Intelligence · Sector map · October 2026
Financial services in the UK
218,651 active companies; 34,324 formed in the last twelve months.
Computed from Lockley's index, updated 20 October 2026.
218,651
Active UK companies
34,324
Formed in the last twelve months
16% of the sector
25,036
With a website we could match
11%
Financial services: companies formed each year, still on the register
11,527
2019
12,836
2020
15,302
2021
15,549
2022
17,591
2023
21,976
2024
30,700
2025
27,664
2026
Where they are registered
Post townActive companies
London61,265
Manchester3,897
Birmingham3,319
Leeds2,587
Glasgow2,311
Cardiff2,042
Bristol1,991
Leicester1,990
Nottingham1,861
Liverpool1,686
Registered office, which is not always where a company trades.
Hiring in the last 30 days, manager level and above
FunctionRolesCompanies
Sales2816
Operations2416
Marketing2015
Finance178
HR74
Customer success11
Legal11
Procurement11
Jobs data from Adzuna, matched to companies in the index.
Recorded in October 2026 so far
SignalRecordsCompanies
Hiring at manager level and above5332
First hires in a function1515
New sites77
What is counted
Active UK companies whose Companies House SIC codes begin with 64, 661. 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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