Agriculture

UK companies organised by the CorpSignals industry, segment, and subsegment taxonomy.

Segments

Animal breeding (10547 companies)
Animal services (5506 companies)
Crop services (3866 companies)
Mixed farming (11285 companies)
Plant growing (11183 companies)
Post-harvest services (968 companies)
Poultry & eggs (1719 companies)

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

41491

Active companies

33499

Formed in latest 12 months

2906

Median active-company age

9.4 years

Revenue known

664

Importers

1329

Exporters

472

Top values shown in the chart

CategoryCompanies
All companies 41,491
Active companies 33,499
Formed in latest 12 months 2,906
Importers 1,329
Exporters 472

Revenue coverage among active companies: 664 known, 32835 unknown (2.0%).

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

MonthFormedDissolved
2025-11239180
2025-12153249
2026-01244206
2026-02204208
2026-03321256
2026-04264167
2026-05241195
2026-06227156
2026-07232314
2026-08153218

Window: 2024-01 to 2026-08.

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

StatusCompanies
Active 30,944
Dissolved 7,662
Dormant 2,555
Liquidation 299
In Administration 14
Converted / Closed 9
Receiver Action 6
Voluntary Arrangement 2

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 regionCompanies
Northern Ireland 1,774
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1,402
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1,241
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1,236
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1,195
Lincolnshire 1,192
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1,121
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1,083
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1,051
North Yorkshire 985

Geography coverage: 33294 known, 205 unknown (99.4%).

Revenue ranges

What this shows: active companies grouped into the platform’s ordered estimated-revenue bands.

Top values shown in the chart

Revenue rangeCompanies
0-1m 18,951
1m-15m 6,750
15m-54m 273
54m+ 202

Revenue-range coverage: 26176 known, 7323 unknown (78.1%).

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 sizeCompanies
Micro 10,285
Small 14,972
Medium 81
Large 360
Holding 126
Dormant 2,555

Company-size coverage: 28379 known, 5120 unknown (84.7%).

Top values shown in the chart

EmployeesCompanies
0 8,038
1–9 15,166
10–49 1,362
50–249 206
250+ 26

Employee coverage: 24798 known, 8701 unknown (74.0%).

Active-company age

What this shows: how long currently active companies have been incorporated.

Top values shown in the chart

Age bandCompanies
Under 1 year 2,849
1–3 years 4,534
3–5 years 3,460
5–10 years 6,500
10–20 years 7,159
20+ years 8,997

Incorporation-date coverage: 33499 known, 0 unknown (100.0%).

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

ClassificationCompanies
Mixed farming 9,731
Plant growing 8,556
Animal breeding 8,389
Animal services 4,214
Crop services 3,256
Poultry & eggs 1,481
Post-harvest services 749

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 participationCompanies
Importer only 994
Exporter only 137
Both 335
Neither 32,033

Top imports HS2 categories

Top values shown in the chart

HS2 categoryCompaniesGBPAvailable dates
84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts652£53,469,742,6602016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
39 — Plastics and plastic products339£16,230,772,3812016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
85 — Electrical machinery and equipment317£45,463,445,4962016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
06 — Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, and flowers254£2,353,714,5962016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
90 — Optical and medical tools and devices251£13,028,509,8912016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
73 — Iron or Steel Products248£8,012,206,5572016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams)162£8,870,103,9682016-02-01 – 2026-05-01
94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings146£5,869,109,6342016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
48 — Paper and Paperboard Products134£1,710,195,0132016-04-01 – 2026-05-01
12 — Oil seeds and fruits used for oil127£608,020,9472016-01-01 – 2026-05-01

Top exports HS2 categories

Top values shown in the chart

HS2 categoryCompaniesGBPAvailable dates
84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts193£11,227,126,8082016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
85 — Electrical machinery and equipment88£5,986,168,8722016-02-01 – 2026-05-01
87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams)84£4,173,547,4542016-02-01 – 2026-05-01
39 — Plastics and plastic products81£4,207,360,3392016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
90 — Optical and medical tools and devices75£4,656,805,2672016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
07 — Edible Vegetables and Roots60£107,695,3512016-05-01 – 2026-05-01
73 — Iron or Steel Products52£1,443,150,7272016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
38 — Miscellaneous chemical products45£2,311,754,8812016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
01 — Live animals38£187,462,6382016-09-01 – 2026-05-01
94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings35£289,673,3712016-03-01 – 2026-04-01

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

TraitCompaniesKnownUnknownCoverage
Family business 8,801 29,104 4,395 86.9%
Holding company 3 29,104 4,395 86.9%
Solo founder 11,443 29,104 4,395 86.9%
Ecommerce 182 924 32,575 2.8%
Website 1,159 1,212 32,287 3.6%
LinkedIn 589 1,212 32,287 3.6%

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

CompanyRevenue
Oaklands Farm Eggs Limited £116,451,586
L.j. Fairburn And Son Limited £116,362,737
Springhill Farms (pershore) Limited £110,254,019
Aps Produce Limited £97,585,470
T.h.clements & Son Limited £96,585,000
Llynclys Free Range Limited £92,146,682
Lloyds Free Range Limited £84,834,392
S And M Tyres Limited £81,987,899
Commercial Mushroom Growers Uk Ltd £79,681,875
Warrendale Group Limited £78,349,358

Revenue coverage: 664 known, 32835 unknown (2.0%).

Related classifications

What this shows: sibling classifications ranked by distinct active companies, excluding the current node. The top 20 are shown and remaining values are combined as Other.

Top values shown in the chart

ClassificationCompanies
Professional services 811,635
Real estate 686,588
Construction 575,886
Retail 517,688
Technology 365,476
Hospitality & Food Services 309,936
Health & social care 272,930
Business support 258,944
Personal services 257,207
Processing & manufacturing 198,592
Entertainment 180,384
Wholesale 172,489
Transport & storage 171,774
Education 155,990
Activities for own use 141,890
Holding companies 139,346
Industry not specified 136,013
Dormant company 111,159
Maintenance & repair 108,079
Facility Services 93,881
Other 647,734