Animal services
UK companies organised by the CorpSignals industry, segment, and subsegment taxonomy.
Subsegments
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
5540
Active companies
4216
Formed in latest 12 months
436
Median active-company age
7.1 years
Revenue known
79
Importers
148
Exporters
67
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 5,540 |
| Active companies | 4,216 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 436 |
| Importers | 148 |
| Exporters | 67 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 79 known, 4137 unknown (1.9%).
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 | 18 | 39 |
| 2026-01 | 44 | 39 |
| 2026-02 | 30 | 36 |
| 2026-03 | 52 | 51 |
| 2026-04 | 49 | 20 |
| 2026-05 | 45 | 35 |
| 2026-06 | 30 | 28 |
| 2026-07 | 37 | 52 |
| 2026-08 | 27 | 33 |
| 2026-09 | 23 | 31 |
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 | 3,980 |
| Dissolved | 1,279 |
| Dormant | 236 |
| Liquidation | 42 |
| Converted / Closed | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|
| North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset | 188 |
| Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire | 174 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 167 |
| Northern Ireland | 161 |
| Shropshire and Staffordshire | 155 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 144 |
| Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | 137 |
| Gloucestershire and Wiltshire | 133 |
| Lancashire | 133 |
| Mid and South West Wales | 130 |
Geography coverage: 4175 known, 41 unknown (99.0%).
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 | 2,749 |
| 1m-15m | 456 |
| 15m-54m | 14 |
| 54m+ | 19 |
Revenue-range coverage: 3238 known, 978 unknown (76.8%).
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 | 1,612 |
| Small | 1,552 |
| Medium | 4 |
| Large | 30 |
| Holding | 11 |
| Dormant | 236 |
Company-size coverage: 3445 known, 771 unknown (81.7%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 851 |
| 1–9 | 2,018 |
| 10–49 | 150 |
| 50–249 | 20 |
Employee coverage: 3039 known, 1177 unknown (72.1%).
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 | 428 |
| 1–3 years | 764 |
| 3–5 years | 525 |
| 5–10 years | 906 |
| 10–20 years | 898 |
| 20+ years | 695 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 4216 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
| Classification | Companies |
|---|---|
| Droving, shearing, other n.e.c. | 2,596 |
| Boarding | 1,672 |
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 | 98 |
| Exporter only | 17 |
| Both | 50 |
| Neither | 4,051 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 78 | £9,173,790,099 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 51 | £5,187,501,646 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 44 | £10,202,687,787 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 36 | £3,279,801,932 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 30 | £1,610,359,195 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 25 | £84,737,025 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 23 — Animal feed and food waste | 22 | £251,405,060 | 2016-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 38 — Miscellaneous chemical products | 22 | £2,217,366,823 | 2017-12-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 22 | £1,329,184,141 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 21 | £104,581,715 | 2016-03-01 – 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 | 33 | £1,745,235,758 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 21 | £1,441,779,100 | 2016-07-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 20 | £1,477,922,155 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 16 | £765,645,977 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 14 | £273,093,147 | 2016-12-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 14 | £383,584,612 | 2017-06-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 23 — Animal feed and food waste | 12 | £283,861,389 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 38 — Miscellaneous chemical products | 9 | £1,038,728,191 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 7 | £39,619,918 | 2018-01-01 – 2025-02-01 |
| 05 — Animal-based products not listed elsewhere | 6 | £22,823,901 | 2017-02-01 – 2025-07-01 |
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 | 823 | 3,807 | 409 | 90.3% |
| Holding company | 0 | 3,807 | 409 | 90.3% |
| Solo founder | 1,809 | 3,807 | 409 | 90.3% |
| Ecommerce | 15 | 103 | 4,113 | 2.4% |
| Website | 131 | 137 | 4,079 | 3.2% |
| 67 | 137 | 4,079 | 3.2% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Cobb Farming Limited | £27,863,468 |
| Keyo Agricultural Services Ltd | £27,844,808 |
| David Davies Resources Ltd | £17,554,186 |
| G.t. Jones Contracting Limited | £15,231,327 |
| Agritech Solutions N.i. Ltd | £10,026,100 |
| Agriking Limited | £6,028,520 |
| S&h Transport Contracting & Stud Ltd | £5,710,681 |
| Easy Bee Products Ltd | £4,280,209 |
| Techna Nutrition Uk & Ireland Ltd | £2,866,046 |
| Gloucestershire Animal Welfare Association And Cheltenham Animal Shelter | £1,810,507 |
Revenue coverage: 79 known, 4137 unknown (1.9%).
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
| Classification | Companies |
|---|---|
| Mixed farming | 9,753 |
| Plant growing | 8,546 |
| Animal breeding | 8,421 |
| Crop services | 3,274 |
| Poultry & eggs | 1,485 |
| Post-harvest services | 745 |