High-Growth Sector

Immersive & XR Tech

A market overview of active UK companies in Immersive & XR Tech. Figures exclude dormant and dissolved companies. Data refreshed 30 Apr 2026.

Active companies
955
trading & on register
Reporting turnover
52
5% of active
Reporting employees
816
85% of active
Register health
16%
of 1,174 on register are dormant

Company size (employees)

Active companies reporting employee counts

1-9
654
10-49
121
50-249
39
250+
2

Turnover distribution

Active companies reporting turnover

<£100k
11
£100k-£1m
8
£1m-£10m
19
£10m-£100m
12
£100m+
2

Where they're based

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

Greater London
318
Manchester
29
Liverpool
16
Birmingham
14
Bristol
14
Cardiff
13
Edinburgh
9
Glasgow
8
Leeds
7
Belfast
6

New formations by year

Active companies incorporated under this category (dormant shells excluded)

97
17
89
18
82
19
87
20
76
21
56
22
33
23
8
24
0
25
0
26

Largest by turnover

#CompanyTurnoverEBITDAEmployees3y growth
1ALZHEIMER'S SOCIETY£143.8M£4.7M1,1907%
2ANIARA LTD£104.3M-134-
3WAVE OPTICS LIMITED£84.1M£10.1M11472%
4FOUR AGENCY WORLDWIDE LIMITED£51.8M£953K246-10%
5RWS GLOBAL UK HOLDINGS LIMITED£30.0M£225K8710%
6WESTBASE GROUP LIMITED£28.6M£1.8M604%
7VICON MOTION SYSTEMS LIMITED£28.5M£639K12510%
8RWS GLOBAL UK LIMITED£27.4M£67K7210%
9OUTERNET LONDON LIMITED£20.4M£21.0M60-
10HERITAGE ATTRACTIONS LIMITED£20.4M£3.5M36710%
11IGLOO VISION LIMITED£14.5M£1.9M8216%
12HUDDLED GROUP PLC£14.2M£3.7M9313%
13FRAMELESS LONDON LTD£12.4M£3.8M84-
14IMPROBABLE WORLDS LIMITED£10.1M£19.4M212-31%
15CLEAR ANGLE STUDIOS LTD£9.2M£2.5M148-
16NEON (HOLDINGS) LIMITED£9.1M£397K58-3%
17LEARNPRO GROUP LIMITED£8.4M£938K10014%
18XYZ REALITY LIMITED£7.1M£9.2M8889%
19UNISYSTEMS FREIGHT (UK) LIMITED£6.8M£152K40-
20PUNCHDRUNK GLOBAL LTD£6.4M£407K7168%

Fastest-growing

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

#CompanyTurnoverEmployees3y turnover growth
1XYZ REALITY LIMITED£7.1M8889%
2WAVE OPTICS LIMITED£84.1M11472%
3PUNCHDRUNK GLOBAL LTD£6.4M7168%
4PUNCHDRUNK ENRICHMENT LIMITED£2.1M1937%
5ENGAGE XR HOLDINGS PLC£3.2M6734%
6IGLOO VISION LIMITED£14.5M8216%
7LEARNPRO GROUP LIMITED£8.4M10014%
8HUDDLED GROUP PLC£14.2M9313%
9HERITAGE ATTRACTIONS LIMITED£20.4M36710%
10VICON MOTION SYSTEMS LIMITED£28.5M12510%
11RWS GLOBAL UK LIMITED£27.4M7210%
12RWS GLOBAL UK HOLDINGS LIMITED£30.0M8710%
13ALZHEIMER'S SOCIETY£143.8M1,1907%
14ST ENGINEERING ANTYCIP LTD£2.6M207%
15WESTBASE GROUP LIMITED£28.6M604%
16PRELOADED LIMITED£4.6M264%
17ZAPPAR LIMITED£4.4M632%
18ZAPPAR (HOLDING) LIMITED£4.4M642%
19ULTRAHAPTICS IP LTD£2.7M-1%

Newest formations

Most recently incorporated active companies

#CompanyLocationIncorporated
1QUINTESSENCE GROUP LTDLoughton2024
2AUGLIO LTDLondon2024
3GRAFTAR LTDKiddderminster2024
4MAXIMALIST LIMITEDYork2024
5IMMERSE LTDLondon2024
6IMITO LTDLondon2024
7PRELOADED PRODUCTIONS LIMITEDLondon2024
8CREATED BY CATALYST LTDBrighton2024
9DEEP DIVERS LTDLondon2023
10MAZE THEORY GAMES LIMITEDManchester2023
11DISTORTION STUDIOS LTDBristol2023
12BEEK DIGITAL STUDIOS LIMITEDMitcham2023
13ANYTHING PROPERTY LIMITEDCoventry2023
14RWS GLOBAL HOLDINGS LIMITEDMaidenhead2023
15AIXR LTDRayleigh2023
16MESMERISE SOLUTIONS UK LIMITEDLondon2023
17IQXR LIMITEDLondon2023
18EVOKE TECH SERVICES LIMITEDLondon2023
19REX IMMERSIVE LTDLondon2023
20MEMENTO LTDLeeds2023