High-Growth Sector

Digital Creative Industries

A market overview of active UK companies in Digital Creative Industries. Figures exclude dormant and dissolved companies. Data refreshed 30 Apr 2026.

Active companies
7,263
trading & on register
Reporting turnover
875
12% of active
Reporting employees
6,237
86% of active
Register health
11%
of 8,263 on register are dormant

Company size (employees)

Active companies reporting employee counts

1-9
5,414
10-49
608
50-249
179
250+
36

Turnover distribution

Active companies reporting turnover

<£100k
191
£100k-£1m
208
£1m-£10m
243
£10m-£100m
212
£100m+
21

Where they're based

Active companies by major UK city (30km London, 15–20km elsewhere)

Greater London
2,848
Manchester
233
Bristol
165
Birmingham
103
Glasgow
103
Cardiff
95
Leeds
78
Edinburgh
68
Liverpool
65
Belfast
61

New formations by year

Active companies incorporated under this category (dormant shells excluded)

408
17
441
18
461
19
401
20
413
21
358
22
245
23
73
24
9
25
0
26

Largest by turnover

#CompanyTurnoverEBITDAEmployees3y growth
1PARAMOUNT PICTURES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED£2.1B£503.3M10041%
2UNIVERSAL MUSIC OPERATIONS LIMITED£663.4M£63.3M-8%
3ITV STUDIOS LIMITED£614.2M£31.6M1,3967%
4BBC STUDIOS PRODUCTIONS LIMITED£422.0M£25.0M1,3500%
5COLUMBIA PICTURES CORPORATION LIMITED£409.2M£5.0M393-4%
6FREMANTLEMEDIA LIMITED£367.4M£9.1M-6%
7SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT UK LIMITED£340.7M£79.1M3337%
8LIONS GATE INTERNATIONAL (UK) LIMITED£271.2M£9.5M7822%
9MOONBUG ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED£252.7M£51.9M36686%
10SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT DIRECT EUROPE LIMITED£238.4M---
11UNITED INTERNATIONAL PICTURES£157.8M£8.7M20932%
12DONE AND DUSTED PRODUCTIONS LIMITED£153.8M£13.1M5741%
13TRAFALGAR ENTERTAINMENT GROUP LIMITED£138.2M£10.6M1,73149%
14GRAVITY MEDIA GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED£137.5M£22.2M51911%
15THE ROYAL NATIONAL THEATRE£128.7M£4.6M93117%
16COMINO MEDIA LIMITED£126.1M£8.6M2,54315%
17CINESITE MEDIA HOLDINGS LTD£126.1M£8.8M2,54415%
18FRAMESTORE LIMITED(THE)£123.2M£5.9M1,20613%
19JUPITER SPRING PRODUCTIONS LIMITED£105.1M-220-4%
20BANIJAY UK PRODUCTIONS LIMITED£103.6M£8.8M15723%

Fastest-growing

Active companies with turnover ≥ £1m, sorted by 3-year turnover CAGR

#CompanyTurnoverEmployees3y turnover growth
1LBP (THE CROWN) LTD£4.2M-1663%
2WARNER BROS. TV PRODUCTION SERVICES LIMITED£17.3M-1324%
3TRAFALGAR UK THEATRES HAYES LIMITED£1.2M561081%
4LBM THIS CITY IS OURS LIMITED£17.1M-962%
5HANNA-BARBERA STUDIOS EUROPE LIMITED£6.7M32908%
6LBP THE CROWN SERIES 2 LTD£6.1M-506%
7MAMMOTH PRODUCTIONS LIMITED£40.6M-299%
8LBP THE CROWN SERIES 3 LTD£8.2M-282%
9TRITON FILMS LIMITED£56.9M-280%
10HAY FESTIVAL FOUNDATION LIMITED£6.4M31237%
11POOJA MEDIA SERVICES LIMITED£11.6M1220%
12ROCKLOCK FILMS LIMITED£12.1M-184%
13ELEMENTARY PRODUCTIONS LIMITED£58.8M-171%
14DOMBEY STREET PRODUCTIONS LIMITED£37.3M-157%
15FUNFAIR FILMS LIMITED£10.0M-151%
16GRITTY PICTURES LIMITED£27.6M39127%
17SONIA FRIEDMAN PRODUCTIONS LIMITED£5.5M37110%
18THE DEVIL'S HOUR LIMITED£18.1M5108%
19BROWN BAG FILMS UK LIMITED£1.2M12104%
20NEAL STREET MEDIA LIMITED£2.3M-100%

Newest formations

Most recently incorporated active companies

#CompanyLocationIncorporated
1TWICKENHAM STUDIOS GROUP LIMITEDTwickenham2025
2WARNER BROS. UK COMMUNICATIONS LIMITEDLondon2025
3PRODCO HOLDINGS LIMITEDLondon2025
4HOPSKOTCH MUSIC LTDNewcastle2025
5QUIDDITY WOLF LTDLondon2025
6FINAL PIXEL SUNFLOWER SPECIAL LTDLondon2025
7ID AUDIO HOLDINGS LIMITEDLondon2025
8SF (BLOOMERS) LIMITEDLondon2025
9LATENT TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTDLondon2025
10MATCHSTICKMOMENT LTDLondon2024
11LIT EFFECT LIMITEDWorcester2024
12REEL FILMS LTDHaywards Heath2024
13THE COUPER COLLECTION (BRIGHTON) LTDHove2024
14FESTIVALS AND GIGS LTDBristol2024
15TOMFOOLERY LTDLondon2024
16L.A. PRODUCTIONS 4 LTDLincoln2024
17REAL TIME EVENTS LTDLondon2024
18HEART OF GLASS LTDCambridge2024
19YNG MEDIA GROUP LIMITEDDalgety Bay2024
20PLUME PICTURES LTDStevenage2024