Water projects
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
2254
Active companies
1600
Formed in latest 12 months
182
Median active-company age
6.8 years
Revenue known
31
Importers
92
Exporters
45
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 2,254 |
| Active companies | 1,600 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 182 |
| Importers | 92 |
| Exporters | 45 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 31 known, 1569 unknown (1.9%).
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 | 15 | 16 |
| 2025-12 | 15 | 19 |
| 2026-01 | 12 | 13 |
| 2026-02 | 15 | 16 |
| 2026-03 | 12 | 30 |
| 2026-04 | 15 | 18 |
| 2026-05 | 16 | 27 |
| 2026-06 | 16 | 14 |
| 2026-07 | 17 | 20 |
| 2026-08 | 6 | 14 |
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 | 1,438 |
| Dissolved | 604 |
| Dormant | 162 |
| Liquidation | 45 |
| In Administration | 2 |
| Converted / Closed | 1 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 1 |
| Receiver Action | 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 |
|---|---|
| Inner London - West | 96 |
| Inner London - East | 76 |
| Kent | 68 |
| Greater Manchester | 63 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 63 |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 56 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 55 |
| North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset | 53 |
| West Midlands | 53 |
| West Yorkshire | 49 |
Geography coverage: 1593 known, 7 unknown (99.6%).
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 | 826 |
| 1m-15m | 240 |
| 15m-54m | 22 |
| 54m+ | 37 |
Revenue-range coverage: 1125 known, 475 unknown (70.3%).
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 | 498 |
| Small | 543 |
| Medium | 4 |
| Large | 54 |
| Holding | 10 |
| Dormant | 162 |
Company-size coverage: 1271 known, 329 unknown (79.4%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 244 |
| 1–9 | 691 |
| 10–49 | 99 |
| 50–249 | 16 |
| 250+ | 2 |
Employee coverage: 1052 known, 548 unknown (65.8%).
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 | 180 |
| 1–3 years | 304 |
| 3–5 years | 183 |
| 5–10 years | 377 |
| 10–20 years | 289 |
| 20+ years | 267 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 1600 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 | 1,600 |
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 | 51 |
| Exporter only | 4 |
| Both | 41 |
| Neither | 1,504 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 62 | £9,726,077,150 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 40 | £10,021,308,394 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 34 | £1,492,072,377 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 33 | £2,385,980,112 | 2016-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 28 | £1,967,816,621 | 2018-10-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 13 | £653,316,422 | 2018-07-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 12 | £216,640,834 | 2022-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 72 — Iron and Steel | 11 | £126,014,141 | 2016-09-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 11 | £427,078,151 | 2019-06-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 68 — Stone, plaster, cement, and similar material products | 10 | £122,230,895 | 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 | 35 | £3,668,594,662 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 23 | £2,487,422,252 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 19 | £713,121,072 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 14 | £941,873,096 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 11 | £571,413,949 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 86 — Railway and tramway vehicles and parts | 7 | £68,675,817 | 2019-03-01 – 2025-08-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 6 | £83,736,761 | 2018-07-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 6 | £72,946,272 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 6 | £436,718,305 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-01-01 |
| 68 — Stone, plaster, cement, and similar material products | 5 | £21,133,202 | 2016-10-01 – 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 | 178 | 1,336 | 264 | 83.5% |
| Holding company | 0 | 1,336 | 264 | 83.5% |
| Solo founder | 720 | 1,336 | 264 | 83.5% |
| Ecommerce | 8 | 68 | 1,532 | 4.2% |
| Website | 81 | 84 | 1,516 | 5.2% |
| 70 | 84 | 1,516 | 5.2% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Jones Bros. Ruthin (civil Engineering) Co. Limited | £150,516,923 |
| Briggs Marine Contractors Limited | £65,949,086 |
| Nsi Water And Wastewater Solutions Ltd | £51,219,148 |
| Ocu Northavon Group Limited | £49,814,497 |
| J.browne Construction Company Limited | £46,970,703 |
| Bsg Civil Engineering Limited | £36,494,000 |
| Danaher & Walsh (civil Engineering) Limited | £33,365,654 |
| A L S Civil Engineers Ltd. | £28,530,021 |
| Cheetham Hill Construction Limited | £27,149,440 |
| Claret Civil Engineering Limited | £26,045,275 |
Revenue coverage: 31 known, 1569 unknown (1.9%).
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 |
| Scaffolding | 7,391 |
| Site preparation | 5,795 |
| Machinery installation | 5,584 |
| Electric & telecom | 5,215 |
| Roads | 5,091 |
| Other | 8,650 |
SIC classification
SIC 42910 — Construction of water projects
Includes
construction of: dams and dykes, waterways, harbour and river works, pleasure ports (marinas), locks, etc., dredging of waterways
Excludes
project management activities related to civil engineering works, see ##71.12