Technical and vocational
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
8005
Active companies
5780
Formed in latest 12 months
579
Median active-company age
7.0 years
Revenue known
157
Importers
59
Exporters
35
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 8,005 |
| Active companies | 5,780 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 579 |
| Importers | 59 |
| Exporters | 35 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 157 known, 5623 unknown (2.7%).
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 | 33 | 69 |
| 2026-01 | 51 | 59 |
| 2026-02 | 37 | 82 |
| 2026-03 | 49 | 87 |
| 2026-04 | 46 | 61 |
| 2026-05 | 42 | 77 |
| 2026-06 | 59 | 50 |
| 2026-07 | 52 | 106 |
| 2026-08 | 42 | 75 |
| 2026-09 | 36 | 56 |
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 | 5,038 |
| Dissolved | 2,116 |
| Dormant | 742 |
| Liquidation | 100 |
| Converted / Closed | 6 |
| In Administration | 3 |
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 | 653 |
| Inner London - West | 520 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 340 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 305 |
| Greater Manchester | 260 |
| West Midlands | 247 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 232 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 219 |
| Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | 171 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 162 |
Geography coverage: 5736 known, 44 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 | 3,301 |
| 1m-15m | 610 |
| 15m-54m | 10 |
| 54m+ | 99 |
Revenue-range coverage: 4020 known, 1760 unknown (69.6%).
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 | 1,984 |
| Small | 1,777 |
| Medium | 7 |
| Large | 128 |
| Holding | 68 |
| Dormant | 742 |
Company-size coverage: 4706 known, 1074 unknown (81.4%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 1,126 |
| 1–9 | 2,121 |
| 10–49 | 271 |
| 50–249 | 48 |
| 250+ | 3 |
Employee coverage: 3569 known, 2211 unknown (61.7%).
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 | 567 |
| 1–3 years | 1,056 |
| 3–5 years | 697 |
| 5–10 years | 1,301 |
| 10–20 years | 1,246 |
| 20+ years | 913 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 5780 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 | 5,780 |
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 | 40 |
| Exporter only | 16 |
| Both | 19 |
| Neither | 5,705 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 26 | £1,720,912,184 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 21 | £8,958,998,715 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 17 | £3,541,287,698 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 13 | £617,400,032 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 10 | £391,322,201 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 8 | £23,254,186 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 7 | £381,588,386 | 2021-06-01 – 2025-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 6 | £828,665,635 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 6 | £118,490,213 | 2016-10-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 6 | £424,090,008 | 2016-03-01 – 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 | 17 | £1,427,331,409 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 16 | £710,893,747 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 14 | £1,934,084,623 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 9 | £991,484,150 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 9 | £136,147,466 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 5 | £177,302,403 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 5 | £5,460,550 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 4 | £30,458,431 | 2016-11-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 4 | £33,279,085 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 4 | £14,981,466 | 2017-08-01 – 2023-02-01 |
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 | 473 | 4,776 | 1,004 | 82.6% |
| Holding company | 2 | 4,776 | 1,004 | 82.6% |
| Solo founder | 2,497 | 4,776 | 1,004 | 82.6% |
| Ecommerce | 4 | 54 | 5,726 | 0.9% |
| Website | 66 | 66 | 5,714 | 1.1% |
| 50 | 66 | 5,714 | 1.1% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Faculty Science Limited | £41,727,000 |
| Cecos Computing International Limited | £32,216,439 |
| Calian Uk Ltd | £24,517,414 |
| On Track Education Services Limited | £16,553,699 |
| Oxford Aviation Services Limited | £16,498,077 |
| Genii Engineering & Technology Training Limited | £12,966,224 |
| The White Rose School Of Beauty And Complementary Therapies Limited | £8,826,268 |
| Knowledge To Action Ltd | £8,078,809 |
| Duke Corporate Education Limited | £6,833,688 |
| Optimum Skills Limited | £5,336,900 |
Revenue coverage: 157 known, 5623 unknown (2.7%).
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. | 70,140 |
| Support services | 44,396 |
| Sports and recreation | 17,398 |
| Cultural education | 12,303 |
| Pre-primary | 9,100 |
| Primary | 7,076 |
| Secondary | 6,448 |
| Driving schools | 4,568 |
| Post-graduate | 3,214 |
| Undergraduate | 2,655 |
| Post-secondary (non-tertiary) | 2,382 |
SIC classification
SIC 85320 — Technical and vocational secondary education
Includes
technical and vocational education below the level of higher education as defined in 85.4, tourist guide instruction, instruction for chefs, hoteliers and restaurateurs, cosmetology and barber schools, computer repair training, driving schools for occupational drivers e.g. of trucks, buses, coaches, schools for professional pilots
Excludes
technical and vocational higher education, see ##85.4, performing art instruction for recreation, hobby and self-development purposes, see ##85.52, automobile driving schools not intended for occupational drivers, see ##85.53, job training forming part of social work activities without accommodation, see ##88.10, ##88.99
Details
This class includes provision of post-secondary education, which cannot be considered tertiary education. For example provision of supplementary post-secondary education to prepare for tertiary education or post-secondary non-tertiary vocational.