Intelligence · Sector map · October 2026
Management consultancy in the UK
288,829 active companies; 45,631 formed in the last twelve months.
Computed from Lockley's index, updated 20 October 2026.
288,829
Active UK companies
45,631
Formed in the last twelve months
16% of the sector
33,610
With a website we could match
12%
Management consultancy: companies formed each year, still on the register
15,707
2019
15,316
2020
15,015
2021
16,875
2022
22,090
2023
26,737
2024
38,836
2025
37,716
2026
Where they are registered
Post townActive companies
London76,206
Manchester4,319
Birmingham3,390
Glasgow2,851
Bristol2,613
Cardiff2,590
Leeds2,468
Nottingham2,126
Edinburgh2,031
Liverpool2,004
Registered office, which is not always where a company trades.
Hiring in the last 30 days, manager level and above
FunctionRolesCompanies
Sales1712
Finance128
Operations119
Marketing85
HR42
Engineering33
Product11
Jobs data from Adzuna, matched to companies in the index.
Recorded in October 2026 so far
SignalRecordsCompanies
Hiring at manager level and above3119
First hires in a function97
New sites22
What is counted
Active UK companies whose Companies House SIC codes begin with 70229. 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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