List of Healthcare Companies in the UK

Last updated 19 October 2026

There are 249,471 healthcare companies in the UK, one in every 35 UK companies. Most of them are small: four in five have one to four people, and only 5,273 firms employ 50 people or more. Two in three of all healthcare firms are based in London, South East, North West, East of England and West Midlands. Below you find the largest healthcare firms in the UK, the regions where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our UK company database or through the Companies House API.

249,471 companies indexed · Data counted on 19 October 2026

Companies249,4711 in35 UK companiesRegions12Largest regionLondon 51,410Sole traders12%Employees1-4 (79%)Revenue< $100K (60%)Email21%Phone36%Website38%

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	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	Bupa Finance PLC.	Unitedkingdom	Holborn	Bupa House, 15-19 Bloomsbury Way	London	WC1A 2BA	bupa.*****	1993	$17,328,416,956	103,849	Corporation	1300	02779134
2	Guy's And St Thomas' Nhs Foundation Trust	Unitedkingdom	Dulwich	Great Maze Pond	London	SE1 9RT	ivfdirect.*****	1993	$2,300,554,495	19,364		7	926949
3	Nmc Health PLC	Unitedkingdom	Marina	Suite 3 Avery House	Brighton and Hove	BN41 1DH	N/A	2011	$2,057,253,000	19,557	Corporation	N/A	07712220
4	Sciensus Pharma Services LIMITED	Unitedkingdom	Holborn-strand-covent Garden	20 Eastbourne Terrace	London	W2 6LG	sciensus.*****	1992	$2,023,004,492	1,325	Corporation	95	02759609
5	Mid And South Essex Nhs Foundation Trust	Unitedkingdom	Basildon	Nethermayne	Essex	SS16 5NL	mse.*****	2020	$2,021,917,869	17,077		6	N/A
6	Nuffield Health	Unitedkingdom	The Wells	Epsom Gateway	Surrey	KT18 5AL	nuffieldhealth.*****	1957	$1,963,631,557	18,566	Corporation	178	00576970
7	University College London Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust	Unitedkingdom	Hampstead	250 Euston Road	London	NW1 2PG	gov.*****	2009	$1,858,246,452	11,827		7	927875
8	Spire Healthcare LIMITED	Unitedkingdom	Monument-aldgate-fenchurch Street-tower Hill	3 Dorset Rise	London	EC4Y 8EN	spirehealthcare.*****	1980	$1,680,934,923	10,489	Corporation	104	01522532
9	Northern Care Alliance Nhs Foundation Trust	Unitedkingdom	Salford	Fao Adele Mulholland Trust Exec Offices	Manchester, Greater Manchester	M6 8HD	northerncarealliance.*****	2021	$1,670,532,834	15,824		N/A	N/A
10	The Oxford University Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust	Unitedkingdom	Old Marston	John Radcliffe Hospital	Oxfordshire	OX3 9DU	medsci.*****	1980	$1,651,478,263	14,428		6	1012940
11	Mediclinic Group LIMITED	Unitedkingdom	Monument-aldgate-fenchurch Street-tower Hill	19th Floor	London	EC3M 7DQ	N/A	2012	$1,610,190,083	36,496	Corporation	47	08338604
12	Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust	Unitedkingdom	Broomhall	Royal Hallamshire Hospital	Sheffield, South Yorkshire	S10 2JF	sth.*****	1985	$1,587,553,778	16,219		6	929362
13	Liverpool University Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust	Unitedkingdom	Liverpool Shopping Park	Lower Lane	Liverpool, Merseyside	L9 7AL	edgehill.*****	2024	$1,569,872,596	13,445		2	N/A
14	Circle Health Group LIMITED	Unitedkingdom	Monument-aldgate-fenchurch Street-tower Hill	1st Floor	London	EC4M 6XH	circlehealthgroup.*****	1970	$1,527,914,296	8,763	Corporation	58	02164270
15	King's College Hospital Nhs Foundation Trust	Unitedkingdom	Balham	Denmark Hill	London	SE5 9RS	kch.*****	1962	$1,215,844,341	12,571	Government body	5	936003
16	Barchester Healthcare Homes LIMITED	Unitedkingdom	Finsbury	Livingstone House	London	EC2A 1AS	barchester.*****	1993	$1,207,046,235	17,074	Corporation	41	02849519
17	Frimley Health Nhs Foundation Trust	Unitedkingdom	Upton Park	Wexham Street	Slough	SL2 4HL	frimleypark.*****	1992	$1,107,192,985	10,638		7	N/A
18	The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust	Unitedkingdom	High Heaton	Heaton Road	Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear	NE7 7DN	newcastle-hospitals.*****	1977	$1,098,334,347	13,265		11	N/A
19	Priory Group UK 1 LIMITED	Unitedkingdom	West Kensington	7th Floor	London	W6 8DA	priorygroup.*****	2014	$1,050,398,060	14,971	Corporation	919	09057543
20	Ramsay Health Care UK Operations LIMITED	Unitedkingdom	Monument-aldgate-fenchurch Street-tower Hill	Ramsey Health Care UK	London	EC2N 1HQ	ramsayhealth.*****	1980	$1,002,274,033	6,848	Corporation	807	01532937
21	Cygnet Health UK LIMITED	Unitedkingdom	West Malling	18 Kings Hill Avenue	Kent	ME19 4AE	N/A	2008	$862,803,384	12,354	Corporation	1052	06464637
22	University Hospitals Birmingham Nhs Foundation Trust	Unitedkingdom	Lodge Hill	Mindelsohn Way	Birmingham, West Midlands	B15 2GW	uhb.*****	2004	$842,568,718	9,174		5	N/A
23	Hca International LIMITED	Unitedkingdom	Holborn-strand-covent Garden	2 Cavendish Square	London	W1G 0PU	hcahealthcare.*****	1969	$833,917,982	5,366	Corporation	3837	03020522
24	North Bristol Nhs Trust	Unitedkingdom	Stapleton	Frenchay Beckspool Building	City of Bristol	BS16 1LE	nbt.*****	1966	$830,037,573	13,000		8	N/A
25	Heart Of England Foundation Trust	Unitedkingdom	Birmingham	Heartlands Nhs Hospital	Birmingham, West Midlands	B9 5ST	heartofengland.*****	1996	$778,816,838	10,442		3	N/A

