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

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Operation of sports facilities

UK SIC 2007 · 93110ISIC 93 · Sports activities and amusement and recreation activitiesR · Arts, entertainment and recreation
Live companies7,836main activity SIC 93110
New, past 12 months1,37517.5% of live
Median age7 yrsof live companies
Liquidation or administration710.9%
Oldest1873incorporated 28 Apr 1873

When they were founded

Live companies by year of incorporation, past 15 years.

05001,0001,5002,0002011: 14720112012: 1622013: 19120132014: 1952015: 20820152016: 2432017: 24220172018: 2622019: 26420192020: 2422021: 26020212022: 2822023: 36420232024: 5472025: 99320252026: 1,176

Regions

Where these companies have their registered office.

South East
1,189
London
1,172
North West
912
East of England
768
South West
687
Yorkshire and The Humber
625
West Midlands
622
East Midlands
541
Scotland
497
Wales
361
North East
296
Northern Ireland
163

Towns with the most

Live companies in this activity by town.

Companies

7,836 live companies, oldest first. Page 1 of 157.

CompanyTownIncorporated
Bowdon Bowling and Lawn Tennis Club (1873) Ltd
00007241
Bowdon28 Apr 1873
Redcar Racecourse Limited
00009592
Redcar14 Jun 1875
Hyde Club Limited
00009918
Hyde (Tameside)9 Oct 1875
Saint Helens Bowling Club Limited
00014544
St Helens (St. Helens)19 Oct 1880
High Gosforth Park Limited
00014667
City of Westminster27 Nov 1880
Blackheath Cricket Football and Lawn Tennis Company,limited(the)
00021418
Greenwich24 Jul 1885
Hallamshire Tennis and Squash Club Limited
00021795
Sheffield11 Nov 1885
Richmond Athletic Association,limited(the)
00022106
Richmond upon Thames28 Jan 1886
Newcastle United Football Company Limited
00031014
Newcastle upon Tyne11 Mar 1890
West Bromwich Albion Heritage Limited
00034292
Birmingham27 Jun 1891
The Grimsby Town Football Club Limited
00034760
Cleethorpes5 Sept 1891
Burntisland Recreation Company Limited
SC002260
Burntisland5 Jan 1892
The Liverpool Football Club and Athletic Grounds Limited
00035668
Liverpool26 Jan 1892
Everton Football Club Company, Limited
00036624
Liverpool14 Jun 1892
Incorporated Sutton Coldfield Golf Club(the)
00038716
Streetly25 Apr 1893
Devon County Athletic Ground Company,limited(the)
00039116
Exeter26 Jun 1893
Seedfield Bowling Club Company,limited
00039757
Bury (Bury)16 Oct 1893
Cambridge University Cricket and Athletic Club Limited
00042844
Over21 Dec 1894
Burntisland Golf Company, Limited
SC002891
Burntisland16 Apr 1895
Willowbank Bowling Club Limited
SC003167
Glasgow17 Apr 1896
Sunderland Association Football Club,limited(the)
00049116
Sunderland12 Aug 1896
Celtic plc
SC003487
—12 Apr 1897
Swindon Town Football Company Limited
00053100
Swindon (Swindon)26 Jun 1897
Southampton Football Club Limited
00053301
Southampton12 Jul 1897
Burnley Football & Athletic Company,limited(the)
00054222
Burnley29 Sept 1897
Warrington Cricket Ground Company,limited(the)
00056140
Warrington17 Feb 1898
Bruntsfield Links Golfing Society Limited
SC003782
Davidsons Mains2 Mar 1898
Tottenham Hotspur Football & Athletic Co. Ltd
00057186
Haringey3 May 1898
Chislehurst Golf Club Limited
00058472
Bromley5 Aug 1898
Queens Park Rangers Football & Athletic Club,limited,(the)
00060094
Hammersmith and Fulham29 Dec 1898
Barbourne Bowling Green Club,limited(the)
00060829
Worcester24 Feb 1899
Folkestone Race Course Limited
00061159
City of Westminster18 Mar 1899
Ripon Race Company Limited(the)
00061171
Ripon20 Mar 1899
Crewe Alexandra Football Club Company,limited(the)
00062367
Crewe31 May 1899
Wearside Golf Club Limited(the)
00064656
Tyne and Wear30 Dec 1899
New Mills and Newtown Cricket and Athletic Club Company Limited
00065192
New Mills27 Feb 1900
Idle Cricket Field Company Limited (the)
00066906
Bradford8 Aug 1900
Seacroft Golf Links Company Limited
00066982
Skegness16 Aug 1900
Gosforth Recreation Company Limited(the)
00067073
Newcastle upon Tyne29 Aug 1900
Notts Golf Club Limited(the)
00068498
Nottingham20 Dec 1900
Mundesley Golf Club Limited
00069797
Norwich10 Apr 1901
East Brighton Golf Club,limited(the)
00070494
Brighton and Hove14 Jun 1901
Griffin Park Stadium Limited
00071215
Hounslow7 Aug 1901
Drumsheugh Baths Club. Limited
SC005043
Edinburgh12 Mar 1902
Glentoran Recreation Company, Limited
R0000263
Belfast25 Mar 1902
Enfield Golf Club Limited
00075164
Enfield20 Oct 1902
Bude and North Cornwall Golf Club,limited(the)
00075219
Bude24 Oct 1902
The Warwick Boat Club,limited
00077258
Warwick4 May 1903
Bingley Bowling Green Club Company Limited(the)
00077332
Bingley11 May 1903
Aberdeen Football Club Limited
SC005364
Aberdeen27 May 1903