Painting
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
27095
Active companies
18365
Formed in latest 12 months
3101
Median active-company age
4.8 years
Revenue known
313
Importers
97
Exporters
18
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 27,095 |
| Active companies | 18,365 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 3,101 |
| Importers | 97 |
| Exporters | 18 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 313 known, 18052 unknown (1.7%).
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 | 230 | 218 |
| 2025-12 | 153 | 293 |
| 2026-01 | 261 | 250 |
| 2026-02 | 224 | 245 |
| 2026-03 | 295 | 316 |
| 2026-04 | 271 | 218 |
| 2026-05 | 225 | 241 |
| 2026-06 | 257 | 195 |
| 2026-07 | 281 | 338 |
| 2026-08 | 172 | 254 |
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 | 17,392 |
| Dissolved | 8,419 |
| Dormant | 973 |
| Liquidation | 309 |
| Voluntary Arrangement | 2 |
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 - East | 1,364 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 1,244 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 1,240 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 824 |
| Essex | 731 |
| Inner London - West | 730 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 720 |
| Greater Manchester | 679 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 672 |
| Outer London - South | 670 |
Geography coverage: 18190 known, 175 unknown (99.0%).
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 | 11,365 |
| 1m-15m | 1,128 |
| 15m-54m | 20 |
| 54m+ | 12 |
Revenue-range coverage: 12525 known, 5840 unknown (68.2%).
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 | 7,436 |
| Small | 4,836 |
| Medium | 11 |
| Large | 30 |
| Holding | 10 |
| Dormant | 973 |
Company-size coverage: 13296 known, 5069 unknown (72.4%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 2,304 |
| 1–9 | 9,549 |
| 10–49 | 333 |
| 50–249 | 26 |
| 250+ | 2 |
Employee coverage: 12214 known, 6151 unknown (66.5%).
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 | 3,036 |
| 1–3 years | 3,936 |
| 3–5 years | 2,430 |
| 5–10 years | 4,456 |
| 10–20 years | 2,864 |
| 20+ years | 1,643 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 18365 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 | 18,365 |
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 | 87 |
| Exporter only | 8 |
| Both | 10 |
| Neither | 18,260 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 26 | £1,686,410,884 | 2017-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 25 | £394,766,491 | 2017-10-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 44 — Wood and Wood Products | 17 | £279,446,234 | 2022-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 15 | £756,398,711 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 70 — Glass and Glassware | 14 | £56,348,571 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 32 — Tanning and dyeing products | 13 | £175,899,963 | 2019-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 13 | £76,651,482 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 12 | £1,322,220,208 | 2016-07-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 11 | £298,118,510 | 2017-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 10 | £354,838,557 | 2016-06-01 – 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 | 6 | £122,187,416 | 2016-12-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 4 | £15,575,051 | 2018-10-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 70 — Glass and Glassware | 3 | £3,973,733 | 2020-04-01 – 2024-06-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 3 | £24,382,092 | 2018-10-01 – 2025-06-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 2 | £133,442,862 | 2021-09-01 – 2024-10-01 |
| 44 — Wood and Wood Products | 2 | £209,481 | 2017-09-01 – 2022-08-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 2 | £3,690,134 | 2022-08-01 – 2023-07-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 2 | £182,252,962 | 2016-10-01 – 2022-09-01 |
| 32 — Tanning and dyeing products | 1 | £5,478,647 | 2022-01-01 – 2022-01-01 |
| 52 — Cotton products | 1 | £24,304 | 2026-02-01 – 2026-04-01 |
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 | 1,669 | 17,715 | 650 | 96.5% |
| Holding company | 0 | 17,715 | 650 | 96.5% |
| Solo founder | 11,174 | 17,715 | 650 | 96.5% |
| Ecommerce | 7 | 65 | 18,300 | 0.4% |
| Website | 78 | 81 | 18,284 | 0.4% |
| 49 | 81 | 18,284 | 0.4% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Bell Group Ltd | £96,564,822 |
| Architectural Decorators Limited | £55,840,472 |
| Foster Property Maintenance Limited | £35,946,674 |
| Westcountry Maintenance Services Ltd | £29,298,826 |
| Optimum Drywall Systems Limited | £18,032,853 |
| Cousins Limited | £14,740,297 |
| Lucas Finishing Specialists Limited | £14,109,687 |
| Alternative Windows (leeds) Limited | £13,443,132 |
| Raymond Wood (commercial) Limited | £13,432,850 |
| Topcoat Construction Limited | £11,676,462 |
Revenue coverage: 313 known, 18052 unknown (1.7%).
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 | 103,517 |
| Special construction | 68,927 |
| Finishing | 60,880 |
| Electrical installation | 60,778 |
| HVAC | 53,782 |
| Commercial | 45,073 |
| Other installation n.e.c. | 41,255 |
| Joinery | 24,398 |
| Other civil n.e.c. | 19,771 |
| Roofing | 19,071 |
| Floor/wall covering | 12,794 |
| Plastering | 10,194 |
| Glazing | 8,223 |
| Scaffolding | 7,398 |
| Site preparation | 5,804 |
| Machinery installation | 5,588 |
| Electric & telecom | 5,220 |
| Roads | 5,090 |
| Railways, underground | 3,909 |
| Other | 6,337 |
SIC classification
SIC 43341 — Painting
Includes
interior and exterior painting of buildings, painting of civil engineering structures