Dormant company

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

165408

Active companies

111727

Formed in latest 12 months

6692

Median active-company age

10.8 years

Revenue known

211

Importers

672

Exporters

471

Top values shown in the chart

CategoryCompanies
All companies 165,408
Active companies 111,727
Formed in latest 12 months 6,692
Importers 672
Exporters 471

Revenue coverage among active companies: 211 known, 111516 unknown (0.2%).

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
2025-115271,402
2025-127601,853
2026-011,5801,750
2026-023591,813
2026-033622,035
2026-043661,718
2026-053591,837
2026-063681,600
2026-074293,161
2026-081071,042

Window: 2024-01 to 2026-08.

Company status

What this shows: all current Companies House status values; blank and missing values are combined as Unknown.

Top values shown in the chart

StatusCompanies
Active 111,727
Dissolved 53,031
Liquidation 610
Receiver Action 27
In Administration 8
Insolvency Proceedings 2
Voluntary Arrangement 2
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 regionCompanies
Inner London - West 12,025
Inner London - East 6,548
Greater Manchester 6,259
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5,214
Outer London - South 4,571
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4,515
West Midlands 4,375
Outer London - West and North West 4,127
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3,045
Essex 2,927

Geography coverage: 110566 known, 1161 unknown (99.0%).

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 23,222
1m-15m 5,631
15m-54m 88
54m+ 344

Revenue-range coverage: 29285 known, 82442 unknown (26.2%).

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 sizeCompanies
Micro 12,388
Small 8,127
Medium 14
Large 379
Holding 138
Dormant 79,553

Company-size coverage: 100599 known, 11128 unknown (90.0%).

Top values shown in the chart

EmployeesCompanies
0 20,039
1–9 9,976
10–49 207
50–249 57
250+ 12

Employee coverage: 30291 known, 81436 unknown (27.1%).

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 6,610
1–3 years 13,553
3–5 years 10,709
5–10 years 21,203
10–20 years 35,636
20+ years 24,011

Incorporation-date coverage: 111722 known, 5 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 industry 111,727

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 348
Exporter only 147
Both 324
Neither 110,908

Top imports HS2 categories

Top values shown in the chart

HS2 categoryCompaniesGBPAvailable dates
84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts278£48,378,367,4822016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
85 — Electrical machinery and equipment258£59,883,729,0812016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
90 — Optical and medical tools and devices178£10,632,617,8512016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
39 — Plastics and plastic products169£15,081,572,3622016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
73 — Iron or Steel Products158£7,891,211,5662016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings134£11,316,371,0732016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
83 — Miscellaneous metal items93£1,502,974,2532016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
48 — Paper and Paperboard Products91£2,079,087,7702016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
82 — Basic metal tools and utensils90£681,844,3952016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
76 — Aluminum and aluminum products87£2,438,874,0002016-01-01 – 2026-05-01

Top exports HS2 categories

Top values shown in the chart

HS2 categoryCompaniesGBPAvailable dates
84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts210£24,583,659,8942016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
85 — Electrical machinery and equipment185£18,119,923,3452016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
90 — Optical and medical tools and devices136£8,327,940,5772016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
73 — Iron or Steel Products93£2,870,896,5772016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams)77£5,346,355,6082016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
39 — Plastics and plastic products75£4,134,479,1432016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
83 — Miscellaneous metal items57£428,802,6682016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings57£1,153,493,8222016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
82 — Basic metal tools and utensils50£227,338,5442016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
76 — Aluminum and aluminum products47£459,385,2902016-01-01 – 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 7,126 81,042 30,685 72.5%
Holding company 26 81,042 30,685 72.5%
Solo founder 42,290 81,042 30,685 72.5%
Ecommerce 39 215 111,512 0.2%
Website 283 297 111,430 0.3%
LinkedIn 169 297 111,430 0.3%

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

CompanyRevenue
County Garage (barnstaple) Limited £39,999,013
Tes Consumer Solutions Ltd £39,957,383
Trs Cash & Carry Limited £37,900,835
Beams Holdings Limited £31,288,513
Pvd Motors Limited £31,198,845
East End Foods Limited £30,519,903
Web Oil Limited £30,337,255
Kilmona Group Limited £30,214,964
Ping Identity Uk Limited £29,861,765
Prema Holdings Ltd £29,442,548

Revenue coverage: 211 known, 111516 unknown (0.2%).

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
Professional services 810,503
Real estate 685,071
Construction 575,709
Retail 516,859
Technology 363,883
Hospitality & Food Services 309,498
Health & social care 272,773
Business support 259,050
Personal services 257,445
Processing & manufacturing 198,561
Entertainment 180,063
Wholesale 172,253
Transport & storage 171,321
Education 155,388
Activities for own use 141,847
Holding companies 138,597
Industry not specified 136,034
Maintenance & repair 107,898
Facility Services 93,646
Finance 85,335
Other 595,724

SIC classification

SIC 99999 — Dormant Company

Includes

activities of international organisations such as the United Nations and the specialised agencies of the United Nations system, regional bodies etc., the International monetary Fund, the World Bank, the World Customs Organisation, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, the European Communities, the European Free Trade Association etc., activities of diplomatic and consular missions when being determined by the country of their location rather than by the country they represent

Companies classified directly as Dormant company

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