Associations
UK companies organised by the CorpSignals industry, segment, and subsegment taxonomy.
Segments
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
37766
Active companies
29247
Formed in latest 12 months
3484
Median active-company age
8.5 years
Revenue known
1008
Importers
164
Exporters
85
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 37,766 |
| Active companies | 29,247 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 3,484 |
| Importers | 164 |
| Exporters | 85 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 1008 known, 28239 unknown (3.4%).
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 | 240 | 277 |
| 2026-01 | 328 | 255 |
| 2026-02 | 245 | 256 |
| 2026-03 | 321 | 320 |
| 2026-04 | 274 | 261 |
| 2026-05 | 285 | 242 |
| 2026-06 | 324 | 205 |
| 2026-07 | 296 | 420 |
| 2026-08 | 236 | 326 |
| 2026-09 | 224 | 352 |
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 | 25,855 |
| Dissolved | 8,259 |
| Dormant | 3,392 |
| Converted / Closed | 130 |
| Liquidation | 119 |
| In Administration | 4 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 4 |
| Receiver Action | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Inner London - West | 3,459 |
| Inner London - East | 3,026 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 1,471 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 1,303 |
| West Midlands | 1,204 |
| Greater Manchester | 1,178 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 1,161 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 1,115 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 812 |
| Outer London - South | 784 |
Geography coverage: 29011 known, 236 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 | 14,531 |
| 1m-15m | 4,896 |
| 15m-54m | 21 |
| 54m+ | 511 |
Revenue-range coverage: 19959 known, 9288 unknown (68.2%).
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 | 8,110 |
| Small | 10,851 |
| Medium | 18 |
| Large | 650 |
| Holding | 440 |
| Dormant | 3,392 |
Company-size coverage: 23461 known, 5786 unknown (80.2%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 7,710 |
| 1–9 | 7,008 |
| 10–49 | 790 |
| 50–249 | 64 |
| 250+ | 7 |
Employee coverage: 15579 known, 13668 unknown (53.3%).
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 | 3,418 |
| 1–3 years | 4,711 |
| 3–5 years | 2,538 |
| 5–10 years | 5,124 |
| 10–20 years | 6,200 |
| 20+ years | 7,256 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 29247 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 |
|---|---|
| Other | 14,496 |
| Religious | 6,750 |
| Professional | 4,415 |
| Business | 3,582 |
| Political | 524 |
| Trade unions | 349 |
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 | 126 |
| Exporter only | 47 |
| Both | 38 |
| Neither | 29,036 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 49 | £8,256,422,897 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 30 | £991,558,299 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 27 | £1,722,641,391 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 26 | £7,602,257,623 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 25 | £1,355,162,756 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 24 | £780,421,571 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 22 | £1,234,964,437 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 18 | £1,485,608,455 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 16 | £591,356,372 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 71 — Jewelry, precious stones, and metals | 16 | £587,799,897 | 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 | 30 | £3,036,663,038 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 29 | £1,612,161,161 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 26 | £934,705,132 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 22 | £1,400,818,072 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 11 | £403,980,931 | 2016-09-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 11 | £416,299,844 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 10 | £59,140,125 | 2016-09-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 9 | £41,834,233 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 7 | £358,147,702 | 2016-10-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 7 | £20,125,796 | 2017-02-01 – 2026-03-01 |
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 | 951 | 17,240 | 12,007 | 58.9% |
| Holding company | 0 | 17,240 | 12,007 | 58.9% |
| Solo founder | 7,398 | 17,240 | 12,007 | 58.9% |
| Ecommerce | 19 | 143 | 29,104 | 0.5% |
| Website | 177 | 181 | 29,066 | 0.6% |
| 103 | 181 | 29,066 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Ecosurety Limited | £125,247,049 |
| Clarity Environmental Limited | £88,241,243 |
| Vcmp Uk Limited | £72,122,857 |
| Organic Milk Suppliers Co-operative Limited | £52,158,000 |
| Beyondly Global Limited | £40,781,765 |
| Erp Uk Limited | £26,929,559 |
| Campden Bri | £25,751,119 |
| Arts Club(london)limited(the) | £21,683,359 |
| World Association Of Nuclear Operators | £16,450,990 |
| Gs1 Uk Limited | £15,314,031 |
Revenue coverage: 1008 known, 28239 unknown (3.4%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Professional services | 813,557 |
| Real estate | 690,057 |
| Construction | 576,431 |
| Retail | 519,913 |
| Technology | 368,866 |
| Hospitality & Food Services | 310,402 |
| Health & social care | 273,192 |
| Business support | 258,571 |
| Personal services | 256,941 |
| Processing & manufacturing | 198,562 |
| Entertainment | 180,913 |
| Wholesale | 172,881 |
| Transport & storage | 172,811 |
| Education | 157,127 |
| Activities for own use | 141,969 |
| Holding companies | 140,964 |
| Industry not specified | 135,912 |
| Dormant company | 109,957 |
| Maintenance & repair | 108,530 |
| Facility Services | 94,479 |
| Other | 651,752 |