Electricity
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
19006
Active companies
15205
Formed in latest 12 months
1095
Median active-company age
7.6 years
Revenue known
258
Importers
402
Exporters
141
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 19,006 |
| Active companies | 15,205 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 1,095 |
| Importers | 402 |
| Exporters | 141 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 258 known, 14947 unknown (1.7%).
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 | 79 | 79 |
| 2025-12 | 55 | 155 |
| 2026-01 | 74 | 120 |
| 2026-02 | 81 | 101 |
| 2026-03 | 93 | 126 |
| 2026-04 | 119 | 96 |
| 2026-05 | 92 | 87 |
| 2026-06 | 98 | 78 |
| 2026-07 | 75 | 174 |
| 2026-08 | 23 | 68 |
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 | 15,205 |
| Dissolved | 3,487 |
| Liquidation | 279 |
| In Administration | 28 |
| Converted / Closed | 3 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 2 |
| 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 | 3,047 |
| Inner London - East | 1,023 |
| Northern Ireland | 800 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 672 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 567 |
| West of England | 475 |
| East Central Scotland | 426 |
| Gloucestershire and Wiltshire | 411 |
| Greater Manchester | 406 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 369 |
Geography coverage: 15127 known, 78 unknown (99.5%).
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 | 6,165 |
| 1m-15m | 3,935 |
| 15m-54m | 93 |
| 54m+ | 1,187 |
Revenue-range coverage: 11380 known, 3825 unknown (74.8%).
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 | 2,867 |
| Small | 6,777 |
| Medium | 22 |
| Large | 1,464 |
| Holding | 138 |
| Dormant | 1,987 |
Company-size coverage: 13255 known, 1950 unknown (87.2%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 4,029 |
| 1–9 | 3,530 |
| 10–49 | 151 |
| 50–249 | 23 |
| 250+ | 4 |
Employee coverage: 7737 known, 7468 unknown (50.9%).
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 | 1,072 |
| 1–3 years | 2,217 |
| 3–5 years | 2,304 |
| 5–10 years | 3,429 |
| 10–20 years | 5,341 |
| 20+ years | 842 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 15205 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 |
|---|---|
| Production | 11,219 |
| Trade | 3,120 |
| Distribution | 1,530 |
| Transmission | 835 |
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 | 289 |
| Exporter only | 28 |
| Both | 113 |
| Neither | 14,775 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 302 | £70,544,063,314 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 243 | £64,686,025,601 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 200 | £12,718,224,112 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 126 | £8,397,463,861 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 58 | £2,809,445,308 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 56 | £1,536,370,802 | 2017-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 55 | £482,225,985 | 2017-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 51 | £4,179,793,497 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 46 | £386,271,454 | 2017-07-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 41 | £711,861,775 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 89 | £10,316,708,831 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 73 | £12,273,272,241 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 69 | £5,599,058,885 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 31 | £1,489,103,063 | 2016-12-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 19 | £101,071,687 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 13 | £580,279,919 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 13 | £269,596,700 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 10 | £153,321,594 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 10 | £93,680,529 | 2017-11-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 10 | £159,811,192 | 2016-04-01 – 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 | 912 | 6,552 | 8,653 | 43.1% |
| Holding company | 3 | 6,552 | 8,653 | 43.1% |
| Solo founder | 2,894 | 6,552 | 8,653 | 43.1% |
| Ecommerce | 13 | 221 | 14,984 | 1.5% |
| Website | 285 | 304 | 14,901 | 2.0% |
| 216 | 304 | 14,901 | 2.0% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Pozitive Energy Ltd | £926,140,629 |
| E (gas And Electricity) Limited | £231,859,810 |
| Foxglove Energy Supply Ltd | £225,344,434 |
| Shell Energy Uk Limited | £211,201,000 |
| Jaylow Supplies Limited | £168,269,590 |
| Lcc Power Limited | £166,230,867 |
| Sors Markets Ltd | £82,546,006 |
| Diamond Transmission Partners Hornsea Two Limited | £77,689,000 |
| F & S Energy Limited | £57,593,391 |
| Valencia Energy Limited | £57,385,000 |
Revenue coverage: 258 known, 14947 unknown (1.7%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Professional services | 810,503 |
| Real estate | 685,071 |
| Construction | 575,709 |
| Retail | 516,859 |
| Technology | 363,883 |
| Hospitality & Food Services | 309,498 |
| Health & social care | 272,773 |
| Business support | 259,050 |
| Personal services | 257,445 |
| Processing & manufacturing | 198,561 |
| Entertainment | 180,063 |
| Wholesale | 172,253 |
| Transport & storage | 171,321 |
| Education | 155,388 |
| Activities for own use | 141,847 |
| Holding companies | 138,597 |
| Industry not specified | 136,034 |
| Dormant company | 111,727 |
| Maintenance & repair | 107,898 |
| Facility Services | 93,646 |
| Other | 665,854 |