Plant growing
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
11233
Active companies
8546
Formed in latest 12 months
547
Median active-company age
15.6 years
Revenue known
275
Importers
617
Exporters
172
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 11,233 |
| Active companies | 8,546 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 547 |
| Importers | 617 |
| Exporters | 172 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 275 known, 8271 unknown (3.2%).
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 | 38 | 92 |
| 2026-01 | 56 | 43 |
| 2026-02 | 29 | 68 |
| 2026-03 | 52 | 69 |
| 2026-04 | 38 | 38 |
| 2026-05 | 43 | 58 |
| 2026-06 | 54 | 40 |
| 2026-07 | 49 | 87 |
| 2026-08 | 36 | 59 |
| 2026-09 | 38 | 59 |
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 | 7,859 |
| Dissolved | 2,587 |
| Dormant | 687 |
| Liquidation | 86 |
| In Administration | 9 |
| Converted / Closed | 4 |
| Voluntary Arrangement | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Lincolnshire | 606 |
| Norfolk | 417 |
| Essex | 378 |
| Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | 367 |
| Kent | 343 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 330 |
| Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | 319 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 315 |
| Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire | 294 |
| Suffolk | 292 |
Geography coverage: 8492 known, 54 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 range | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0-1m | 4,244 |
| 1m-15m | 2,504 |
| 15m-54m | 132 |
| 54m+ | 76 |
Revenue-range coverage: 6956 known, 1590 unknown (81.4%).
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 | 2,175 |
| Small | 4,422 |
| Medium | 37 |
| Large | 163 |
| Holding | 52 |
| Dormant | 687 |
Company-size coverage: 7536 known, 1010 unknown (88.2%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 2,195 |
| 1–9 | 3,602 |
| 10–49 | 549 |
| 50–249 | 118 |
| 250+ | 20 |
Employee coverage: 6484 known, 2062 unknown (75.9%).
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 | 533 |
| 1–3 years | 884 |
| 3–5 years | 710 |
| 5–10 years | 1,187 |
| 10–20 years | 1,565 |
| 20+ years | 3,667 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 8546 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 |
|---|---|
| Cereals, Legumes, Oilseeds | 4,103 |
| Veggies, Melons, Roots | 1,820 |
| Flowers, turf, tree nurseries | 913 |
| Other perennials | 612 |
| Other tree fruits, nuts | 588 |
| Other annual crops | 490 |
| Grapes | 278 |
| Pome, stone fruits | 232 |
| Spices, medicinals | 198 |
| Fibre crops | 83 |
| Rice | 68 |
| Beverage crops | 67 |
| Sub/Tropical fruits | 64 |
| Sugar cane | 22 |
| Oil fruits (e.g. olives) | 16 |
| Citrus | 14 |
| Tobacco | 11 |
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 | 490 |
| Exporter only | 45 |
| Both | 127 |
| Neither | 7,884 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 307 | £21,727,134,562 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 06 — Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, and flowers | 227 | £2,258,411,696 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 193 | £10,634,158,161 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 128 | £14,610,811,559 | 2016-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 121 | £4,265,168,219 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 12 — Oil seeds and fruits used for oil | 88 | £431,186,498 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 85 | £3,540,373,280 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 83 | £3,324,611,838 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 07 — Edible Vegetables and Roots | 80 | £2,402,694,769 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 44 — Wood and Wood Products | 75 | £1,094,755,020 | 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 | 70 | £5,535,638,640 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 07 — Edible Vegetables and Roots | 42 | £67,453,931 | 2017-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 35 | £1,964,638,510 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 29 | £1,900,539,125 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 06 — Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, and flowers | 19 | £12,866,102 | 2017-04-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 19 | £1,529,994,652 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 17 | £163,588,142 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 16 | £710,409,857 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 12 — Oil seeds and fruits used for oil | 13 | £14,456,408 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 13 | £902,445,368 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-01-01 |
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 | 2,171 | 7,021 | 1,525 | 82.2% |
| Holding company | 1 | 7,021 | 1,525 | 82.2% |
| Solo founder | 2,451 | 7,021 | 1,525 | 82.2% |
| Ecommerce | 112 | 451 | 8,095 | 5.3% |
| Website | 549 | 572 | 7,974 | 6.7% |
| 289 | 572 | 7,974 | 6.7% |
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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Commercial Mushroom Growers Uk Ltd | £79,681,875 |
| Staples Brothers Limited | £77,561,942 |
| Riverford Organic Farmers Limited | £75,675,789 |
| Lincolnshire Field Products Limited | £73,230,283 |
| Bryan's Salads Ltd. | £54,439,457 |
Revenue coverage: 275 known, 8271 unknown (3.2%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Mixed farming | 9,742 |
| Animal breeding | 8,410 |
| Animal services | 4,208 |
| Crop services | 3,273 |
| Poultry & eggs | 1,485 |
| Post-harvest services | 744 |