Utilities (fluid)
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
1590
Active companies
1175
Formed in latest 12 months
224
Median active-company age
5.8 years
Revenue known
27
Importers
49
Exporters
25
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 1,590 |
| Active companies | 1,175 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 224 |
| Importers | 49 |
| Exporters | 25 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 27 known, 1148 unknown (2.3%).
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 | 13 | 12 |
| 2025-12 | 7 | 12 |
| 2026-01 | 17 | 10 |
| 2026-02 | 19 | 6 |
| 2026-03 | 24 | 22 |
| 2026-04 | 20 | 5 |
| 2026-05 | 21 | 15 |
| 2026-06 | 24 | 12 |
| 2026-07 | 25 | 19 |
| 2026-08 | 13 | 10 |
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 | 1,102 |
| Dissolved | 378 |
| Dormant | 73 |
| Liquidation | 34 |
| In Administration | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Greater Manchester | 66 |
| Inner London - East | 56 |
| Essex | 53 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 50 |
| Kent | 48 |
| Lancashire | 42 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 42 |
| Inner London - West | 41 |
| Gloucestershire and Wiltshire | 39 |
| Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | 38 |
Geography coverage: 1159 known, 16 unknown (98.6%).
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 | 580 |
| 1m-15m | 185 |
| 15m-54m | 15 |
| 54m+ | 18 |
Revenue-range coverage: 798 known, 377 unknown (67.9%).
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 | 308 |
| Small | 443 |
| Medium | 3 |
| Large | 26 |
| Holding | 5 |
| Dormant | 73 |
Company-size coverage: 858 known, 317 unknown (73.0%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 170 |
| 1–9 | 495 |
| 10–49 | 85 |
| 50–249 | 11 |
Employee coverage: 761 known, 414 unknown (64.8%).
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 | 220 |
| 1–3 years | 202 |
| 3–5 years | 118 |
| 5–10 years | 239 |
| 10–20 years | 183 |
| 20+ years | 213 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 1175 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 | 1,175 |
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 | 30 |
| Exporter only | 6 |
| Both | 19 |
| Neither | 1,120 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 22 | £2,255,764,539 | 2019-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 14 | £1,348,634,019 | 2016-11-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 13 | £601,916,512 | 2022-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 11 | £286,649,117 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 8 | £805,649,837 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 6 | £257,930,006 | 2022-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 5 | £168,473,181 | 2022-01-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 70 — Glass and Glassware | 4 | £16,105,556 | 2016-07-01 – 2025-04-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 4 | £6,718,860 | 2022-11-01 – 2026-01-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 4 | £85,780,033 | 2022-01-01 – 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 | 15 | £1,706,184,240 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 12 | £1,068,337,338 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 9 | £340,083,887 | 2016-10-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 8 | £330,542,937 | 2016-02-01 – 2025-12-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 7 | £489,847,751 | 2017-08-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 6 | £66,134,793 | 2017-04-01 – 2025-08-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 6 | £184,533,175 | 2018-09-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 5 | £51,967,890 | 2019-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 57 — Carpets and textile floor coverings | 3 | £2,883,394 | 2020-12-01 – 2025-10-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 3 | £40,122,370 | 2020-07-01 – 2025-08-01 |
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 | 179 | 1,027 | 148 | 87.4% |
| Holding company | 0 | 1,027 | 148 | 87.4% |
| Solo founder | 577 | 1,027 | 148 | 87.4% |
| Ecommerce | 2 | 26 | 1,149 | 2.2% |
| Website | 44 | 46 | 1,129 | 3.9% |
| 33 | 46 | 1,129 | 3.9% |
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 |
|---|---|
| High Voltage Systems And Services Limited | £48,253,134 |
| Peter Duffy Limited | £32,388,983 |
| A L S Civil Engineers Ltd. | £28,530,021 |
| Hercules Plc | £22,950,757 |
| Complete Moling Services (south East) Limited | £21,595,045 |
| Ais Utilities Limited | £19,053,808 |
| J. Anderson & Son Limited | £18,001,087 |
| Durman Stearn (civil Engineering) Limited | £16,843,685 |
| Cara Construction Limited | £14,112,483 |
| Innovative Utilities (uk) Limited | £4,956,577 |
Revenue coverage: 27 known, 1148 unknown (2.3%).
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 | 117,421 |
| Domestic | 103,346 |
| Special construction | 68,826 |
| Finishing | 60,756 |
| Electrical installation | 60,710 |
| HVAC | 53,707 |
| Commercial | 45,011 |
| Other installation n.e.c. | 41,209 |
| Joinery | 24,366 |
| Other civil n.e.c. | 19,748 |
| Roofing | 19,013 |
| Painting | 18,330 |
| Floor/wall covering | 12,776 |
| Plastering | 10,187 |
| Glazing | 8,216 |
| Scaffolding | 7,385 |
| Site preparation | 5,789 |
| Machinery installation | 5,578 |
| Electric & telecom | 5,213 |
| Roads | 5,082 |
| Other | 9,055 |
SIC classification
SIC 42210 — Construction of utility projects for fluids
Includes
construction of civil engineering constructions for:, long-distance and urban pipelines, water main and line construction, irrigation systems (canals), reservoirs, construction of:, sewer systems, including repair, sewage disposal plants, pumping stations, water well drilling
Excludes
project management activities related to civil engineering works, see ##71.12
Details
This class includes the construction of distribution lines for electricity and telecommunications and related buildings and structures that are an integral part of these systems.