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

CategoryCompanies
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

MonthFormedDissolved
2025-111516
2025-121519
2026-011213
2026-021516
2026-031230
2026-041518
2026-051627
2026-061614
2026-071720
2026-08614

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

StatusCompanies
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 regionCompanies
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 rangeCompanies
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 sizeCompanies
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

EmployeesCompanies
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 bandCompanies
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

ClassificationCompanies
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 participationCompanies
Importer only 51
Exporter only 4
Both 41
Neither 1,504

Top imports HS2 categories

Top values shown in the chart

HS2 categoryCompaniesGBPAvailable dates
84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts62£9,726,077,1502016-05-01 – 2026-05-01
85 — Electrical machinery and equipment40£10,021,308,3942016-02-01 – 2026-05-01
90 — Optical and medical tools and devices34£1,492,072,3772016-03-01 – 2026-05-01
73 — Iron or Steel Products33£2,385,980,1122016-06-01 – 2026-05-01
39 — Plastics and plastic products28£1,967,816,6212018-10-01 – 2026-05-01
94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings13£653,316,4222018-07-01 – 2026-05-01
40 — Rubber and rubber products12£216,640,8342022-01-01 – 2026-04-01
72 — Iron and Steel11£126,014,1412016-09-01 – 2026-04-01
76 — Aluminum and aluminum products11£427,078,1512019-06-01 – 2026-04-01
68 — Stone, plaster, cement, and similar material products10£122,230,8952022-01-01 – 2026-05-01

Top exports HS2 categories

Top values shown in the chart

HS2 categoryCompaniesGBPAvailable dates
84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts35£3,668,594,6622016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
85 — Electrical machinery and equipment23£2,487,422,2522016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
73 — Iron or Steel Products19£713,121,0722016-02-01 – 2026-05-01
90 — Optical and medical tools and devices14£941,873,0962016-02-01 – 2026-04-01
39 — Plastics and plastic products11£571,413,9492016-03-01 – 2026-04-01
86 — Railway and tramway vehicles and parts7£68,675,8172019-03-01 – 2025-08-01
40 — Rubber and rubber products6£83,736,7612018-07-01 – 2026-05-01
76 — Aluminum and aluminum products6£72,946,2722016-02-01 – 2026-04-01
87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams)6£436,718,3052016-04-01 – 2026-01-01
68 — Stone, plaster, cement, and similar material products5£21,133,2022016-10-01 – 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

TraitCompaniesKnownUnknownCoverage
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%
LinkedIn 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.

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

ClassificationCompanies
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