Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 5280 on Defence: Insolvency, how many UK-based defence companies identified under Standard Industrial Classification code 84220 were (a) incorporated and (b) dissolved in each calendar year since 2020.

For the period from 1 January 2026 to 12 June 2026, 79 companies were incorporated and 67 companies were dissolved. Six companies have since been restored, but three of these companies have dissolved again.

Defence companies are identified using the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code 84220. SIC codes are self-reported by companies at incorporation and through confirmation statement filings. As SIC codes are self-reported and not always completed accurately, the figures may not be fully precise. This may not be a company’s only industry classification code as up to four can be provided.