Electric & telecom
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
7671
Active companies
5215
Formed in latest 12 months
866
Median active-company age
3.7 years
Revenue known
115
Importers
110
Exporters
44
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 7,671 |
| Active companies | 5,215 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 866 |
| Importers | 110 |
| Exporters | 44 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 115 known, 5100 unknown (2.2%).
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 | 65 | 61 |
| 2025-12 | 56 | 73 |
| 2026-01 | 65 | 56 |
| 2026-02 | 85 | 80 |
| 2026-03 | 92 | 94 |
| 2026-04 | 67 | 68 |
| 2026-05 | 66 | 61 |
| 2026-06 | 60 | 55 |
| 2026-07 | 95 | 100 |
| 2026-08 | 30 | 58 |
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 | 4,674 |
| Dissolved | 2,301 |
| Dormant | 541 |
| Liquidation | 148 |
| In Administration | 6 |
| 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 - West | 405 |
| Inner London - East | 329 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 220 |
| Northern Ireland | 212 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 198 |
| Greater Manchester | 185 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 183 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 174 |
| Merseyside | 164 |
| Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear | 156 |
Geography coverage: 5158 known, 57 unknown (98.9%).
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 | 2,591 |
| 1m-15m | 559 |
| 15m-54m | 47 |
| 54m+ | 93 |
Revenue-range coverage: 3290 known, 1925 unknown (63.1%).
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 | 1,521 |
| Small | 1,520 |
| Medium | 10 |
| Large | 137 |
| Holding | 20 |
| Dormant | 541 |
Company-size coverage: 3749 known, 1466 unknown (71.9%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 790 |
| 1–9 | 2,065 |
| 10–49 | 147 |
| 50–249 | 22 |
| 250+ | 4 |
Employee coverage: 3028 known, 2187 unknown (58.1%).
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 | 855 |
| 1–3 years | 1,340 |
| 3–5 years | 1,018 |
| 5–10 years | 1,287 |
| 10–20 years | 543 |
| 20+ years | 172 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 5215 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 | 5,215 |
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 | 80 |
| Exporter only | 14 |
| Both | 30 |
| Neither | 5,091 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 89 | £32,190,997,424 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 51 | £16,892,629,954 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 49 | £3,837,878,001 | 2016-10-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 32 | £3,369,857,353 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 19 | £748,882,130 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 19 | £1,290,095,641 | 2019-07-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 17 | £2,783,738,726 | 2019-07-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 13 | £407,415,394 | 2020-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 12 | £236,680,307 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 12 | £351,390,936 | 2020-07-01 – 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 | 28 | £9,716,482,365 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 27 | £7,211,564,113 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 20 | £3,212,507,885 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 13 | £1,269,212,603 | 2016-10-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 9 | £288,124,801 | 2017-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 9 | £524,385,547 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 8 | £112,889,294 | 2017-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 72 — Iron and Steel | 7 | £202,606,538 | 2016-10-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 7 | £163,519,447 | 2019-09-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 7 | £118,935,129 | 2020-06-01 – 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 | 387 | 4,266 | 949 | 81.8% |
| Holding company | 2 | 4,266 | 949 | 81.8% |
| Solo founder | 2,755 | 4,266 | 949 | 81.8% |
| Ecommerce | 1 | 59 | 5,156 | 1.1% |
| Website | 90 | 94 | 5,121 | 1.8% |
| 78 | 94 | 5,121 | 1.8% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Whp Telecoms Limited | £183,301,648 |
| Enigma Industrial Services Ltd | £62,832,460 |
| Adman Civil Projects Limited | £53,007,095 |
| High Voltage Systems And Services Limited | £48,253,134 |
| Mulholland Contracts Limited | £47,412,109 |
| Gcu (uk) Limited | £42,366,827 |
| Vea Group Limited | £32,560,948 |
| Excalon Limited | £31,966,942 |
| A L S Civil Engineers Ltd. | £28,530,021 |
| Fourway Communication Limited | £26,051,888 |
Revenue coverage: 115 known, 5100 unknown (2.2%).
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 | 117,529 |
| Domestic | 103,487 |
| Special construction | 68,937 |
| Finishing | 60,821 |
| Electrical installation | 60,755 |
| HVAC | 53,756 |
| Commercial | 45,066 |
| Other installation n.e.c. | 41,253 |
| Joinery | 24,386 |
| Other civil n.e.c. | 19,767 |
| Roofing | 19,054 |
| Painting | 18,361 |
| Floor/wall covering | 12,793 |
| Plastering | 10,208 |
| Glazing | 8,223 |
| Scaffolding | 7,391 |
| Site preparation | 5,795 |
| Machinery installation | 5,584 |
| Roads | 5,091 |
| Railways, underground | 3,920 |
| Other | 6,330 |
SIC classification
SIC 42220 — Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications
Includes
construction of civil engineering constructions for: power plants, long-distance and urban communication and power lines
Excludes
project management activities related to civil engineering works, see ##71.12