Boarding
UK companies organised by the CorpSignals industry, segment, and subsegment taxonomy.
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
2272
Active companies
1672
Formed in latest 12 months
236
Median active-company age
4.5 years
Revenue known
37
Importers
11
Exporters
2
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 2,272 |
| Active companies | 1,672 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 236 |
| Importers | 11 |
| Exporters | 2 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 37 known, 1635 unknown (2.2%).
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 | 8 | 25 |
| 2026-01 | 25 | 22 |
| 2026-02 | 14 | 13 |
| 2026-03 | 25 | 18 |
| 2026-04 | 24 | 11 |
| 2026-05 | 25 | 14 |
| 2026-06 | 17 | 17 |
| 2026-07 | 20 | 25 |
| 2026-08 | 20 | 17 |
| 2026-09 | 15 | 20 |
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 | 1,562 |
| Dissolved | 583 |
| Dormant | 110 |
| Liquidation | 14 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 81 |
| Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | 69 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 65 |
| Greater Manchester | 60 |
| Essex | 59 |
| Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire | 59 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 56 |
| Northern Ireland | 55 |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 53 |
| West Yorkshire | 53 |
Geography coverage: 1658 known, 14 unknown (99.2%).
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 | 1,077 |
| 1m-15m | 89 |
| 54m+ | 4 |
Revenue-range coverage: 1170 known, 502 unknown (70.0%).
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 | 641 |
| Small | 506 |
| Medium | 1 |
| Large | 5 |
| Holding | 3 |
| Dormant | 110 |
Company-size coverage: 1266 known, 406 unknown (75.7%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 335 |
| 1–9 | 722 |
| 10–49 | 39 |
| 50–249 | 3 |
Employee coverage: 1099 known, 573 unknown (65.7%).
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 | 230 |
| 1–3 years | 391 |
| 3–5 years | 268 |
| 5–10 years | 392 |
| 10–20 years | 266 |
| 20+ years | 125 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 1672 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 |
|---|---|
| 01621 | 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 | 10 |
| Exporter only | 1 |
| Both | 1 |
| Neither | 1,660 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 — Live animals | 3 | £11,067,725 | 2016-01-01 – 2025-10-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 3 | £14,664,985 | 2019-09-01 – 2024-04-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 2 | £271,417,603 | 2020-12-01 – 2023-08-01 |
| 42 — Leather goods, travel bags, and animal harnesses | 2 | £13,091,717 | 2020-11-01 – 2026-01-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 2 | £302,663,023 | 2025-11-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 2 | £172,524,461 | 2023-06-01 – 2025-05-01 |
| 04 — Dairy, eggs, honey, and edible animal products | 1 | £81,570 | 2023-08-01 – 2024-01-01 |
| 12 — Oil seeds and fruits used for oil | 1 | £1,044,465 | 2025-11-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 15 — Fats, Oils, and Waxes from Animals, Plants, or Microbes | 1 | £152,796 | 2024-10-01 – 2024-10-01 |
| 34 — Soaps, cleaning products, and waxes | 1 | £9,966,505 | 2024-01-01 – 2024-01-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 — Live animals | 2 | £14,103,484 | 2023-09-01 – 2025-10-01 |
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 | 328 | 1,574 | 98 | 94.1% |
| Holding company | 0 | 1,574 | 98 | 94.1% |
| Solo founder | 771 | 1,574 | 98 | 94.1% |
| Ecommerce | 2 | 10 | 1,662 | 0.6% |
| Website | 10 | 10 | 1,662 | 0.6% |
| 5 | 10 | 1,662 | 0.6% |
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
| Company | Revenue |
|---|---|
| S&h Transport Contracting & Stud Ltd | £5,710,681 |
| Salthouse Luxury Pet Boarding Ltd | £190,000 |
| City Carriages (london) Limited | £130,064 |
| Friends Of Frampton Farm Cic | £116,989 |
| C & E Mandale Ltd | £107,395 |
| Soozoo Limited | £95,532 |
| Hounds & Hooves Limited | £91,814 |
| Weald Retirement Livery Limited | £80,573 |
| Big Fish Farm Community Interest Company | £71,408 |
| The Ark On The Clyde Cic | £61,864 |
Revenue coverage: 37 known, 1635 unknown (2.2%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Droving, shearing, other n.e.c. | 2,591 |
SIC classification
SIC 01621 — Farm animal boarding and care
Includes
farm animal boarding and care
Excludes
provision of space for animal boarding only, see ##68.20, pet boarding, see ##96.09