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How many healthcare companies are there in the UK?

Healthcare companies and healthcare firms in the UK

249,471

19 October 2026

There are 249,471 healthcare companies and healthcare firms in the UK in our data (19 October 2026). That is one in every 35 UK companies. About 56 new firms are entered in the register every working day this year (11,548 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 238,259 96%
Head offices: 4,451
Branch offices: 6,761

Classification

Our platform filter is the national code 86.

170,980 of the 249,471 are Ltd and PLC (69%); 28,738 are sole traders. They come from Companies House and our UK register data, through the Companies House API.

Largest healthcare firms in the UK

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in London, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest firms. Click a name for the record.

Belfast Health and Social Care Trust is the largest healthcare firm in the UK by headcount. 5,273 firms employ 50 people or more; 2,261 employ 100 or more.

1Belfast · public body20,000 staff
2Brighton and Hove19,557 staff
3Nottingham · public body19,000 staff
4Essex · public body17,077 staff
5London17,074 staff
6Manchester · public body15,824 staff
7Liverpool · public body13,445 staff
8City of Bristol · public body13,000 staff
9Cardiff13,000 staff
10London · public body11,827 staff

By employee size · 245,204 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	193,540	79%
5-9	22,259	9%
10-19	14,330	6%
20-49	9,802	4%
50-99	3,012	1%
100-199	1,100	0.4%
200-499	620	0.3%
500-999	196	<0.1%
1,000+	345	0.1%

79% have 1 to 4 people; 9,802 have 20 to 49; 5,273 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	144,927	60%
$100K-$500K	75,194	31%
$500K-$1M	11,398	5%
$1M-$5M	8,928	4%
$5M-$10M	843	0.3%
$10M-$50M	927	0.4%
$50M-$100M	201	<0.1%
$100M-$500M	202	<0.1%
$500M+	38	<0.1%

60% under $100,000; 8,928 between $1M and $5M; 2,211 above $5M.

Where in the UK?

London has the most healthcare companies in the UK (51,410), ahead of South East (35,551), North West (29,581), East of England (24,416) and West Midlands (21,701). Together the five hold two in three of them. Relative to their size, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber and West Midlands have the most: 1.1 to 1.2 times the national share.

Regions by number of firms

12 UK regions have at least one healthcare firm; 12 have ten or more; 0 have exactly one. Click a region to set the lens.

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Where they cluster

Healthcare firms per 100 companies, in regions with at least 100 of them. The national share is 2.82. North West has 1.2 times the national share.

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Dashed line: the national share. A filled dot is twice the national share or more.

Healthcare firms in London

London has 51,410 healthcare companies and healthcare firms, 2.6% of all 1,949,217 London companies and 6% below the national share. Four in five London firms have fewer than five people; 728 have 50 or more. 3,020 new firms were entered in 2026, 1,739 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 42,353 · 83%
5-9: 4,468 · 9%
10-19: 2,203 · 4%
20-49: 1,158 · 2%
50+: 728 · 1%

Legal form

Sole traders: 4,281 · 8%
Partnerships: 1,071 · 2%
Ltd and PLC: 40,566 · 79%
Other or none: 5,492 · 11%

Of the UK total: 20.6%
Of all London companies: 2.6%
Against the national share: 0.9×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 3,020
Entered 2025: 5,346
Of UK's 2026 entries: 26.2%

