Data / UK companies / Motion picture distribution activities
Motion picture distribution activities: 1,729 live UK companies with SIC code 59131
1,729 live UK companies list SIC code 59131, motion picture distribution activities, in the Companies House snapshot dated 1 November 2026. 234 of them were incorporated in the last 12 months and 102 have an accounts due date that had passed, and 125 have a proposal to strike them off the register.
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- 1,729Live companies
- 234Incorporated in the last 12 months
- 102Accounts overdue
- 125Strike off proposed
- 59131SIC code
- 1 November 2026Snapshot
Incorporations per year
Companies incorporated in each year that are still live in the 1 November 2026 snapshot. Companies that closed earlier are not counted, so older years read low.
| Year incorporated | Live companies |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 104 |
| 2023 | 132 |
| 2024 | 164 |
| 2025 | 222 |
| 2026 so far | 199 |
By region
| Region | Live companies |
|---|---|
| London | 970 |
| South East | 278 |
| East of England | 85 |
| North West | 83 |
| South West | 71 |
| West Midlands | 64 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 42 |
| Wales | 39 |
| Scotland | 36 |
| East Midlands | 34 |
| North East | 18 |
| Northern Ireland | 8 |
Towns with the most motion picture distribution activities companies
Towns with 100 or more live companies; a link opens the page for this industry in that town.
| Town | Region | Live companies |
|---|---|---|
| London | London | 811 |
| Harrow | London | 45 |
| Reading | South East | 31 |
| Manchester | North West | 23 |
| Cardiff | Wales | 19 |
| Birmingham | West Midlands | 17 |
| Bristol | South West | 17 |
| Glasgow | Scotland | 13 |
| Brighton | South East | 10 |
| Coventry | West Midlands | 10 |
| Milton Keynes | South East | 10 |
| Preston | North West | 9 |
| Sheffield | Yorkshire and The Humber | 8 |
| Greenford | London | 7 |
| Ilford | London | 7 |
| Leeds | Yorkshire and The Humber | 7 |
| Middlesbrough | North East | 7 |
| Middlesex | London | 7 |
| Slough | South East | 7 |
| Winchester | South East | 7 |
| Belfast | Northern Ireland | 6 |
| Borehamwood | East of England | 6 |
| Croydon | London | 6 |
| Edinburgh | Scotland | 6 |
| Epsom | South East | 6 |
Newest motion picture distribution activities companies
Newest first. Each row links to the Companies House record.
Updated November 7, 2026. Read from Companies House Free Company Data Product. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Counts are of live companies in the Companies House snapshot dated 1 November 2026. The snapshot holds basic company data only: no officers and no persons with significant control. A company is counted under each SIC code it lists, up to four. A region is the part of the UK a postcode area mostly falls in. This page uses Companies House data and is not endorsed by Companies House. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.