Bridges, tunnels
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
1047
Active companies
566
Formed in latest 12 months
63
Median active-company age
7.2 years
Revenue known
19
Importers
41
Exporters
22
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 1,047 |
| Active companies | 566 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 63 |
| Importers | 41 |
| Exporters | 22 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 19 known, 547 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11 | 7 | 14 |
| 2025-12 | 2 | 13 |
| 2026-01 | 5 | 6 |
| 2026-02 | 6 | 11 |
| 2026-03 | 5 | 14 |
| 2026-04 | 7 | 3 |
| 2026-05 | 7 | 8 |
| 2026-06 | 7 | 7 |
| 2026-07 | 2 | 7 |
| 2026-08 | 2 | 6 |
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 | 566 |
| Dissolved | 465 |
| Liquidation | 15 |
| In Administration | 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 | 46 |
| Inner London - East | 40 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 33 |
| West Midlands | 32 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 23 |
| Essex | 22 |
| Greater Manchester | 22 |
| South East Wales | 20 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 19 |
| Kent | 19 |
Geography coverage: 563 known, 3 unknown (99.5%).
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 | 273 |
| 1m-15m | 71 |
| 15m-54m | 14 |
| 54m+ | 33 |
Revenue-range coverage: 391 known, 175 unknown (69.1%).
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 | 168 |
| Small | 162 |
| Medium | 5 |
| Large | 40 |
| Holding | 10 |
| Dormant | 70 |
Company-size coverage: 455 known, 111 unknown (80.4%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 85 |
| 1–9 | 234 |
| 10–49 | 19 |
| 50–249 | 8 |
| 250+ | 3 |
Employee coverage: 349 known, 217 unknown (61.7%).
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 | 63 |
| 1–3 years | 95 |
| 3–5 years | 61 |
| 5–10 years | 151 |
| 10–20 years | 106 |
| 20+ years | 90 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 566 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 | 566 |
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 | 20 |
| Exporter only | 1 |
| Both | 21 |
| Neither | 524 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 28 | £2,610,573,396 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 21 | £7,167,826,226 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 18 | £5,348,288,772 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 17 | £1,068,130,973 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 16 | £1,405,390,052 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 16 | £235,247,959 | 2018-09-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 14 | £613,883,407 | 2022-01-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 72 — Iron and Steel | 11 | £93,497,356 | 2022-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 68 — Stone, plaster, cement, and similar material products | 9 | £106,766,590 | 2022-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 9 | £324,293,476 | 2022-01-01 – 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 | 15 | £3,080,252,108 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 12 | £884,640,785 | 2017-09-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 8 | £1,564,179,355 | 2017-09-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 86 — Railway and tramway vehicles and parts | 8 | £62,344,127 | 2021-07-01 – 2025-07-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 6 | £31,962,059 | 2017-09-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 5 | £47,964,789 | 2018-09-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 5 | £551,762,888 | 2019-04-01 – 2025-11-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 4 | £358,850,014 | 2017-09-01 – 2025-09-01 |
| 72 — Iron and Steel | 4 | £30,118,200 | 2017-09-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 68 — Stone, plaster, cement, and similar material products | 3 | £23,516,530 | 2018-11-01 – 2023-11-01 |
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 | 51 | 477 | 89 | 84.3% |
| Holding company | 1 | 477 | 89 | 84.3% |
| Solo founder | 278 | 477 | 89 | 84.3% |
| Ecommerce | 0 | 23 | 543 | 4.1% |
| Website | 30 | 34 | 532 | 6.0% |
| 34 | 34 | 532 | 6.0% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Jones Bros. Ruthin (civil Engineering) Co. Limited | £150,516,923 |
| Walters U.k. Limited | £120,386,803 |
| Tunnelcraft Limited | £66,206,590 |
| C.r. Reynolds Limited | £39,168,887 |
| Danaher & Walsh (civil Engineering) Limited | £33,365,654 |
| Jss Rail Limited | £32,474,215 |
| K Rouse Civil Engineers Limited | £28,067,343 |
| Hercules Plc | £22,950,757 |
| Rorcon Ltd | £19,126,109 |
| Porr Uk Ltd | £15,628,606 |
Revenue coverage: 19 known, 547 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 |
|---|---|
| Development | 117,491 |
| Domestic | 103,338 |
| Special construction | 68,838 |
| Finishing | 60,665 |
| Electrical installation | 60,613 |
| HVAC | 53,576 |
| Commercial | 45,009 |
| Other installation n.e.c. | 41,198 |
| Joinery | 24,308 |
| Other civil n.e.c. | 19,765 |
| Roofing | 18,958 |
| Painting | 18,342 |
| Floor/wall covering | 12,763 |
| Plastering | 10,200 |
| Glazing | 8,208 |
| Scaffolding | 7,382 |
| Site preparation | 5,794 |
| Machinery installation | 5,572 |
| Electric & telecom | 5,221 |
| Roads | 5,077 |
| Other | 9,699 |
SIC classification
SIC 42130 — Construction of bridges and tunnels
Includes
construction of bridges, including those for elevated highways, construction of tunnels
Excludes
installation of lighting and electrical signals, see ##43.21, architectural and engineering activities, see ##71.1, project management for construction, see ##71.1
Details
This class includes the construction of distribution lines for transportation of fluids and related buildings and structures that are an integral part of these systems.