Broadcasting

UK companies organised by the CorpSignals industry, segment, and subsegment taxonomy.

Segments

Radio (3493 companies)
TV (5608 companies)

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

8698

Active companies

6505

Formed in latest 12 months

628

Median active-company age

6.3 years

Revenue known

181

Importers

89

Exporters

61

Top values shown in the chart

CategoryCompanies
All companies 8,698
Active companies 6,505
Formed in latest 12 months 628
Importers 89
Exporters 61

Revenue coverage among active companies: 181 known, 6324 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

MonthFormedDissolved
2025-114376
2025-124076
2026-013852
2026-024458
2026-035580
2026-045368
2026-054765
2026-065948
2026-0755111
2026-082869

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

StatusCompanies
Active 5,707
Dissolved 2,115
Dormant 798
Liquidation 71
In Administration 5
Receiver Action 1
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 regionCompanies
Inner London - West 808
Inner London - East 730
Outer London - West and North West 452
Surrey, East and West Sussex 357
Greater Manchester 298
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 293
Outer London - East and North East 222
West Midlands 199
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 192
Outer London - South 190

Geography coverage: 6426 known, 79 unknown (98.8%).

Revenue ranges

What this shows: active companies grouped into the platform’s ordered estimated-revenue bands.

Top values shown in the chart

Revenue rangeCompanies
0-1m 4,171
1m-15m 473
15m-54m 9
54m+ 55

Revenue-range coverage: 4708 known, 1797 unknown (72.4%).

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 sizeCompanies
Micro 2,610
Small 1,900
Medium 1
Large 68
Holding 12
Dormant 798

Company-size coverage: 5389 known, 1116 unknown (82.8%).

Top values shown in the chart

EmployeesCompanies
0 1,388
1–9 2,789
10–49 58
50–249 3
250+ 1

Employee coverage: 4239 known, 2266 unknown (65.2%).

Active-company age

What this shows: how long currently active companies have been incorporated.

Top values shown in the chart

Age bandCompanies
Under 1 year 617
1–3 years 1,095
3–5 years 903
5–10 years 1,679
10–20 years 1,483
20+ years 728

Incorporation-date coverage: 6505 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

ClassificationCompanies
TV 4,147
Radio 2,668

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 participationCompanies
Importer only 41
Exporter only 13
Both 48
Neither 6,403

Top imports HS2 categories

Top values shown in the chart

HS2 categoryCompaniesGBPAvailable dates
85 — Electrical machinery and equipment67£32,186,582,9992016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
90 — Optical and medical tools and devices42£1,372,686,3052016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts31£11,128,112,6012016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings14£867,735,3642016-03-01 – 2026-02-01
95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment12£476,540,6732016-01-01 – 2025-12-01
96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods12£28,197,1012016-01-01 – 2026-03-01
87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams)9£716,854,7632017-07-01 – 2026-05-01
91 — Clocks, watches, and their parts9£13,808,5302016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
42 — Leather goods, travel bags, and animal harnesses7£220,306,9852016-01-01 – 2025-06-01
73 — Iron or Steel Products7£338,687,0802016-01-01 – 2024-08-01

Top exports HS2 categories

Top values shown in the chart

HS2 categoryCompaniesGBPAvailable dates
85 — Electrical machinery and equipment56£11,234,165,4102016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
90 — Optical and medical tools and devices33£1,052,089,0552016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts27£4,267,204,5502016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings15£217,125,3882016-01-01 – 2026-01-01
96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods9£6,391,8842017-12-01 – 2025-12-01
87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams)8£121,397,6432017-01-01 – 2024-12-01
88 — Aircraft, spacecraft, and their parts8£6,171,310,6762016-03-01 – 2024-07-01
95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment5£58,023,7722016-07-01 – 2026-02-01
61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting4£6,446,2932017-05-01 – 2022-10-01
83 — Miscellaneous metal items4£24,363,7982016-10-01 – 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

TraitCompaniesKnownUnknownCoverage
Family business 383 5,590 915 85.9%
Holding company 2 5,590 915 85.9%
Solo founder 3,150 5,590 915 85.9%
Ecommerce 4 70 6,435 1.1%
Website 86 89 6,416 1.4%
LinkedIn 63 89 6,416 1.4%

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.

Revenue coverage: 181 known, 6324 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

ClassificationCompanies
Professional services 811,244
Real estate 686,300
Construction 575,639
Retail 517,235
Technology 365,184
Hospitality & Food Services 309,768
Health & social care 272,823
Business support 258,874
Personal services 257,103
Processing & manufacturing 198,533
Entertainment 180,281
Wholesale 172,377
Transport & storage 171,657
Education 155,904
Activities for own use 141,864
Holding companies 139,236
Industry not specified 136,002
Dormant company 111,136
Maintenance & repair 108,015
Facility Services 93,797
Other 674,408