Support services
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
60257
Active companies
44156
Formed in latest 12 months
8421
Median active-company age
3.6 years
Revenue known
1569
Importers
129
Exporters
70
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 60,257 |
| Active companies | 44,156 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 8,421 |
| Importers | 129 |
| Exporters | 70 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 1569 known, 42587 unknown (3.6%).
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 | 615 | 492 |
| 2025-12 | 531 | 637 |
| 2026-01 | 696 | 574 |
| 2026-02 | 569 | 573 |
| 2026-03 | 711 | 646 |
| 2026-04 | 679 | 497 |
| 2026-05 | 692 | 506 |
| 2026-06 | 727 | 439 |
| 2026-07 | 805 | 772 |
| 2026-08 | 421 | 475 |
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 | 39,267 |
| Dissolved | 15,865 |
| Dormant | 4,889 |
| Liquidation | 182 |
| Converted / Closed | 44 |
| In Administration | 7 |
| Voluntary Arrangement | 2 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 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 region | Companies |
|---|---|
| Inner London - East | 6,192 |
| Inner London - West | 4,730 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 2,776 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 2,664 |
| West Midlands | 2,417 |
| Greater Manchester | 2,147 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 1,727 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 1,366 |
| Outer London - South | 1,340 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 1,326 |
Geography coverage: 43783 known, 373 unknown (99.2%).
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 | 23,064 |
| 1m-15m | 2,945 |
| 15m-54m | 31 |
| 54m+ | 248 |
Revenue-range coverage: 26288 known, 17868 unknown (59.5%).
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 | 15,473 |
| Small | 9,752 |
| Medium | 9 |
| Large | 290 |
| Holding | 113 |
| Dormant | 4,889 |
Company-size coverage: 30526 known, 13630 unknown (69.1%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 8,424 |
| 1–9 | 14,379 |
| 10–49 | 835 |
| 50–249 | 101 |
| 250+ | 13 |
Employee coverage: 23752 known, 20404 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 | 8,226 |
| 1–3 years | 11,593 |
| 3–5 years | 6,492 |
| 5–10 years | 10,491 |
| 10–20 years | 5,952 |
| 20+ years | 1,402 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 44156 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 | 44,156 |
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 | 99 |
| Exporter only | 40 |
| Both | 30 |
| Neither | 43,987 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 36 | £8,286,754,233 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 36 | £2,552,313,562 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 36 | £1,394,189,692 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 25 | £6,002,278,553 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 23 | £1,656,660,846 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 19 | £128,475,201 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 17 | £1,837,549,417 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 17 | £964,856,898 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 16 | £849,275,505 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 15 | £269,964,113 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 26 | £1,139,848,377 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 23 | £2,054,108,410 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 22 | £2,783,076,549 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 21 | £367,797,319 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 20 | £1,312,964,991 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 10 | £494,095,684 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 42 — Leather goods, travel bags, and animal harnesses | 8 | £112,295,204 | 2016-07-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 7 | £629,250,981 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 7 | £66,337,313 | 2016-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 7 | £105,065,193 | 2016-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
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 | 2,583 | 40,049 | 4,107 | 90.7% |
| Holding company | 4 | 40,049 | 4,107 | 90.7% |
| Solo founder | 24,648 | 40,049 | 4,107 | 90.7% |
| Ecommerce | 30 | 159 | 43,997 | 0.4% |
| Website | 190 | 204 | 43,952 | 0.5% |
| 126 | 204 | 43,952 | 0.5% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Kedleston Schools Limited | £58,625,875 |
| Kaltura Europe Limited | £52,731,767 |
| Silva Brothers Logistics Ltd | £45,540,989 |
| Assistive Solutions Ltd | £39,368,795 |
| Stem Learning Limited | £30,153,000 |
| Uol Services Limited | £26,550,000 |
| The Education Mutual Limited | £23,318,840 |
| The Skills Network Limited | £20,718,145 |
| On Track Education Services Limited | £16,553,699 |
| Uk College Of Business And Computing Ltd | £14,631,221 |
Revenue coverage: 1569 known, 42587 unknown (3.6%).
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. | 69,181 |
| Sports and recreation | 17,235 |
| Cultural education | 12,182 |
| Pre-primary | 9,110 |
| Primary | 7,069 |
| Secondary | 6,464 |
| Technical and vocational | 5,800 |
| Driving schools | 4,538 |
| Post-graduate | 3,205 |
| Undergraduate | 2,636 |
| Post-secondary (non-tertiary) | 2,398 |
SIC classification
SIC 85600 — Educational support services
Details
The activities are chiefly directed to inpatients, are carried out under the direct supervision of medical doctors.