Religious
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
8353
Active companies
6757
Formed in latest 12 months
564
Median active-company age
10.1 years
Revenue known
187
Importers
47
Exporters
10
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 8,353 |
| Active companies | 6,757 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 564 |
| Importers | 47 |
| Exporters | 10 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 187 known, 6570 unknown (2.8%).
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 | 48 | 47 |
| 2025-12 | 27 | 49 |
| 2026-01 | 51 | 45 |
| 2026-02 | 31 | 45 |
| 2026-03 | 47 | 76 |
| 2026-04 | 51 | 58 |
| 2026-05 | 41 | 53 |
| 2026-06 | 47 | 53 |
| 2026-07 | 44 | 74 |
| 2026-08 | 18 | 44 |
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 | 6,091 |
| Dissolved | 1,533 |
| Dormant | 666 |
| Converted / Closed | 51 |
| Liquidation | 11 |
| Receiver Action | 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 - East | 763 |
| Inner London - West | 490 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 479 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 465 |
| West Midlands | 399 |
| Greater Manchester | 350 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 300 |
| Outer London - South | 267 |
| Northern Ireland | 265 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 258 |
Geography coverage: 6701 known, 56 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 | 3,133 |
| 1m-15m | 1,631 |
| 15m-54m | 3 |
| 54m+ | 194 |
Revenue-range coverage: 4961 known, 1796 unknown (73.4%).
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 | 1,957 |
| Small | 2,720 |
| Medium | 4 |
| Large | 233 |
| Holding | 113 |
| Dormant | 666 |
Company-size coverage: 5693 known, 1064 unknown (84.3%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 1,760 |
| 1–9 | 1,539 |
| 10–49 | 131 |
| 50–249 | 10 |
| 250+ | 4 |
Employee coverage: 3444 known, 3313 unknown (51.0%).
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 | 554 |
| 1–3 years | 1,049 |
| 3–5 years | 588 |
| 5–10 years | 1,179 |
| 10–20 years | 1,906 |
| 20+ years | 1,481 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 6757 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 | 6,757 |
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 | 43 |
| Exporter only | 6 |
| Both | 4 |
| Neither | 6,704 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 19 | £972,975,229 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 16 | £4,441,983,547 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 11 | £673,912,989 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 7 | £106,132,898 | 2016-07-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 71 — Jewelry, precious stones, and metals | 7 | £102,204,377 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 7 | £518,161,516 | 2016-09-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 97 — Art and Antiques | 7 | £212,868,958 | 2017-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 6 | £196,748,455 | 2016-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 70 — Glass and Glassware | 6 | £27,210,187 | 2016-04-01 – 2024-07-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 6 | £45,875,624 | 2017-09-01 – 2026-04-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 3 | £294,754,291 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 33 — Essential oils and perfumes | 2 | £134,198,556 | 2021-06-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 34 — Soaps, cleaning products, and waxes | 2 | £61,201,086 | 2017-05-01 – 2024-04-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 2 | £15,591,347 | 2020-07-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 1 | £1,020,443 | 2023-04-01 – 2023-04-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 1 | £54,693,624 | 2024-03-01 – 2024-08-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 1 | £63,463 | 2023-11-01 – 2023-11-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 1 | £665,420 | 2021-11-01 – 2022-05-01 |
| 97 — Art and Antiques | 1 | £51,334,203 | 2023-10-01 – 2023-10-01 |
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 | 346 | 4,108 | 2,649 | 60.8% |
| Holding company | 0 | 4,108 | 2,649 | 60.8% |
| Solo founder | 1,283 | 4,108 | 2,649 | 60.8% |
| Ecommerce | 3 | 37 | 6,720 | 0.5% |
| Website | 44 | 44 | 6,713 | 0.7% |
| 11 | 44 | 6,713 | 0.7% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Sheffield Diocesan Board Of Finance | £9,559,000 |
| The Sons Of Divine Providence | £5,526,782 |
| The Sons Of Divine Providence Developments Ltd | £4,275,000 |
| Icc Missions | £2,512,061 |
| Chinese Church In London | £2,196,381 |
| Home For Good | £1,540,461 |
| City Life Church Southampton | £996,000 |
| Luis Palau Evangelistic Team(the) | £977,860 |
| Restore Hope | £697,198 |
| Cornerstone Community Church (wales) | £451,716 |
Revenue coverage: 187 known, 6570 unknown (2.8%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Other | 14,527 |
| Professional | 4,450 |
| Business | 3,590 |
| Political | 532 |
| Trade unions | 372 |
SIC classification
SIC 94910 — Activities of religious organizations
Includes
activities of religious organisations or individuals providing services directly to worshippers in churches, mosques, temples, synagogues or other places, activities of organisations furnishing monastery and convent services, religious retreat activities, religious funeral service activities
Excludes
education provided by such organisations, see division ##85, health activities by such organisations, see division ##86, social work activities by such organisations, see divisions ##87, ##88