Intelligence · Sector map · October 2026
Domiciliary and social care in the UK
46,391 active companies; 8,448 formed in the last twelve months.
Computed from Lockley's index, updated 20 October 2026.
46,391
Active UK companies
8,448
Formed in the last twelve months
18% of the sector
11,710
With a website we could match
25%
Domiciliary and social care: companies formed each year, still on the register
2,009
2019
2,137
2020
2,217
2021
2,824
2022
3,229
2023
3,745
2024
6,521
2025
7,009
2026
Where they are registered
Post townActive companies
London9,180
Birmingham1,304
Manchester1,048
Liverpool539
Nottingham523
Leicester489
Bristol446
Leeds440
Glasgow390
Cardiff388
Registered office, which is not always where a company trades.
Hiring in the last 30 days, manager level and above
FunctionRolesCompanies
Finance1210
Operations117
HR44
Marketing32
Sales22
Legal11
Jobs data from Adzuna, matched to companies in the index.
Recorded in October 2026 so far
SignalRecordsCompanies
Hiring at manager level and above2012
First hires in a function66
New sites33
What is counted
Active UK companies whose Companies House SIC codes begin with 88. 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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