Other business support
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
310307
Active companies
226700
Formed in latest 12 months
20755
Median active-company age
9.1 years
Revenue known
3618
Importers
7216
Exporters
4815
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 310,307 |
| Active companies | 226,700 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 20,755 |
| Importers | 7,216 |
| Exporters | 4,815 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 3618 known, 223082 unknown (1.6%).
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 | 1,504 | 2,142 |
| 2025-12 | 1,496 | 2,473 |
| 2026-01 | 2,019 | 2,089 |
| 2026-02 | 1,644 | 2,534 |
| 2026-03 | 1,893 | 2,515 |
| 2026-04 | 1,762 | 2,149 |
| 2026-05 | 1,508 | 2,283 |
| 2026-06 | 1,696 | 1,746 |
| 2026-07 | 1,762 | 3,417 |
| 2026-08 | 163 | 1,247 |
Window: 2024-01 to 2026-08.
Company status
What this shows: all current Companies House status values; blank and missing values are combined as Unknown.
Top values shown in the chart
| Status | Companies |
|---|---|
| Active | 226,700 |
| Dissolved | 78,293 |
| Liquidation | 5,017 |
| In Administration | 180 |
| Receiver Action | 47 |
| Converted / Closed | 26 |
| Voluntary Arrangement | 23 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 21 |
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 | 30,279 |
| Inner London - East | 19,820 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 13,188 |
| Greater Manchester | 10,518 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 10,131 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 8,987 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 8,699 |
| West Midlands | 8,696 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 7,768 |
| Essex | 7,047 |
Geography coverage: 224850 known, 1850 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 | 135,651 |
| 1m-15m | 27,149 |
| 15m-54m | 1,105 |
| 54m+ | 4,318 |
Revenue-range coverage: 168223 known, 58477 unknown (74.2%).
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 | 78,739 |
| Small | 78,565 |
| Medium | 286 |
| Large | 5,531 |
| Holding | 1,538 |
| Dormant | 28,019 |
Company-size coverage: 192678 known, 34022 unknown (85.0%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 49,345 |
| 1–9 | 97,657 |
| 10–49 | 6,748 |
| 50–249 | 1,136 |
| 250+ | 183 |
Employee coverage: 155069 known, 71631 unknown (68.4%).
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 | 20,214 |
| 1–3 years | 30,550 |
| 3–5 years | 20,491 |
| 5–10 years | 57,768 |
| 10–20 years | 65,239 |
| 20+ years | 32,437 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 226699 known, 1 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 | 226,700 |
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 | 3,824 |
| Exporter only | 1,423 |
| Both | 3,392 |
| Neither | 218,061 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 3,047 | £304,414,391,005 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 2,873 | £267,937,255,236 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 2,057 | £68,156,769,244 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 1,886 | £57,136,994,238 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 1,520 | £31,460,087,188 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 1,299 | £46,738,149,189 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 968 | £22,725,821,997 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 949 | £12,300,182,563 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 921 | £8,651,068,260 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 887 | £9,717,486,924 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 2,141 | £116,711,180,427 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 2,055 | £165,373,518,372 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 1,562 | £65,675,135,973 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 1,119 | £12,039,975,259 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 916 | £16,580,918,221 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 784 | £24,890,421,380 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 757 | £50,519,677,825 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 610 | £3,746,366,603 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 588 | £4,946,677,465 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 568 | £678,166,255 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
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 | 24,042 | 189,301 | 37,399 | 83.5% |
| Holding company | 72 | 189,301 | 37,399 | 83.5% |
| Solo founder | 95,347 | 189,301 | 37,399 | 83.5% |
| Ecommerce | 1,170 | 5,629 | 221,071 | 2.5% |
| Website | 6,929 | 7,173 | 219,527 | 3.2% |
| 4,871 | 7,173 | 219,527 | 3.2% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Anglo American Investments (uk) Limited | £2,829,299,000 |
| Giant Professional Limited | £790,229,428 |
| Compare The Market Limited | £602,000,000 |
| Thomson Reuters (professional) Uk Limited | £590,172,000 |
| Amey Community Limited | £434,363,000 |
| Evelyn Partners Services Limited | £406,293,000 |
| Shared Services Connected Ltd | £334,071,000 |
| Fairer Places Ltd | £331,524,476 |
| Aurora Holdco Limited | £313,710,000 |
| Cms Distribution Limited | £312,655,420 |
Revenue coverage: 3618 known, 223082 unknown (1.6%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Office admin support | 15,176 |
| Exhibition organizers | 7,507 |
| Conference organizers | 6,443 |
| Packaging services | 3,135 |
| Document & office support | 2,131 |
| Call centers | 1,797 |
| Collection agencies | 816 |
| Credit bureaus | 93 |