Intelligence · Sector map · October 2026
Healthcare in the UK
197,184 active companies; 23,257 formed in the last twelve months.
Computed from Lockley's index, updated 20 October 2026.
197,184
Active UK companies
23,257
Formed in the last twelve months
12% of the sector
28,501
With a website we could match
14%
Healthcare: companies formed each year, still on the register
11,331
2019
9,408
2020
11,428
2021
15,525
2022
17,202
2023
17,487
2024
23,239
2025
18,970
2026
Where they are registered
Post townActive companies
London31,384
Manchester5,087
Birmingham4,998
Leeds2,709
Glasgow2,552
Leicester2,531
Nottingham2,263
Bristol2,205
Cardiff1,947
Liverpool1,743
Registered office, which is not always where a company trades.
Hiring in the last 30 days, manager level and above
FunctionRolesCompanies
Operations118
Sales108
Marketing85
Finance77
HR11
Legal11
Product11
Jobs data from Adzuna, matched to companies in the index.
Recorded in October 2026 so far
SignalRecordsCompanies
Hiring at manager level and above2417
First hires in a function77
Public contracts ending22
New sites22
What is counted
Active UK companies whose Companies House SIC codes begin with 86. 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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