Secondary
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
8317
Active companies
6464
Formed in latest 12 months
631
Median active-company age
8.9 years
Revenue known
196
Importers
41
Exporters
20
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 8,317 |
| Active companies | 6,464 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 631 |
| Importers | 41 |
| Exporters | 20 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 196 known, 6268 unknown (3.0%).
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 | 51 | 65 |
| 2025-12 | 31 | 72 |
| 2026-01 | 41 | 73 |
| 2026-02 | 44 | 53 |
| 2026-03 | 60 | 61 |
| 2026-04 | 53 | 72 |
| 2026-05 | 55 | 65 |
| 2026-06 | 42 | 47 |
| 2026-07 | 52 | 81 |
| 2026-08 | 33 | 46 |
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 | 5,852 |
| Dissolved | 1,776 |
| Dormant | 612 |
| Liquidation | 58 |
| In Administration | 17 |
| Voluntary Arrangement | 2 |
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 | 551 |
| Inner London - East | 545 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 402 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 358 |
| West Midlands | 328 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 309 |
| Greater Manchester | 274 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 260 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 245 |
| Outer London - South | 217 |
Geography coverage: 6421 known, 43 unknown (99.3%).
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 | 2,458 |
| 1m-15m | 780 |
| 15m-54m | 29 |
| 54m+ | 1,289 |
Revenue-range coverage: 4556 known, 1908 unknown (70.5%).
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 | 1,600 |
| Small | 1,461 |
| Medium | 22 |
| Large | 1,377 |
| Holding | 347 |
| Dormant | 612 |
Company-size coverage: 5419 known, 1045 unknown (83.8%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 927 |
| 1–9 | 1,479 |
| 10–49 | 238 |
| 50–249 | 168 |
| 250+ | 27 |
Employee coverage: 2839 known, 3625 unknown (43.9%).
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 | 608 |
| 1–3 years | 1,047 |
| 3–5 years | 645 |
| 5–10 years | 1,177 |
| 10–20 years | 1,961 |
| 20+ years | 1,026 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 6464 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 | 6,464 |
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 | 33 |
| Exporter only | 12 |
| Both | 8 |
| Neither | 6,411 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 14 | £2,262,034,344 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 11 | £1,110,070,288 | 2018-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 11 | £522,719,533 | 2017-02-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 8 | £478,603,284 | 2016-11-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 6 | £121,886,295 | 2016-06-01 – 2025-08-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 5 | £293,641,243 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 5 | £48,096,976 | 2016-04-01 – 2024-01-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 4 | £371,619,545 | 2016-06-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 4 | £165,761,360 | 2021-07-01 – 2023-06-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 4 | £16,985,198 | 2016-12-01 – 2026-03-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 9 | £1,220,128,902 | 2016-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 9 | £966,157,327 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 5 | £321,581,193 | 2017-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 5 | £40,903,625 | 2017-04-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 4 | £195,018,587 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 3 | £13,360,546 | 2017-08-01 – 2025-08-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 2 | £607,757 | 2022-04-01 – 2022-08-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 2 | £48,272,650 | 2017-05-01 – 2025-08-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 2 | £207,066 | 2022-08-01 – 2025-08-01 |
| 07 — Edible Vegetables and Roots | 1 | £366,259 | 2018-04-01 – 2019-04-01 |
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 | 356 | 4,069 | 2,395 | 62.9% |
| Holding company | 2 | 4,069 | 2,395 | 62.9% |
| Solo founder | 2,074 | 4,069 | 2,395 | 62.9% |
| Ecommerce | 2 | 35 | 6,429 | 0.5% |
| Website | 42 | 42 | 6,422 | 0.6% |
| 27 | 42 | 6,422 | 0.6% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Rtc Education Ltd | £53,995,846 |
| St George's Weybridge | £34,549,456 |
| Birmingham Diocesan Multi-academy Trust | £30,870,528 |
| The Harrodian School Limited | £26,668,855 |
| The Prospect Trust | £23,967,000 |
| The Godolphin And Latymer School Foundation | £23,519,335 |
| Kedleston Schools (london) Ltd | £19,389,019 |
| Wakefield Grammar School Foundation | £19,250,411 |
| Claires Court Schools Limited | £18,397,052 |
| On Track Education Services Limited | £16,553,699 |
Revenue coverage: 196 known, 6268 unknown (3.0%).
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. | 69,128 |
| Support services | 44,156 |
| Sports and recreation | 17,231 |
| Cultural education | 12,170 |
| Pre-primary | 9,109 |
| Primary | 7,067 |
| Technical and vocational | 5,801 |
| Driving schools | 4,534 |
| Post-graduate | 3,206 |
| Undergraduate | 2,637 |
| Post-secondary (non-tertiary) | 2,398 |
SIC classification
SIC 85310 — General secondary education
Includes
lower general secondary education corresponding more or less to the period of compulsory school attendance, upper general secondary education giving, in principle, access to higher education
Details
This class includes provision of education typically emphasising subject matter specialisation and instruction in both theoretical background and practical skills generally associated with present or prospective employment. The aim of a programme can vary from preparation for a general field of employment to a very specific job.