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

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Portrait photographic activities

UK SIC 2007 · 74201ISIC 74 · Other professional, scientific and technical activitiesM · Professional, scientific and technical activities
Live companies2,600main activity SIC 74201
New, past 12 months35813.8% of live
Median age6 yrsof live companies
Liquidation or administration331.3%
Oldest1928incorporated 21 Dec 1928

When they were founded

Live companies by year of incorporation, past 15 years.

01002003004002011: 5620112012: 582013: 6820132014: 702015: 7220152016: 572017: 8420172018: 1102019: 12220192020: 1052021: 10920212022: 1462023: 18120232024: 2132025: 31220252026: 314

Regions

Where these companies have their registered office.

London
725
South East
327
East of England
300
North West
232
West Midlands
218
East Midlands
160
Yorkshire and The Humber
160
South West
158
Scotland
150
Wales
86
North East
56
Northern Ireland
27

Towns with the most

Live companies in this activity by town.

Companies

2,600 live companies, oldest first. Page 1 of 52.

CompanyTownIncorporated
Scholastic Souvenir Company Limited
00235813
Blackpool21 Dec 1928
H.tempest Limited
00374510
St Ives16 Jun 1942
W.w.winter Limited
00416393
Derby1 Aug 1946
Anthony Buckley & Constantine Limited
00491997
Halesowen27 Feb 1951
Armstrong-Jones
00509896
Kensington and Chelsea19 Jul 1952
Robertsons of Gosforth Limited
00720917
Newcastle upon Tyne9 Apr 1962
Van Cols Limited
00789570
Great Horkesley28 Jan 1964
John Williams Studios Limited
01060811
Leicester7 Jul 1972
Sporting Pictures (U.K.) Limited
01157365
Islington16 Jan 1974
Graham Hitchcock Limited
01199449
Bexley7 Feb 1975
Churchbury Photographic Services Limited
01239376
Hertford5 Jan 1976
David Lee Photography Limited
01291092
Goxhill17 Dec 1976
Kevin Peschke Photography Ltd
01469045
York27 Dec 1979
Davies Colour Limited
01547951
Cardiff27 Feb 1981
Kenton Photographic Colour Laboratories Limited
01555020
Harrow6 Apr 1981
Transcolour Limited
01556805
Bromley16 Apr 1981
Photolox Limited
SC081970
Edinburgh28 Feb 1983
Sherwood Laboratories Limited
01732557
Newark-on-Trent17 Jun 1983
Projekt Photography Limited
01793538
Sutton (Sutton)21 Feb 1984
Phoenix Units Limited
01800855
Parkeston16 Mar 1984
Trans-Tek Limited
01915595
Epsom21 May 1985
John Swannell Studios Limited
01928586
Barnet5 Jul 1985
Natural Processing Co. Limited
02004027
Islington26 Mar 1986
Photocolour (Wales) Limited
02011510
Merthyr Tydfil17 Apr 1986
D.S. Colour Labs Limited
02099607
Reddish13 Feb 1987
Skylight Studios Limited
02185684
Stoke-on-Trent30 Oct 1987
Minton Associates Limited
02398059
Wells23 Jun 1989
Airfotos Limited
02411685
Woolsington8 Aug 1989
The Imaging Warehouse Ltd.
02515872
Stratford-upon-Avon26 Jun 1990
Fraser Portraits Limited
02534694
Poole28 Aug 1990
The Natural Trading Co. Limited
02634300
Islington1 Aug 1991
Marlborough Photo Laboratories Limited
02712682
Marlborough7 May 1992
Phil Boorman Photography Limited
02940422
Cardiff20 Jun 1994
Sloaner Limited
03019171
Waltham Forest7 Feb 1995
PJK Pro Services Limited
03036367
Birmingham22 Mar 1995
Nick Brown Photography Limited
03036368
Sale22 Mar 1995
Tithe Barn Photography Limited
03114914
Chertsey17 Oct 1995
Colorfoto Limited
03135828
Cardiff8 Dec 1995
Management and Production Limited
03255068
Waltham Forest26 Sept 1996
Blink Creative Solutions Limited
03419411
Preston (Preston)14 Aug 1997
Ross Young Photographers Limited
03483823
Southampton19 Dec 1997
Piehead Systems Limited
03524810
Cambridge (Cambridge)10 Mar 1998
Process Gallery Ltd
03554861
Lenham29 Apr 1998
Richard Greenly Photography Limited
03557160
Newbury1 May 1998
Camera Support Services Limited
03565824
Worcester18 May 1998
Monitoba Ltd
03597713
Winchester14 Jul 1998
Yellow Photography Limited
03616304
Hamble-le-Rice17 Aug 1998
The Lemonade Factory Limited
03619259
Lambeth20 Aug 1998
In-Press Photography Limited
03663111
Witham6 Nov 1998
Ede & Ravenscroft Photography Limited
03671416
Camden20 Nov 1998