Freshwater
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
586
Active companies
383
Formed in latest 12 months
30
Median active-company age
7.5 years
Revenue known
7
Importers
22
Exporters
11
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 586 |
| Active companies | 383 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 30 |
| Importers | 22 |
| Exporters | 11 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 7 known, 376 unknown (1.8%).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11 | 3 | 5 |
| 2025-12 | 2 | 6 |
| 2026-01 | 2 | 3 |
| 2026-02 | 0 | 6 |
| 2026-03 | 2 | 5 |
| 2026-04 | 3 | 5 |
| 2026-05 | 2 | 12 |
| 2026-06 | 3 | 6 |
| 2026-07 | 4 | 4 |
| 2026-08 | 2 | 5 |
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
| Status | Companies |
|---|---|
| Active | 329 |
| Dissolved | 200 |
| Dormant | 54 |
| Liquidation | 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 |
|---|---|
| Highlands and Islands | 22 |
| Kent | 17 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 17 |
| Inner London - West | 16 |
| North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset | 16 |
| Inner London - East | 15 |
| Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | 15 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 14 |
| Northern Ireland | 13 |
| Essex | 11 |
Geography coverage: 379 known, 4 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 | 237 |
| 1m-15m | 32 |
| 15m-54m | 4 |
| 54m+ | 1 |
Revenue-range coverage: 274 known, 109 unknown (71.5%).
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 | 156 |
| Small | 106 |
| Large | 2 |
| Holding | 2 |
| Dormant | 54 |
Company-size coverage: 320 known, 63 unknown (83.6%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 85 |
| 1–9 | 162 |
| 10–49 | 9 |
| 50–249 | 1 |
Employee coverage: 257 known, 126 unknown (67.1%).
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 | 29 |
| 1–3 years | 72 |
| 3–5 years | 41 |
| 5–10 years | 83 |
| 10–20 years | 90 |
| 20+ years | 68 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 383 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 |
|---|---|
| Directly assigned to this segment | 383 |
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 | 15 |
| Exporter only | 4 |
| Both | 7 |
| Neither | 357 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 9 | £677,038,377 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 03 — Fish and seafood, including shellfish and other water creatures | 7 | £7,867,429 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 6 | £549,768,406 | 2017-05-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 6 | £191,006,114 | 2019-09-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 5 | £272,157,773 | 2016-06-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 38 — Miscellaneous chemical products | 4 | £148,239,073 | 2017-04-01 – 2025-11-01 |
| 44 — Wood and Wood Products | 3 | £25,642,057 | 2018-12-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 3 | £22,169,444 | 2022-08-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 89 — Ships, Boats, and Floating Structures | 3 | £6,686,859 | 2023-10-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 3 | £79,692,754 | 2019-04-01 – 2026-04-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 4 | £31,302,894 | 2018-01-01 – 2025-11-01 |
| 03 — Fish and seafood, including shellfish and other water creatures | 2 | £79,573,002 | 2022-03-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 23 — Animal feed and food waste | 2 | £24,328,197 | 2016-07-01 – 2021-02-01 |
| 56 — Textile padding, felt, and nonwoven fabrics; special yarns; ropes and cables | 2 | £235,985 | 2023-08-01 – 2024-10-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 2 | £46,433,918 | 2024-06-01 – 2025-11-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 2 | £73,917,657 | 2018-02-01 – 2023-03-01 |
| 05 — Animal-based products not listed elsewhere | 1 | £0 | 2017-01-01 – 2017-01-01 |
| 16 — Meat, fish, and seafood preparations | 1 | £0 | 2026-02-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 28 — Inorganic Chemicals | 1 | £203,279 | 2023-12-01 – 2023-12-01 |
| 29 — Organic Chemicals | 1 | £82,208 | 2020-02-01 – 2020-11-01 |
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 | 56 | 330 | 53 | 86.2% |
| Holding company | 0 | 330 | 53 | 86.2% |
| Solo founder | 153 | 330 | 53 | 86.2% |
| Ecommerce | 4 | 15 | 368 | 3.9% |
| Website | 22 | 22 | 361 | 5.7% |
| 11 | 22 | 361 | 5.7% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Loch Alba Trout Ltd | £38,275,348 |
| Salix River & Wetland Services Limited | £16,939,397 |
| Aquatic Excellence Limited | £1,010,234 |
| From Spring Hill C.i.c. | £28,218 |
| Hh Aquatics Ltd | £8,752 |
| Miu Aquatics Limited | £4,545 |
| Eco-gro Limited | £2,513 |
Revenue coverage: 7 known, 376 unknown (1.8%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Marine | 589 |
SIC classification
SIC 03220 — Freshwater aquaculture
Excludes
processing of the extracted materials, see section ##C (Manufacturing), use of the extracted materials without a further transformation for construction purposes, see section ##F (Construction), bottling of natural spring and mineral waters at springs and wells, see ##11.07, crushing, grinding or otherwise treating certain earths, rocks and minerals not carried on in conjunction with mining and quarrying, see ##23.9