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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
3671
Active companies
2635
Formed in latest 12 months
436
Median active-company age
4.7 years
Revenue known
72
Importers
46
Exporters
20
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 3,671 |
| Active companies | 2,635 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 436 |
| Importers | 46 |
| Exporters | 20 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 72 known, 2563 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11 | 26 | 40 |
| 2025-12 | 23 | 36 |
| 2026-01 | 22 | 37 |
| 2026-02 | 21 | 27 |
| 2026-03 | 34 | 40 |
| 2026-04 | 38 | 30 |
| 2026-05 | 45 | 33 |
| 2026-06 | 45 | 23 |
| 2026-07 | 55 | 57 |
| 2026-08 | 13 | 18 |
Window: 2024-01 to 2026-08.
Company status
What this shows: all current Companies House status values; blank and missing values are combined as Unknown.
Top values shown in the chart
| Status | Companies |
|---|---|
| Active | 2,635 |
| Dissolved | 1,017 |
| Liquidation | 14 |
| In Administration | 3 |
| Converted / Closed | 1 |
| Voluntary Arrangement | 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 | 470 |
| Inner London - West | 397 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 194 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 182 |
| West Midlands | 123 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 122 |
| Greater Manchester | 107 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 72 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 72 |
| Outer London - South | 62 |
Geography coverage: 2619 known, 16 unknown (99.4%).
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 | 1,092 |
| 1m-15m | 284 |
| 15m-54m | 6 |
| 54m+ | 95 |
Revenue-range coverage: 1477 known, 1158 unknown (56.1%).
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 | 739 |
| Small | 572 |
| Medium | 4 |
| Large | 115 |
| Holding | 65 |
| Dormant | 445 |
Company-size coverage: 1940 known, 695 unknown (73.6%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 481 |
| 1–9 | 654 |
| 10–49 | 56 |
| 50–249 | 14 |
| 250+ | 4 |
Employee coverage: 1209 known, 1426 unknown (45.9%).
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 | 428 |
| 1–3 years | 580 |
| 3–5 years | 353 |
| 5–10 years | 523 |
| 10–20 years | 407 |
| 20+ years | 344 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 2635 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 | 2,635 |
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 | 7 |
| Both | 13 |
| Neither | 2,582 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 25 | £3,636,709,771 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 25 | £2,884,489,039 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 20 | £3,924,910,257 | 2016-07-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 9 | £483,447,023 | 2017-07-01 – 2025-11-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 9 | £246,896,460 | 2018-12-01 – 2024-06-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 7 | £237,996,031 | 2016-03-01 – 2023-10-01 |
| 97 — Art and Antiques | 5 | £421,292,684 | 2017-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 4 | £240,691,530 | 2018-09-01 – 2025-10-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 4 | £72,812,823 | 2017-01-01 – 2022-06-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 4 | £6,466,496 | 2017-08-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 12 | £328,285,115 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 11 | £755,658,975 | 2016-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 7 | £1,298,033,402 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-01-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 5 | £540,217,648 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 3 | £20,060,892 | 2016-11-01 – 2022-08-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 2 | £7,561,945 | 2017-08-01 – 2020-12-01 |
| 30 — Pharmaceutical Products | 1 | £1,198,582 | 2021-12-01 – 2021-12-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 1 | £9,069,206 | 2022-04-01 – 2022-04-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 1 | £12,015,477 | 2018-06-01 – 2018-06-01 |
| 50 — Silk and silk products | 1 | £56,758 | 2026-04-01 – 2026-04-01 |
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 | 93 | 2,094 | 541 | 79.5% |
| Holding company | 3 | 2,094 | 541 | 79.5% |
| Solo founder | 1,335 | 2,094 | 541 | 79.5% |
| Ecommerce | 1 | 29 | 2,606 | 1.1% |
| Website | 40 | 40 | 2,595 | 1.5% |
| 27 | 40 | 2,595 | 1.5% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Elizabeth School Of London Limited | £74,947,093 |
| Gl Assessment Limited | £57,917,000 |
| 2u Getsmarter (uk) Limited | £43,707,042 |
| Getsmarter Online Ltd | £40,309,290 |
| University Academy 92 Limited | £14,821,000 |
| Icmp Management Limited | £13,743,189 |
| Mont Rose College Of Management And Sciences Limited | £9,904,941 |
| Point Blank Limited | £9,597,883 |
| Waltham International College Limited | £9,057,034 |
| William College Ltd | £6,285,460 |
Revenue coverage: 72 known, 2563 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. | 68,942 |
| Support services | 44,130 |
| Sports and recreation | 17,188 |
| Cultural education | 12,148 |
| Pre-primary | 9,114 |
| Primary | 7,070 |
| Secondary | 6,466 |
| Technical and vocational | 5,808 |
| Driving schools | 4,531 |
| Post-graduate | 3,207 |
| Post-secondary (non-tertiary) | 2,401 |
SIC classification
SIC 85421 — First-degree level higher education
Includes
education of the type that leads to an award of first degree or equivalent either at university or other institute which provides such study., education leading to some professional qualifications, study leading to a one year Post Graduate Certificate of Education (PGCE)