Special construction
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
92254
Active companies
68937
Formed in latest 12 months
8933
Median active-company age
6.7 years
Revenue known
1163
Importers
2002
Exporters
893
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 92,254 |
| Active companies | 68,937 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 8,933 |
| Importers | 2,002 |
| Exporters | 893 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 1163 known, 67774 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 | 597 | 635 |
| 2025-12 | 528 | 741 |
| 2026-01 | 933 | 626 |
| 2026-02 | 839 | 659 |
| 2026-03 | 864 | 723 |
| 2026-04 | 780 | 595 |
| 2026-05 | 707 | 640 |
| 2026-06 | 753 | 466 |
| 2026-07 | 721 | 926 |
| 2026-08 | 384 | 587 |
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 | 64,084 |
| Dissolved | 21,344 |
| Dormant | 4,853 |
| Liquidation | 1,868 |
| In Administration | 70 |
| Voluntary Arrangement | 13 |
| Receiver Action | 12 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 9 |
| 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 - East and North East | 4,243 |
| Inner London - East | 4,211 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 4,005 |
| Essex | 3,461 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 2,961 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 2,912 |
| Kent | 2,793 |
| Greater Manchester | 2,618 |
| West Midlands | 2,474 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 2,343 |
Geography coverage: 68345 known, 592 unknown (99.1%).
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 | 42,070 |
| 1m-15m | 7,580 |
| 15m-54m | 416 |
| 54m+ | 376 |
Revenue-range coverage: 50442 known, 18495 unknown (73.2%).
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 | 25,723 |
| Small | 22,804 |
| Medium | 149 |
| Large | 680 |
| Holding | 146 |
| Dormant | 4,853 |
Company-size coverage: 54355 known, 14582 unknown (78.8%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 10,059 |
| 1–9 | 35,579 |
| 10–49 | 2,744 |
| 50–249 | 339 |
| 250+ | 31 |
Employee coverage: 48752 known, 20185 unknown (70.7%).
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 | 8,793 |
| 1–3 years | 12,220 |
| 3–5 years | 7,842 |
| 5–10 years | 16,279 |
| 10–20 years | 15,938 |
| 20+ years | 7,865 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 68937 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 | 68,937 |
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 | 1,339 |
| Exporter only | 230 |
| Both | 663 |
| Neither | 66,705 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 905 | £89,079,000,361 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 746 | £100,249,538,463 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 615 | £18,210,241,844 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 513 | £23,427,664,532 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 446 | £15,812,629,876 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 414 | £6,934,254,982 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 368 | £16,631,957,838 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 68 — Stone, plaster, cement, and similar material products | 280 | £2,030,146,788 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 236 | £3,216,049,038 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 44 — Wood and Wood Products | 218 | £2,563,573,173 | 2016-03-01 – 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 | 474 | £39,372,128,866 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 349 | £27,163,160,722 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 305 | £8,397,721,271 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 223 | £11,838,463,771 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 193 | £2,202,375,694 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 162 | £7,490,005,601 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 153 | £6,516,467,195 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 146 | £1,166,523,457 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 141 | £468,964,417 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 110 | £782,293,674 | 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 | 7,339 | 63,066 | 5,871 | 91.5% |
| Holding company | 2 | 63,066 | 5,871 | 91.5% |
| Solo founder | 35,468 | 63,066 | 5,871 | 91.5% |
| Ecommerce | 132 | 1,400 | 67,537 | 2.0% |
| Website | 1,815 | 1,862 | 67,075 | 2.7% |
| 1,411 | 1,862 | 67,075 | 2.7% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Ocu Utility Services Limited | £206,121,520 |
| Riddingtons Cis & Payroll Solutions Uk Ltd | £170,111,919 |
| Kellogg Brown & Root (u.k.) Limited | £150,557,000 |
| Metka - Egn Limited | £150,435,202 |
| Acciona Industrial Uk Limited | £110,735,689 |
| Edgewater Contracts & Specialist Joinery Ltd | £110,250,877 |
| Collins Construction Ltd | £108,040,887 |
| City Energy Network Limited | £102,117,552 |
| H.w. Martin (traffic Management) Limited | £100,443,782 |
| Ocu Services Limited | £99,782,183 |
Revenue coverage: 1163 known, 67774 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 | 103,487 |
| 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 |
| Electric & telecom | 5,215 |
| Roads | 5,091 |
| Railways, underground | 3,920 |
| Other | 6,330 |