Post-secondary (non-tertiary)
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
3325
Active companies
2383
Formed in latest 12 months
253
Median active-company age
6.1 years
Revenue known
78
Importers
17
Exporters
11
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 3,325 |
| Active companies | 2,383 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 253 |
| Importers | 17 |
| Exporters | 11 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 78 known, 2305 unknown (3.3%).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12 | 24 | 33 |
| 2026-01 | 33 | 30 |
| 2026-02 | 17 | 23 |
| 2026-03 | 23 | 32 |
| 2026-04 | 15 | 30 |
| 2026-05 | 23 | 25 |
| 2026-06 | 23 | 21 |
| 2026-07 | 15 | 49 |
| 2026-08 | 16 | 38 |
| 2026-09 | 11 | 20 |
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 | 2,020 |
| Dissolved | 905 |
| Dormant | 363 |
| Liquidation | 33 |
| In Administration | 4 |
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 - East | 331 |
| Inner London - West | 265 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 130 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 115 |
| West Midlands | 114 |
| Greater Manchester | 113 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 84 |
| Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | 67 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 67 |
| Essex | 65 |
Geography coverage: 2359 known, 24 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 | 1,170 |
| 1m-15m | 266 |
| 15m-54m | 6 |
| 54m+ | 103 |
Revenue-range coverage: 1545 known, 838 unknown (64.8%).
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 | 757 |
| Small | 624 |
| Medium | 3 |
| Large | 111 |
| Holding | 37 |
| Dormant | 363 |
Company-size coverage: 1895 known, 488 unknown (79.5%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 473 |
| 1–9 | 684 |
| 10–49 | 99 |
| 50–249 | 20 |
| 250+ | 5 |
Employee coverage: 1281 known, 1102 unknown (53.8%).
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 | 251 |
| 1–3 years | 482 |
| 3–5 years | 324 |
| 5–10 years | 589 |
| 10–20 years | 468 |
| 20+ years | 269 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 2383 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 | 2,383 |
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 | 11 |
| Exporter only | 5 |
| Both | 6 |
| Neither | 2,361 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 6 | £628,515,279 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 5 | £402,725,536 | 2020-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 4 | £275,599,793 | 2017-09-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 4 | £356,076,738 | 2022-12-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 3 | £274,594,037 | 2016-01-01 – 2024-12-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 3 | £38,877,643 | 2020-12-01 – 2026-01-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 3 | £176,007,409 | 2020-11-01 – 2024-01-01 |
| 50 — Silk and silk products | 2 | £109,802 | 2022-10-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 51 — Wool and animal hair products | 2 | £11,857,943 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 54 — Man-made filaments and related materials | 2 | £3,225,480 | 2022-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 6 | £195,127,332 | 2016-06-01 – 2025-12-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 5 | £189,209,181 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 2 | £25,680,135 | 2018-06-01 – 2022-07-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 2 | £274,295,642 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 2 | £19,799,636 | 2016-03-01 – 2024-03-01 |
| 64 — Footwear and related items | 2 | £616,114 | 2022-03-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 2 | £166,825,381 | 2016-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 2 | £306,467,034 | 2017-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 30 — Pharmaceutical Products | 1 | £9,865,165 | 2025-08-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 33 — Essential oils and perfumes | 1 | £281,480,686 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-03-01 |
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 | 125 | 1,879 | 504 | 78.9% |
| Holding company | 1 | 1,879 | 504 | 78.9% |
| Solo founder | 1,013 | 1,879 | 504 | 78.9% |
| Ecommerce | 1 | 13 | 2,370 | 0.5% |
| Website | 18 | 18 | 2,365 | 0.8% |
| 14 | 18 | 2,365 | 0.8% |
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 |
|---|---|
| The Prospect Trust | £23,967,000 |
| Babington Business College Limited | £18,635,592 |
| Train'd Up Railway Resourcing Limited | £13,377,921 |
| Mainstream Training Limited | £11,337,849 |
| Uck Limited | £5,062,232 |
| Northern College For Residential Adult Education Limited(the) | £4,253,000 |
| Wider Ambition Ltd | £3,550,101 |
| Achievement Training Limited | £2,617,161 |
| Cieh Limited | £2,270,713 |
| Grow 19 Ltd. | £967,360 |
Revenue coverage: 78 known, 2305 unknown (3.3%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Other education n.e.c. | 70,063 |
| Support services | 44,354 |
| Sports and recreation | 17,392 |
| Cultural education | 12,294 |
| Pre-primary | 9,100 |
| Primary | 7,072 |
| Secondary | 6,444 |
| Technical and vocational | 5,775 |
| Driving schools | 4,564 |
| Post-graduate | 3,209 |
| Undergraduate | 2,652 |