Top HEALTHCARE Companies in United Kingdom
Approximately 583,903 real businesses classified under Human Health and Social Work Activities in United Kingdom, with officer, shareholder and beneficial ownership records sourced directly from official government registries.
Approximately 583,903 real businesses operate in the Human Health and Social Work Activities sector across United Kingdom. Private-equity-backed hospital groups are now common enough that who runs the clinic and who owns the clinic are routinely different answers. Hospitals, dental and medical practices, diagnostic laboratories, and residential-care providers increasingly sit inside multi-site groups with a financial sponsor several layers removed from the building itself — a distinction that matters as much for procurement and regulatory purposes as for ownership research.
212 companies in this sector are indexed on Zavia so far, part of a continually growing dataset.
Beneficial-ownership and registration rules for Human Health and Social Work Activities companies in United Kingdom follow the same national framework as every other sector there.
Full United Kingdom beneficial ownership overviewTop Human Health and Social Work Activities Companies in United Kingdom
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Data Coverage
Record counts for SIC Code Q in United Kingdom, as of the last reconciliation.
Section Q is 4% of the United Kingdom register by entity count and its 10th largest sector — see all sectors.
Analysis
What this data actually tells you
Human Health and Social Work Activities in the UK runs on a registration system distinct from company incorporation. Anyone providing a regulated care activity in England — a care home, a domiciliary care agency, a supported-living service — must register with the Care Quality Commission (CQC), which assesses whether services will be safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led. The CQC tightened its process significantly from 9 February 2026: new applications must now be complete, accurate and inspection-ready from submission, with incomplete applications returned or rejected rather than chased for missing documents as before.
Most applications in 2026 take 10 to 16 weeks to decide, and once approved, a provider pays an annual fee of £239 plus around £54 per service user, per registered location — the CQC is also working through a backlog, targeting 9,000 assessments by the end of September 2026. For verification, a UK care provider’s actual authority to operate rests entirely on its CQC registration status per location, not on its company filing, and a provider running multiple sites carries a multiplied fee and compliance exposure worth tracing across its full registered portfolio.
United Kingdom Human Health and Social Work Activities, by the register
Charts render from live counts. Modules are suppressed where coverage is too thin to be meaningful.
Entities by sub-sector
SIC division level, live from official registries.
Active vs. inactive
Section Q entities currently on the register as active, vs. struck off or dormant.
Company size, by disclosed headcount
By number of employees on file, Section Q, United Kingdom. 968 entities with no disclosed headcount are not counted in any band.
Who uses United Kingdom human health and social work activities ownership data
The three checks this sector's data is most often run for.
CQC registration verification
Providing a regulated care activity in England requires registration with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) — since 9 February 2026, applications must be complete and inspection-ready from submission, with incomplete ones returned or rejected outright rather than chased up.
Application-timeline and fee check
Most 2026 CQC applications take 10 to 16 weeks to decide; once approved, providers pay an annual fee of £239 plus roughly £54 per service user per location — real, checkable figures against a care provider’s claimed registration status and scale.
Managing-body and multi-location structure
A single provider often runs several CQC-registered locations under one company; assessing one care home or agency can mean understanding the provider’s wider registered portfolio and its per-location fee exposure.
Sub-sectors within Human Health and Social Work Activities
SIC divisions inside this section, each with its own United Kingdom company directory.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many Human Health and Social Work Activities companies are registered in United Kingdom?
Approximately 583,903 real businesses operate under Human Health and Social Work Activities in United Kingdom.
What does the Human Health and Social Work Activities sector include in United Kingdom?
Private-equity-backed hospital groups are now common enough that who runs the clinic and who owns the clinic are routinely different answers. Hospitals, dental and medical practices, diagnostic laboratories, and residential-care providers increasingly sit inside multi-site groups with a financial sponsor several layers removed from the building itself — a distinction that matters as much for procurement and regulatory purposes as for ownership research.
How is company ownership disclosed for Human Health and Social Work Activities companies in United Kingdom?
The same national framework applies here as for every other sector in United Kingdom — there is no sector-specific beneficial-ownership regime for Human Health and Social Work Activities.
Can I see all industries present in United Kingdom?
Yes — the United Kingdom company directory lists every industry with recorded companies for that jurisdiction, alongside the full beneficial-ownership overview for United Kingdom.
Can I see Human Health and Social Work Activities companies in other countries?
Yes — the Human Health and Social Work Activities sector directory lists every country with recorded Human Health and Social Work Activities companies on Zavia.
Can Zavia monitor changes to Human Health and Social Work Activities companies in United Kingdom over time?
A directory listing is a snapshot, not a live feed. Zavia's monitoring API tracks changes to registered shareholders, officers, and group structure for Human Health and Social Work Activities companies in United Kingdom going forward, flagging updates as they are filed instead of requiring a manual recheck.
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