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As of 4 November 2026, 6,594 holding & investment companies companies are based in United Kingdom; 75 are hiring right now and London has the most.
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- Companies
- 6,594
- Hiring now
- 75 · 27 new in 30 d
- Largest niche
- Private equity firms · 2,137
- Top city
- London · 1,976
- Parent market
- Business & finance services · 239,426
Holding & investment companies in United Kingdom, broken down
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Private equity firms | 2,137 | 32% |
| Real estate investment firms | 1,903 | 29% |
| Venture capital firms | 1,260 | 19% |
| Family holdings | 739 | 11% |
| Other holding & investment companies | 713 | 11% |
| Property investment advisers | 446 | 7% |
| Other wealth management investment | 288 | 4% |
| Wealth management general | 273 | 4% |
| Corporate finance advisers | 227 | 3% |
| Private asset managers | 211 | 3% |
| Infrastructure investment funds | 106 | 2% |
| General management consulting | 49 | 1% |
| Online trading platforms | 47 | 1% |
| Other lending banking & currency exchange | 33 | 1% |
| Mortgage & property finance | 30 | 0% |
| companies · hiring | |
|---|---|
| Self-employed | 3,468 · 2 |
| 2-10 employees | 1,735 · 11 |
| 11-50 employees | 1,009 · 13 |
| 51-200 employees | 241 · 22 |
| 201-500 employees | 85 · 14 |
| 501-1000 employees | 26 · 6 |
| 1001-5000 employees | 25 · 5 |
| 5001-10000 employees | 4 · 2 |
| 10,001+ employees | 1 · 0 |
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| London | 1,976 | 30% |
| Hoxton | 113 | 2% |
| Canary Wharf | 66 | 1% |
| Manchester | 59 | 1% |
| Newington | 59 | 1% |
| Edinburgh | 52 | 1% |
| Birmingham | 44 | 1% |
| Glasgow | 44 | 1% |
| Leeds | 36 | 1% |
| Aldgate East | 25 | 0% |
| Brompton | 23 | 0% |
| Finchley Central | 23 | 0% |
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6,594 holding & investment companies companies are based in United Kingdom; 75 are hiring right now and London has the most. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/market/business_finance_services/united-kingdom/holding_and_investment_companies)
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- Company listRich profiles with a LinkedIn-known headcount only; job boards, directories, portals and non-organisations are left out.
- HiringOpen roles read hourly from the company's own career system.
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How many holding & investment companies companies are there in United Kingdom?
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