Domestic
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
149234
Active companies
103264
Formed in latest 12 months
16503
Median active-company age
4.8 years
Revenue known
1649
Importers
947
Exporters
131
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 149,234 |
| Active companies | 103,264 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 16,503 |
| Importers | 947 |
| Exporters | 131 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 1649 known, 101615 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 | 1,035 | 1,154 |
| 2025-12 | 900 | 1,366 |
| 2026-01 | 1,348 | 1,145 |
| 2026-02 | 1,210 | 1,194 |
| 2026-03 | 1,694 | 1,441 |
| 2026-04 | 1,672 | 1,043 |
| 2026-05 | 1,514 | 1,250 |
| 2026-06 | 1,431 | 944 |
| 2026-07 | 1,549 | 1,802 |
| 2026-08 | 455 | 1,009 |
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 | 95,293 |
| Dissolved | 43,105 |
| Dormant | 7,971 |
| Liquidation | 2,631 |
| Receiver Action | 129 |
| In Administration | 88 |
| Voluntary Arrangement | 10 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 6 |
| Converted / Closed | 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 |
|---|---|
| Outer London - West and North West | 9,326 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 7,901 |
| Inner London - East | 6,575 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 4,770 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 4,595 |
| West Midlands | 4,388 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 4,386 |
| Inner London - West | 3,901 |
| Essex | 3,889 |
| Greater Manchester | 3,520 |
Geography coverage: 102432 known, 832 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 | 59,698 |
| 1m-15m | 9,209 |
| 15m-54m | 379 |
| 54m+ | 329 |
Revenue-range coverage: 69615 known, 33649 unknown (67.4%).
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 | 37,748 |
| Small | 29,574 |
| Medium | 75 |
| Large | 470 |
| Holding | 118 |
| Dormant | 7,971 |
Company-size coverage: 75956 known, 27308 unknown (73.6%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 17,304 |
| 1–9 | 48,046 |
| 10–49 | 1,471 |
| 50–249 | 131 |
| 250+ | 15 |
Employee coverage: 66967 known, 36297 unknown (64.9%).
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 | 16,211 |
| 1–3 years | 22,449 |
| 3–5 years | 14,305 |
| 5–10 years | 27,888 |
| 10–20 years | 15,301 |
| 20+ years | 7,110 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 103264 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 | 103,264 |
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 | 868 |
| Exporter only | 52 |
| Both | 79 |
| Neither | 102,265 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 405 | £22,061,695,800 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 44 — Wood and Wood Products | 255 | £2,990,458,991 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 205 | £8,984,866,899 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 204 | £12,450,007,041 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 189 | £3,981,593,173 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 161 | £15,337,323,430 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 68 — Stone, plaster, cement, and similar material products | 134 | £1,036,021,447 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 69 — Ceramic products | 124 | £1,614,866,250 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 70 — Glass and Glassware | 112 | £585,119,548 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 94 | £1,404,201,632 | 2016-02-01 – 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 | 53 | £3,220,948,251 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 34 | £1,929,930,565 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 32 | £340,294,636 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 24 | £883,465,072 | 2016-11-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 19 | £1,015,691,611 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 17 | £755,862,872 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 16 | £606,506,641 | 2021-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 68 — Stone, plaster, cement, and similar material products | 13 | £70,317,705 | 2019-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 44 — Wood and Wood Products | 12 | £11,160,452 | 2016-11-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 70 — Glass and Glassware | 12 | £15,340,845 | 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 | 10,394 | 95,129 | 8,135 | 92.1% |
| Holding company | 4 | 95,129 | 8,135 | 92.1% |
| Solo founder | 56,851 | 95,129 | 8,135 | 92.1% |
| Ecommerce | 45 | 608 | 102,656 | 0.6% |
| Website | 735 | 762 | 102,502 | 0.7% |
| 425 | 762 | 102,502 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Midgard Ltd | £579,571,000 |
| J. Reddington Ltd | £298,104,000 |
| Strata Homes Yorkshire Limited | £166,873,000 |
| Harron Homes Limited | £156,945,000 |
| Ark Mechanical And Electrical Services Limited | £123,118,000 |
| Cfield Construction Limited | £119,248,585 |
| Quinn (london) Limited | £109,019,097 |
| Coinford Limited | £101,360,337 |
| Coinford Construction Limited | £99,829,766 |
| Carey London Limited | £96,568,363 |
Revenue coverage: 1649 known, 101615 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 |
|---|---|
| Development | 117,415 |
| Special construction | 68,814 |
| Finishing | 60,671 |
| Electrical installation | 60,620 |
| HVAC | 53,634 |
| Commercial | 44,988 |
| Other installation n.e.c. | 41,174 |
| Joinery | 24,339 |
| Other civil n.e.c. | 19,747 |
| Roofing | 18,979 |
| Painting | 18,321 |
| Floor/wall covering | 12,755 |
| Plastering | 10,197 |
| Glazing | 8,212 |
| Scaffolding | 7,382 |
| Site preparation | 5,781 |
| Machinery installation | 5,571 |
| Electric & telecom | 5,211 |
| Roads | 5,081 |
| Railways, underground | 3,927 |
| Other | 6,326 |
SIC classification
SIC 41202 — Construction of domestic buildings
Includes
construction of all types of residential buildings:, single-family houses, multi-family buildings, including high-rise buildings, housing association and local authority housing, remodelling or renovating existing residential structures
Excludes
architectural and engineering activities, see ##71.1, project management for construction, see ##71.1