Intelligence · Sector map · October 2026
Accountancy and bookkeeping in the UK
63,010 active companies; 4,998 formed in the last twelve months.
Computed from Lockley's index, updated 20 October 2026.
63,010
Active UK companies
4,998
Formed in the last twelve months
8% of the sector
11,078
With a website we could match
18%
Accountancy and bookkeeping: companies formed each year, still on the register
3,140
2019
3,130
2020
2,871
2021
2,935
2022
3,503
2023
3,991
2024
5,270
2025
4,006
2026
Where they are registered
Post townActive companies
London11,589
Manchester1,195
Birmingham1,109
Glasgow706
Bristol655
Harrow590
Ilford580
Leeds517
Cardiff515
Leicester510
Registered office, which is not always where a company trades.
Hiring in the last 30 days, manager level and above
FunctionRolesCompanies
Sales22
Finance11
Operations11
Jobs data from Adzuna, matched to companies in the index.
Recorded in October 2026 so far
SignalRecordsCompanies
Hiring at manager level and above33
What is counted
Active UK companies whose Companies House SIC codes begin with 6920. A company with several codes can appear in more than one sector. Figures are recomputed every night.
SourcesCompanies House (Open Government Licence) · Jobs data from Adzuna · Lockley's index and its sources
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