Old

Before 1990: 1,739 · 3%
1990 or later: 49,671 · 97%
Of UK's pre-1990 firms: 13.2%

Reachable

Email: 8,585 · 17%
Phone: 15,647 · 30%
Website: 16,718 · 33%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 31,521 · 62%
$100K-$500K: 14,930 · 29%
$500K-$1M: 1,895 · 4%
$1M and more: 2,276 · 4%

Largest

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410,489
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Firm sizes in the UK

Of the 245,204 UK healthcare firms with a known headcount, 193,540 (79%) have one to four people, 22,259 have five to nine, 24,132 have ten to 49 and 5,273 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over under $100,000 a year (144,927, 60%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all UK companies

Micro under 10215,799 88%
Small 10 to 4924,132 10%
Medium 50 to 2494,732 2%
Large 250+541 0.2%

Grey line: the share among all UK companies (93% have under ten staff).

2,211

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 1,368 more than $10 million.

11,548

firms were entered in 2026.

Sole traders or Ltd: how they are organised

One in nine UK healthcare firms work as sole traders, against 7% of all UK companies. Seven in ten are Ltd and PLC.

Sole traders28,73812%
Partnerships (partnerships and LLPs)8,8424%
Ltd and PLC170,98069%
No form on record or other40,91116%

Single-site: 96%
Head offices: 4,451
Branches: 6,761

All UK companies: 7% sole traders, 3% partnerships, 62% Ltd and PLC.

Newcomers in the UK in 2026

11,548 healthcare firms were entered in the UK register so far in 2026, about 56 a working day, after 21,271 in 2025. The UK as a whole saw 472,316 new companies in 2026, so this industry takes 2.4% of the inflow.

14,1782022
17,1302023
16,8302024
21,2712025
11,5482026 so far

10,978 of this year's 11,548 are Ltd and PLC.

The biggest newcomers of 2026

The year is the register entry; an established firm that changes legal form appears as new.

1Sefton46 staff
2Cornwall46 staff
3Leicestershire44 staff
4Sunderland35 staff
5Somerset27 staff

The oldest firms in the UK

Our data holds 46 UK healthcare firms from before 1900, 578 from before 1950 and 13,127 from before 1990.

1801
1. Perth and Kinross
1823
1. East Riding of Yorkshire
1832
1. Lancashire
1841
1. Staffordshire
1844
1. London
1845
1. West Northamptonshire

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13,127

UK healthcare firms date from before 1990

1,175

were entered in 1990

How reachable are they?

Healthcare firms are easier to reach than the average UK company: 36% list a phone number and 38% a website.

Email51,354 21%
Phone90,589 36%
Website95,800 38%

Grey line: all UK companies (email 15%, phone 30%, website 30%).

The full list with these fields is in our UK company database.

How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 6,742 healthcare firms for every one of the midwives in the UK.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Healthcare Companies	249,471	38%	78%
Doctors	70,875	34%	81%
Dentists	34,665	56%	57%
Psychiatrists	1,462	93%	58%
Orthodontists	637	99%	33%
Midwives	37	89%	84%

In other countries

The UK has more healthcare firms than Belgium or Luxembourg.

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
The UK	249,471	28.2
Belgium	177,105	74.3
Luxembourg	57	0.3

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Frequently asked questions

How many healthcare companies are there in the UK?

There are 249,471 healthcare companies and healthcare firms in the UK in our data, counted on 19 October 2026. That is one in every 35 UK companies.

Which is the largest healthcare firm in the UK?

Belfast Health and Social Care Trust in Belfast, with 20,000 staff. By revenue Bupa Finance in London leads with $17.3 billion a year.

Which UK region has the most healthcare companies?

London, with 51,410, ahead of South East (35,551), North West (29,581), East of England (24,416) and West Midlands (21,701). Relative to its size, North West has the most: 1.2 times the national share.

How many healthcare firms are there in London?

51,410, which is 2.6% of all 1,949,217 London companies and 6% below the national share.

How big is a typical healthcare firm?

Small. 79% of the 245,204 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 5,273 have 50 or more. Most turn over under $100,000 a year.

Are UK healthcare companies sole traders or companies?

One in nine (28,738) are sole traders, 4% are partnerships and 69% (170,980) are Ltd and PLC.

How many healthcare firms started in 2026?

11,548 were entered in the UK register so far in 2026, after 21,271 in 2025. 10,978 of them are Ltd and PLC.

What is the oldest healthcare firm in the UK?

The Dental Practice, in Perth and Kinross, 1801, followed by Elvington Medical Practice in East Riding of Yorkshire (1823) and The King Street & University Medical Practice in Lancashire (1832). 46 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers healthcare companies?

Our platform filters them on the national code 86.

Can I download the full list?

Yes. All 249,471 firms with address, phone, email, legal form, employees, revenue and founding year, as Excel, CSV or through the API.

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