Exhibition organizers
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
10366
Active companies
7762
Formed in latest 12 months
2256
Median active-company age
2.4 years
Revenue known
187
Importers
169
Exporters
114
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 10,366 |
| Active companies | 7,762 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 2,256 |
| Importers | 169 |
| Exporters | 114 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 187 known, 7575 unknown (2.4%).
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 | 109 | 96 |
| 2026-01 | 172 | 85 |
| 2026-02 | 177 | 89 |
| 2026-03 | 232 | 99 |
| 2026-04 | 233 | 68 |
| 2026-05 | 196 | 85 |
| 2026-06 | 202 | 57 |
| 2026-07 | 239 | 125 |
| 2026-08 | 210 | 88 |
| 2026-09 | 138 | 63 |
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 | 7,123 |
| Dissolved | 2,499 |
| Dormant | 639 |
| Liquidation | 100 |
| In Administration | 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 |
|---|---|
| Inner London - East | 1,096 |
| Inner London - West | 908 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 371 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 359 |
| Greater Manchester | 314 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 306 |
| West Midlands | 306 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 299 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 224 |
| Outer London - South | 222 |
Geography coverage: 7691 known, 71 unknown (99.1%).
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 | 3,314 |
| 1m-15m | 540 |
| 15m-54m | 7 |
| 54m+ | 19 |
Revenue-range coverage: 3880 known, 3882 unknown (50.0%).
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 | 2,101 |
| Small | 1,643 |
| Medium | 6 |
| Large | 27 |
| Holding | 7 |
| Dormant | 639 |
Company-size coverage: 4423 known, 3339 unknown (57.0%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 1,363 |
| 1–9 | 2,019 |
| 10–49 | 150 |
| 50–249 | 15 |
Employee coverage: 3547 known, 4215 unknown (45.7%).
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 | 2,232 |
| 1–3 years | 2,100 |
| 3–5 years | 980 |
| 5–10 years | 1,290 |
| 10–20 years | 821 |
| 20+ years | 339 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 7762 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 | 7,762 |
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 | 93 |
| Exporter only | 38 |
| Both | 76 |
| Neither | 7,555 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 82 | £5,036,490,817 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 70 | £19,030,914,380 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 42 | £9,004,179,775 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 37 | £1,110,084,965 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 32 | £153,247,512 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 31 | £1,181,050,876 | 2016-08-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 30 | £1,113,181,499 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 27 | £1,753,439,684 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 26 | £1,727,225,199 | 2016-09-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 26 | £975,528,155 | 2016-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 50 | £3,982,883,528 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 45 | £638,669,445 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 32 | £2,614,330,604 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 30 | £975,287,665 | 2016-09-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 25 | £283,965,066 | 2018-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 20 | £963,705,400 | 2019-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 19 | £770,793,142 | 2016-07-01 – 2026-01-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 16 | £93,538,998 | 2016-11-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 16 | £43,138,089 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 16 | £11,934,989 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-02-01 |
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 | 449 | 7,016 | 746 | 90.4% |
| Holding company | 0 | 7,016 | 746 | 90.4% |
| Solo founder | 4,447 | 7,016 | 746 | 90.4% |
| Ecommerce | 19 | 137 | 7,625 | 1.8% |
| Website | 175 | 181 | 7,581 | 2.3% |
| 133 | 181 | 7,581 | 2.3% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Brand Fuel Limited | £49,361,410 |
| Full Circle Events & Exhibitions Limited | £25,262,434 |
| Ma Exhibitions Limited | £15,759,615 |
| Montgomery Events Limited | £14,685,222 |
| Fresh Approach (uk) Limited | £14,292,683 |
| Media 10 Limited | £11,941,425 |
| Sheffield Sports Stadium Limited | £7,594,837 |
| Ma Financial Media Ltd | £4,023,000 |
| Pharmagora Limited | £3,892,772 |
| Pendragon International Media Ltd | £2,868,723 |
Revenue coverage: 187 known, 7575 unknown (2.4%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Other business support | 226,305 |
| Office admin support | 15,198 |
| Conference organizers | 6,633 |
| Packaging services | 3,135 |
| Document & office support | 2,124 |
| Call centers | 1,793 |
| Collection agencies | 841 |
| Credit bureaus | 90 |
SIC classification
SIC 82301 — Activities of exhibition and fair organisers
Details
This subclass includes the organisation of conferences and meetings, whether or not including the management and provision of the staff to operate the facilities in which these events take place.