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Defence activities: 997 live UK companies with SIC code 84220
997 live UK companies list SIC code 84220, defence activities, in the Companies House snapshot dated 1 November 2026. 174 of them were incorporated in the last 12 months and 43 have an accounts due date that had passed, and 62 have a proposal to strike them off the register.
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- 997Live companies
- 174Incorporated in the last 12 months
- 43Accounts overdue
- 62Strike off proposed
- 84220SIC 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 | 49 |
| 2023 | 59 |
| 2024 | 86 |
| 2025 | 169 |
| 2026 so far | 150 |
By region
| Region | Live companies |
|---|---|
| London | 272 |
| South West | 224 |
| South East | 153 |
| West Midlands | 69 |
| East of England | 61 |
| East Midlands | 49 |
| North West | 46 |
| Scotland | 35 |
| Wales | 30 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 27 |
| North East | 23 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 |
Towns with the most defence 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 | 247 |
| Bristol | South West | 25 |
| Salisbury | South West | 16 |
| Camberley | South East | 12 |
| Cardiff | Wales | 12 |
| Weymouth | South West | 12 |
| Reading | South East | 11 |
| Hereford | West Midlands | 10 |
| Birmingham | West Midlands | 9 |
| Christchurch | South West | 8 |
| Edinburgh | Scotland | 8 |
| Warminster | South West | 8 |
| Bournemouth | South West | 7 |
| Lincoln | East Midlands | 7 |
| Manchester | North West | 7 |
| Poole | South West | 7 |
| Portsmouth | South East | 7 |
| Chippenham | South West | 6 |
| Coventry | West Midlands | 6 |
| Plymouth | South West | 6 |
| Altrincham | North West | 5 |
| Bury St Edmunds | East of England | 5 |
| Leeds | Yorkshire and The Humber | 5 |
| Leicester | East Midlands | 5 |
| Melton Mowbray | East Midlands | 5 |
Newest defence activities companies
Newest first. Each row links to the Companies House record.
| Company | Number | Incorporated | Town | Accounts due | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polaris PM Limited | 17552043 | 30 October 2026 | Barrow-in-Furness | 30 July 2028 | Active | find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |
| Sentinel Drone Technologies Limited | 17543092 | 26 October 2026 | London | 26 July 2028 | Active | find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |
| Dryad Training and Consultants Ltd | 17538373 | 23 October 2026 | Eastleigh | 23 July 2028 | Active | find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |
| Crown Defence Ltd | 17524598 | 15 October 2026 | St Albans | 15 July 2028 | Active | find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |
| EOS Marss Systems Limited | 17517019 | 13 October 2026 | London | 13 July 2028 | Active | find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |
| North Accord Consulting Limited | 17515578 | 12 October 2026 | Warminster | 12 July 2028 | Active | find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |
| Ariadne Technology Corporation Limited | 17508077 | 8 October 2026 | London | 8 July 2028 | Active | find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |
| Capricorn One Engineering Ltd | 17492926 | 1 October 2026 | Southampton | 1 July 2028 | Active | find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |
| Eltriune Holdings Ltd | 17492401 | 30 September 2026 | Manchester | 30 June 2028 | Active | find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |
| Colway Ltd | 17487751 | 29 September 2026 | London | 29 June 2028 | Active | find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |
| Clause 10 Group Ltd | 17486293 | 28 September 2026 | Norwich | 28 June 2028 | Active | find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |
| Twelfth Power Ltd | 17483338 | 26 September 2026 | London | 26 June 2028 | Active | find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |
| AV UK Defence Systems Ltd | 17473331 | 22 September 2026 | Hereford | 22 June 2028 | Active | find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |
| Defence Grid Systems Ltd | 17471259 | 21 September 2026 | Altrincham | 21 June 2028 | Active | find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |
| STA Loadmaster Consultancy Ltd | 17464214 | 17 September 2026 | Cowbridge | 17 June 2028 | Active | find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |
| Taonic Limited | 17462596 | 16 September 2026 | Chippenham | 16 June 2028 | Active | find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |
| Orca Integrated Power Ltd | 17456987 | 14 September 2026 | Exmouth | 14 June 2028 | Active | find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |
| Tideshift Maritime Consulting Ltd | 17451144 | 10 September 2026 | Southsea | 10 June 2028 | Active | find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |
| Skdi Limited | 17448563 | 9 September 2026 | Nuneaton | 9 June 2028 | Active | find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |
| Basilisk Dynamics Ltd | 17440868 | 5 September 2026 | Taunton | 5 June 2028 | Active | find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |
| Ecadsol UK Ltd | 17439404 | 4 September 2026 | Bristol | 4 June 2028 | Active | find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |
| Nordic Air Defence UK Ltd | 17435635 | 3 September 2026 | London | 3 June 2028 | Active | find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |
| VSR Trading Ltd | 17434761 | 2 September 2026 | Bristol | 2 June 2028 | Active | find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |
| Alta Ares Limited | 17434615 | 2 September 2026 | London | 2 June 2028 | Active | find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |
| Aegis Nova Ltd | 17433665 | 2 September 2026 | Haslemere | 2 June 2028 | Active | find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |
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.