Driving schools
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
5866
Active companies
4563
Formed in latest 12 months
958
Median active-company age
3.1 years
Revenue known
55
Importers
4
Exporters
0
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 5,866 |
| Active companies | 4,563 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 958 |
| Importers | 4 |
| Exporters | 0 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 55 known, 4508 unknown (1.2%).
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
| Month | Formed | Dissolved |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12 | 62 | 49 |
| 2026-01 | 91 | 47 |
| 2026-02 | 68 | 50 |
| 2026-03 | 92 | 57 |
| 2026-04 | 100 | 34 |
| 2026-05 | 72 | 46 |
| 2026-06 | 78 | 26 |
| 2026-07 | 86 | 77 |
| 2026-08 | 71 | 46 |
| 2026-09 | 50 | 51 |
Window: 2024-01 to 2026-09.
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 | 4,205 |
| Dissolved | 1,278 |
| Dormant | 358 |
| Liquidation | 25 |
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 | 274 |
| West Midlands | 274 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 265 |
| Inner London - East | 254 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 225 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 198 |
| Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | 190 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 158 |
| Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | 147 |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 147 |
Geography coverage: 4516 known, 47 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 range | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0-1m | 2,518 |
| 1m-15m | 176 |
| 15m-54m | 2 |
| 54m+ | 3 |
Revenue-range coverage: 2699 known, 1864 unknown (59.1%).
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 | 1,704 |
| Small | 931 |
| Medium | 1 |
| Large | 4 |
| Holding | 2 |
| Dormant | 358 |
Company-size coverage: 3000 known, 1563 unknown (65.7%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 648 |
| 1–9 | 1,944 |
| 10–49 | 26 |
| 50–249 | 4 |
Employee coverage: 2622 known, 1941 unknown (57.5%).
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 | 939 |
| 1–3 years | 1,312 |
| 3–5 years | 649 |
| 5–10 years | 865 |
| 10–20 years | 574 |
| 20+ years | 224 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 4563 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 | 4,563 |
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 | 4 |
| Neither | 4,559 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 2 | £142,907,316 | 2025-07-01 – 2025-11-01 |
| 21 — Miscellaneous food products | 1 | £64,995,737 | 2024-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 1 | £845,575 | 2022-09-01 – 2023-01-01 |
| 72 — Iron and Steel | 1 | £996,217 | 2026-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 1 | £2,368,180 | 2026-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 1 | £1,017,609 | 2022-03-01 – 2022-03-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 1 | £17,745,212 | 2024-01-01 – 2025-12-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
No usable exports category data is available.
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 | 326 | 4,430 | 133 | 97.1% |
| Holding company | 0 | 4,430 | 133 | 97.1% |
| Solo founder | 3,088 | 4,430 | 133 | 97.1% |
| Ecommerce | 0 | 3 | 4,560 | 0.1% |
| Website | 4 | 5 | 4,558 | 0.1% |
| 1 | 5 | 4,558 | 0.1% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Mainstream Training Limited | £11,337,849 |
| Institute Of Advanced Motorists Limited(the) | £4,222,601 |
| Iam Drive & Survive Limited | £811,646 |
| Baxter Drivig School Ltd | £791,657 |
| Boston Lgv Training Limited | £520,306 |
| Chevron Training Ltd | £477,085 |
| Ldriv Ltd | £379,371 |
| The Hgv School Ltd | £261,899 |
| Gather&go Cic | £198,978 |
| Bmtc Limited | £165,733 |
Revenue coverage: 55 known, 4508 unknown (1.2%).
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
| Classification | Companies |
|---|---|
| Other education n.e.c. | 69,972 |
| Support services | 44,281 |
| Sports and recreation | 17,370 |
| Cultural education | 12,282 |
| Pre-primary | 9,095 |
| Primary | 7,072 |
| Secondary | 6,442 |
| Technical and vocational | 5,759 |
| Post-graduate | 3,205 |
| Undergraduate | 2,646 |
| Post-secondary (non-tertiary) | 2,374 |
SIC classification
SIC 85530 — Driving school activities
Details
This section includes the provision of health and social work activities. It covers a wide range of activities, from health care provided by trained medical professionals in hospitals and other facilities, to residential care activities that still involve a degree of health care activities and to social work activities not involving the services of health care professionals.