Electrical installation
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
76936
Active companies
60734
Formed in latest 12 months
7909
Median active-company age
6.2 years
Revenue known
834
Importers
909
Exporters
343
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 76,936 |
| Active companies | 60,734 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 7,909 |
| Importers | 909 |
| Exporters | 343 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 834 known, 59900 unknown (1.4%).
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 | 551 | 402 |
| 2025-12 | 408 | 539 |
| 2026-01 | 716 | 472 |
| 2026-02 | 660 | 490 |
| 2026-03 | 918 | 516 |
| 2026-04 | 799 | 414 |
| 2026-05 | 603 | 486 |
| 2026-06 | 598 | 396 |
| 2026-07 | 675 | 709 |
| 2026-08 | 315 | 377 |
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 | 57,225 |
| Dissolved | 14,850 |
| Dormant | 3,509 |
| Liquidation | 1,313 |
| In Administration | 34 |
| Voluntary Arrangement | 4 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 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 |
|---|---|
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 2,972 |
| Essex | 2,838 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 2,635 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 2,469 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 2,454 |
| Inner London - East | 2,368 |
| Greater Manchester | 2,319 |
| Kent | 2,311 |
| West Midlands | 2,160 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 2,139 |
Geography coverage: 60065 known, 669 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 | 40,427 |
| 1m-15m | 4,724 |
| 15m-54m | 208 |
| 54m+ | 137 |
Revenue-range coverage: 45496 known, 15238 unknown (74.9%).
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 | 24,560 |
| Small | 19,812 |
| Medium | 88 |
| Large | 290 |
| Holding | 57 |
| Dormant | 3,509 |
Company-size coverage: 48316 known, 12418 unknown (79.6%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 7,511 |
| 1–9 | 34,411 |
| 10–49 | 2,232 |
| 50–249 | 212 |
| 250+ | 12 |
Employee coverage: 44378 known, 16356 unknown (73.1%).
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 | 7,803 |
| 1–3 years | 10,525 |
| 3–5 years | 8,044 |
| 5–10 years | 14,741 |
| 10–20 years | 13,279 |
| 20+ years | 6,342 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 60734 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 | 60,734 |
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 | 684 |
| Exporter only | 118 |
| Both | 225 |
| Neither | 59,707 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 582 | £85,190,663,905 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 263 | £9,974,105,116 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 260 | £10,166,747,287 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 252 | £35,612,329,316 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 115 | £7,028,734,182 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 92 | £2,769,135,628 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 67 | £1,087,596,414 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 52 | £4,254,401,407 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 48 | £7,149,605,049 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 35 | £1,499,612,382 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-03-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 261 | £24,202,109,488 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 122 | £6,817,024,971 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 113 | £12,253,471,589 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 99 | £1,397,991,881 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 63 | £2,073,975,053 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 30 | £2,009,740,758 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 30 | £271,237,233 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 28 | £1,840,938,590 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 27 | £326,268,117 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 74 — Copper and copper products | 24 | £96,570,481 | 2016-02-01 – 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 | 6,861 | 57,346 | 3,388 | 94.4% |
| Holding company | 3 | 57,346 | 3,388 | 94.4% |
| Solo founder | 32,589 | 57,346 | 3,388 | 94.4% |
| Ecommerce | 49 | 645 | 60,089 | 1.1% |
| Website | 814 | 837 | 59,897 | 1.4% |
| 640 | 837 | 59,897 | 1.4% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Enerveo Limited | £218,400,000 |
| Gratte Brothers Limited | £97,961,510 |
| Map Group (uk) Limited | £75,597,498 |
| J C A Engineering Ltd | £71,772,109 |
| Bancroft Limited | £69,592,223 |
| Bjf Connections Ltd | £68,486,214 |
| Clarkson Evans Limited | £66,241,301 |
| Openview Security Solutions Limited | £59,160,804 |
| Smith And Byford Limited | £58,528,676 |
| Halsall Mechanical & Electrical Limited | £53,203,976 |
Revenue coverage: 834 known, 59900 unknown (1.4%).
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 | 117,527 |
| Domestic | 103,492 |
| Special construction | 68,929 |
| Finishing | 60,823 |
| HVAC | 53,744 |
| Commercial | 45,066 |
| Other installation n.e.c. | 41,251 |
| Joinery | 24,377 |
| Other civil n.e.c. | 19,772 |
| Roofing | 19,044 |
| Painting | 18,362 |
| Floor/wall covering | 12,792 |
| Plastering | 10,210 |
| Glazing | 8,228 |
| Scaffolding | 7,393 |
| Site preparation | 5,793 |
| Machinery installation | 5,584 |
| Electric & telecom | 5,219 |
| Roads | 5,091 |
| Railways, underground | 3,925 |
| Other | 6,333 |
SIC classification
SIC 43210 — Electrical installation
Includes
installation of:, electrical wiring and fittings, telecommunications wiring, computer network and cable television wiring, including fibre optic, satellite dishes, lighting systems, fire alarms, burglar alarm systems, street lighting and electrical signals, airport runway lighting, electric solar energy collectors, connecting of electric appliances and household equipment, including baseboard heating
Excludes
construction of communications and power transmission lines, see ##42.22, monitoring and remote monitoring of electronic security systems, such as burglar alarms and fire alarms, including their installation and maintenance, see ##80.20
Details
This class includes the installation of plumbing, heating and air-conditioning systems, including additions, alterations, maintenance and repair.