SIC codes
UK companies organised by the CorpSignals industry, segment, and subsegment taxonomy.
Industries
Company snapshot
What this shows: the size and current activity of this classification, plus recent formations, company age, revenue coverage, and trade participation.
All companies
7752523
Active companies
5513448
Formed in latest 12 months
784282
Median active-company age
5.8 years
Revenue known
77683
Importers
151829
Exporters
89177
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 7,752,523 |
| Active companies | 5,513,448 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 784,282 |
| Importers | 151,829 |
| Exporters | 89,177 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 77683 known, 5435765 unknown (1.4%).
Company formations
What this shows: monthly incorporations and dissolutions from 1 January 2024, including companies of every current status.
Latest ten months shown in the chart
| Month | Formed | Dissolved |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12 | 51,043 | 68,534 |
| 2026-01 | 71,733 | 59,221 |
| 2026-02 | 60,475 | 62,834 |
| 2026-03 | 74,137 | 69,042 |
| 2026-04 | 67,637 | 55,110 |
| 2026-05 | 62,567 | 59,082 |
| 2026-06 | 63,617 | 43,042 |
| 2026-07 | 68,380 | 92,654 |
| 2026-08 | 58,342 | 60,422 |
| 2026-09 | 46,598 | 45,359 |
Window: 2024-01 to 2026-09.
Company status
What this shows: all current Companies House status values. Companies House Active records with dormant accounts are shown as Dormant; the remaining Companies House Active records are shown as Active. Blank and missing values are combined as Unknown.
Top values shown in the chart
| Status | Companies |
|---|---|
| Active | 4,883,859 |
| Dissolved | 2,023,373 |
| Dormant | 629,589 |
| Liquidation | 108,653 |
| Unknown | 52,168 |
| Registered | 30,167 |
| Converted / Closed | 7,437 |
| Open | 4,587 |
| In Administration | 3,789 |
| Removed | 3,377 |
Active companies by UK region
What this shows: active companies with a known ITL2 region. The UK map falls back to a bar chart if map data cannot be loaded.
Top values shown in the chart
| ITL2 region | Companies |
|---|---|
| Inner London - West | 474,693 |
| Inner London - East | 434,434 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 294,878 |
| Greater Manchester | 254,708 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 241,161 |
| West Midlands | 226,490 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 214,822 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 212,837 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 181,733 |
| Essex | 160,599 |
Geography coverage: 5430010 known, 83438 unknown (98.5%).
Revenue ranges
What this shows: active companies grouped into the platform’s ordered estimated-revenue bands.
Top values shown in the chart
| Revenue range | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0-1m | 2,974,515 |
| 1m-15m | 536,311 |
| 15m-54m | 21,254 |
| 54m+ | 62,197 |
Revenue-range coverage: 3594277 known, 1919171 unknown (65.2%).
Company size and employees
What this shows: active companies by published size category and by reported employee count.
Top values shown in the chart
| Company size | Companies |
|---|---|
| Micro | 1,837,264 |
| Small | 1,562,994 |
| Medium | 6,204 |
| Large | 79,836 |
| Holding | 27,150 |
| Dormant | 629,589 |
Company-size coverage: 4143037 known, 1370411 unknown (75.1%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 1,088,157 |
| 1–9 | 2,056,503 |
| 10–49 | 161,248 |
| 50–249 | 24,117 |
| 250+ | 3,185 |
Employee coverage: 3333210 known, 2180238 unknown (60.5%).
Active-company age
What this shows: how long currently active companies have been incorporated.
Top values shown in the chart
| Age band | Companies |
|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 764,736 |
| 1–3 years | 1,092,882 |
| 3–5 years | 661,216 |
| 5–10 years | 1,245,079 |
| 10–20 years | 1,087,223 |
| 20+ years | 652,809 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 5503945 known, 9503 unknown (99.8%).
Classification breakdown
What this shows: active companies across the next taxonomy level; direct assignments are labelled separately. The top 20 are shown and remaining values are combined as Other.
Top values shown in the chart
| Classification | Companies |
|---|---|
| Professional services | 814,633 |
| Real estate | 690,339 |
| Construction | 577,128 |
| Retail | 521,001 |
| Technology | 369,290 |
| Hospitality & Food Services | 310,903 |
| Health & social care | 273,629 |
| Business support | 259,039 |
| Personal services | 257,409 |
| Processing & manufacturing | 198,914 |
| Entertainment | 181,095 |
| Wholesale | 173,167 |
| Transport & storage | 172,980 |
| Education | 157,237 |
| Activities for own use | 142,050 |
| Holding companies | 140,827 |
| Industry not specified | 135,994 |
| Dormant company | 110,404 |
| Maintenance & repair | 108,628 |
| Facility Services | 94,581 |
| Other | 682,296 |
International trade
What this shows: active-company participation in imports and exports, followed by the ten HS2 categories involving the most distinct companies.
Top values shown in the chart
| Trade participation | Companies |
|---|---|
| Importer only | 86,405 |
| Exporter only | 23,753 |
| Both | 65,424 |
| Neither | 5,337,866 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 58,568 | £586,369,783,159 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 57,336 | £494,837,450,352 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 40,395 | £148,105,982,067 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 37,055 | £96,561,751,933 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 32,748 | £70,668,092,621 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 29,583 | £121,620,570,589 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 20,760 | £40,195,309,773 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 19,996 | £327,612,006,265 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 19,160 | £21,597,338,382 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 18,239 | £52,913,367,041 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 39,074 | £488,520,989,238 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 37,256 | £213,122,294,310 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 27,819 | £145,905,401,397 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 17,981 | £29,564,703,500 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 17,807 | £41,160,946,263 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 16,749 | £273,115,119,741 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 15,809 | £77,056,359,324 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 10,659 | £9,969,180,867 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 10,121 | £6,252,615,771 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 10,092 | £15,133,716,862 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Business and digital traits
What this shows: active companies identified with selected ownership, business-model, and online-presence traits.
Values shown in the chart with data coverage
| Trait | Companies | Known | Unknown | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family business | 569,121 | 4,679,753 | 833,695 | 84.9% |
| Holding company | 854 | 4,679,753 | 833,695 | 84.9% |
| Solo founder | 2,592,632 | 4,679,753 | 833,695 | 84.9% |
| Ecommerce | 34,264 | 122,282 | 5,391,166 | 2.2% |
| Website | 148,285 | 154,366 | 5,359,082 | 2.8% |
| 93,297 | 154,366 | 5,359,082 | 2.8% |
Leading active companies
What this shows: the ten active companies with the highest non-missing revenue, with company number used as the deterministic tie-breaker.
Top values shown in the chart
| Company | Revenue |
|---|---|
| 3349135 Ltd | £4,224,006,395 |
| Anglo American Investments (uk) Limited | £2,829,299,000 |
| Ck William Uk Holdings Limited | £2,685,712,000 |
| B.b. Energy Trading Limited | £2,360,165,000 |
| Micron Europe Limited | £2,186,955,000 |
| Anglo American International Holdings Limited | £1,963,868,000 |
| Clearsprings Ready Homes Ltd | £1,743,883,634 |
| Hudson Contract Limited | £1,688,027,382 |
| Aviva Employment Services Limited | £1,626,000,000 |
| Sodexo Limited | £1,437,266,000 |
Revenue coverage: 77683 known, 5435765 unknown (1.4%).