Companies House
- Cadence
- annual
- Engine
- comparison
- Licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0