Scaffolding
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
9732
Active companies
7391
Formed in latest 12 months
1110
Median active-company age
5.3 years
Revenue known
95
Importers
41
Exporters
23
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 9,732 |
| Active companies | 7,391 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 1,110 |
| Importers | 41 |
| Exporters | 23 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 95 known, 7296 unknown (1.3%).
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 | 83 | 60 |
| 2025-12 | 40 | 68 |
| 2026-01 | 82 | 66 |
| 2026-02 | 86 | 47 |
| 2026-03 | 120 | 83 |
| 2026-04 | 129 | 64 |
| 2026-05 | 99 | 74 |
| 2026-06 | 91 | 62 |
| 2026-07 | 92 | 87 |
| 2026-08 | 59 | 75 |
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 | 6,981 |
| Dissolved | 2,134 |
| Dormant | 410 |
| Liquidation | 198 |
| In Administration | 7 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Kent | 451 |
| Essex | 435 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 414 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 342 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 278 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 274 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 234 |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 233 |
| Inner London - East | 227 |
| Greater Manchester | 226 |
Geography coverage: 7303 known, 88 unknown (98.8%).
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 | 4,430 |
| 1m-15m | 706 |
| 15m-54m | 18 |
| 54m+ | 13 |
Revenue-range coverage: 5167 known, 2224 unknown (69.9%).
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 | 2,539 |
| Small | 2,519 |
| Medium | 8 |
| Large | 30 |
| Holding | 6 |
| Dormant | 410 |
Company-size coverage: 5512 known, 1879 unknown (74.6%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 874 |
| 1–9 | 3,634 |
| 10–49 | 444 |
| 50–249 | 48 |
| 250+ | 2 |
Employee coverage: 5002 known, 2389 unknown (67.7%).
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 | 1,091 |
| 1–3 years | 1,560 |
| 3–5 years | 904 |
| 5–10 years | 1,881 |
| 10–20 years | 1,404 |
| 20+ years | 551 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 7391 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 | 7,391 |
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 | 24 |
| Exporter only | 6 |
| Both | 17 |
| Neither | 7,344 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 18 | £973,421,090 | 2016-12-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 15 | £2,087,162,734 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 12 | £302,678,933 | 2017-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 7 | £2,762,648,542 | 2021-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 5 | £458,732,687 | 2016-12-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 44 — Wood and Wood Products | 4 | £68,160,361 | 2022-01-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 4 | £222,057,240 | 2018-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 4 | £231,037,201 | 2016-09-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 56 — Textile padding, felt, and nonwoven fabrics; special yarns; ropes and cables | 3 | £2,325,894 | 2024-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 68 — Stone, plaster, cement, and similar material products | 3 | £10,542,652 | 2017-07-01 – 2023-07-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 14 | £316,148,186 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 13 | £86,787,457 | 2016-03-01 – 2025-11-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 11 | £605,739,163 | 2016-09-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 44 — Wood and Wood Products | 8 | £17,212,602 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 6 | £1,098,614,298 | 2018-03-01 – 2025-12-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 5 | £5,921,344 | 2017-12-01 – 2025-05-01 |
| 86 — Railway and tramway vehicles and parts | 5 | £74,487,241 | 2021-04-01 – 2025-12-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 4 | £12,605,776 | 2017-03-01 – 2026-01-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 4 | £134,413,036 | 2021-05-01 – 2025-10-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 3 | £125,872,804 | 2021-07-01 – 2025-12-01 |
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 | 836 | 6,899 | 492 | 93.3% |
| Holding company | 0 | 6,899 | 492 | 93.3% |
| Solo founder | 3,764 | 6,899 | 492 | 93.3% |
| Ecommerce | 3 | 30 | 7,361 | 0.4% |
| Website | 37 | 37 | 7,354 | 0.5% |
| 31 | 37 | 7,354 | 0.5% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Enigma Industrial Services Ltd | £62,832,460 |
| Alltask Limited | £50,627,766 |
| Shield Environmental Services Limited | £27,579,091 |
| Jmac Industrial And Access Group Ltd | £17,896,596 |
| Mattison Scaffolding Ltd | £17,894,313 |
| Connect Scaffolding Limited | £17,374,810 |
| Benchmark Scaffolding Ltd | £17,370,781 |
| John Beech Limited | £14,251,248 |
| Alandale Plant & Scaffolding Limited | £13,438,069 |
| A S Scaffolding Ltd. | £12,583,692 |
Revenue coverage: 95 known, 7296 unknown (1.3%).
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 |
| Site preparation | 5,795 |
| Machinery installation | 5,584 |
| Electric & telecom | 5,215 |
| Roads | 5,091 |
| Railways, underground | 3,920 |
| Other | 6,330 |
SIC classification
SIC 43991 — Scaffold erection
Includes
scaffolds and work platforms erected, dismantled and rented from the same unit
Excludes
renting of scaffolds without erection and dismantling, see ##77.32