Data from the official company registers of 12 countries. Not an official register.

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Book publishing

UK SIC 2007 · 58110ISIC 58 · Publishing activitiesJ · Information and communication
Live companies9,957main activity SIC 58110
New, past 12 months1,32113.3% of live
Median age5 yrsof live companies
Liquidation or administration510.5%
Oldest1893incorporated 28 Oct 1893

When they were founded

Live companies by year of incorporation, past 15 years.

05001,0001,5002,0002011: 21020112012: 1972013: 22820132014: 2492015: 27720152016: 2922017: 31220172018: 3632019: 42720192020: 4952021: 54920212022: 5582023: 65720232024: 8202025: 1,33220252026: 1,072

Regions

Where these companies have their registered office.

London
4,068
South East
1,373
East of England
890
South West
777
North West
568
West Midlands
540
Scotland
473
East Midlands
368
Yorkshire and The Humber
351
Wales
289
North East
175
Northern Ireland
81

Towns with the most

Live companies in this activity by town.

Companies

9,957 live companies, oldest first. Page 1 of 200.

CompanyTownIncorporated
Scripture Union
00039828
Milton Keynes28 Oct 1893
Stanborough Press Limited
00041819
Grantham23 Aug 1894
Springer Nature Holdings Limited
00046694
Islington31 Jan 1896
Attwood and Binsted Limited
00052111
Ewell12 Apr 1897
Incorporated Catholic Truth Society(the)
00057374
Southwark16 May 1898
Nielsen Book Services Limited
00070437
Southwark8 Jun 1901
Schofield & Sims Limited
00070903
Wakefield19 Jul 1901
Harleian Society Incorporated 1902(THE)
00072647
City and County of the City of London31 Jan 1902
Relx plc
00077536
City of Westminster28 May 1903
Stainer & Bell Limited
00095905
Barnet2 Dec 1907
Phillimore & Co. Limited
00107911
Cheltenham3 Mar 1910
Strathearn Publishing Limited
00122295
Harrow30 May 1912
John Wisden and Company Limited
00135590
Camden4 May 1914
A. & C. Black Limited
00137664
Camden5 Mar 1915
W.foulsham & Co.limited
00144147
Harrow21 Jun 1916
Scripture Gift Mission (Incorporated)
00145932
Southwark5 Feb 1917
Bosworth and Company,limited
00153730
City of Westminster19 Mar 1919
Frederick Warne & Co Limited
00155455
Wandsworth26 May 1919
James Clarke and Company Limited
00162377
Cambridge (Cambridge)2 Jan 1920
A.m.heath & Company Limited
00175027
Camden3 Jun 1921
School Government Publishing Company Limited(the)
00178226
City of Westminster5 Dec 1921
Brown Son and Ferguson, Limited
SC011878
Glasgow3 Jan 1922
Methuen Drama Limited
00185139
Camden19 Oct 1922
A & C Black Publishers Limited
00189153
Camden11 Apr 1923
Ladybird Books Limited
00200130
Wandsworth29 Aug 1924
Francis,day & Hunter Limited
00203742
Camden11 Feb 1925
Arthur H.stockwell,limited
00209422
Luton4 Nov 1925
Swedenborg Society(the)
00209822
Camden20 Nov 1925
Radio Society of Great Britain
00216431
Bedford25 Sept 1926
Economist Newspaper Limited(the)
00236383
City of Westminster14 Jan 1929
Geoffrey Faber Holdings Limited
00238274
Camden28 Mar 1929
Peter Maurice Music Company Limited(the)
00250282
Camden20 Aug 1930
Hamish Hamilton Limited
00253393
Wandsworth10 Jan 1931
Systematic Training and Trading Limited
00256396
Marple Bridge13 May 1931
Gibsons International Limited
00256754
City of Westminster29 May 1931
F.lewis,(publishers),limited
00260498
Camden20 Nov 1931
Day One Christian Ministries
00260869
Leominster5 Dec 1931
Christian Evidence Society(the)
00293615
Coney Weston1 Nov 1934
Bible Reading Fellowship(the)
00301324
Abingdon-on-Thames30 May 1935
Michael Joseph Limited
00304766
Wandsworth5 Sept 1935
Lawrence and Wishart Limited
00310922
Barking and Dagenham27 Feb 1936
Music Sales Limited
00315155
City of Westminster12 Jun 1936
The Christadelphian Magazine and Publishing Association
00329186
Birmingham26 Jun 1937
Lucis Press Limited
00338727
City of Westminster1 Apr 1938
Oswald Chambers Publications Association Limited(the)
00372845
Leeds (Leeds)18 Mar 1942
Cartophilic Society of Great Britain Limited(the)
00378066
Newbury31 Dec 1942
Atrium Press Limited
00381094
Leicester11 Jun 1943
B.feldman and Co.limited
00414515
Camden8 Jul 1946
Centre for Policy on Ageing
00440135
City and County of the City of London1 Aug 1947
Farshore Books Ltd
00449706
Southwark18 Feb 1948