Production
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
13263
Active companies
11218
Formed in latest 12 months
629
Median active-company age
8.2 years
Revenue known
190
Importers
324
Exporters
104
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 13,263 |
| Active companies | 11,218 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 629 |
| Importers | 324 |
| Exporters | 104 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 190 known, 11028 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 | 40 | 43 |
| 2025-12 | 34 | 85 |
| 2026-01 | 47 | 75 |
| 2026-02 | 43 | 59 |
| 2026-03 | 44 | 71 |
| 2026-04 | 73 | 54 |
| 2026-05 | 55 | 50 |
| 2026-06 | 56 | 34 |
| 2026-07 | 42 | 104 |
| 2026-08 | 34 | 61 |
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 | 9,719 |
| Dissolved | 1,849 |
| Dormant | 1,499 |
| Liquidation | 171 |
| In Administration | 19 |
| Converted / Closed | 3 |
| 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 - West | 2,605 |
| Inner London - East | 715 |
| Northern Ireland | 677 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 520 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 438 |
| West of England | 421 |
| East Central Scotland | 371 |
| Gloucestershire and Wiltshire | 334 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 263 |
| Greater Manchester | 253 |
Geography coverage: 11172 known, 46 unknown (99.6%).
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 | 4,183 |
| 1m-15m | 3,431 |
| 15m-54m | 64 |
| 54m+ | 974 |
Revenue-range coverage: 8652 known, 2566 unknown (77.1%).
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 | 1,626 |
| Small | 5,614 |
| Medium | 20 |
| Large | 1,222 |
| Holding | 103 |
| Dormant | 1,499 |
Company-size coverage: 10084 known, 1134 unknown (89.9%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 3,283 |
| 1–9 | 1,993 |
| 10–49 | 69 |
| 50–249 | 9 |
| 250+ | 3 |
Employee coverage: 5357 known, 5861 unknown (47.8%).
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 | 615 |
| 1–3 years | 1,508 |
| 3–5 years | 1,811 |
| 5–10 years | 2,300 |
| 10–20 years | 4,395 |
| 20+ years | 589 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 11218 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 | 11,218 |
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 | 237 |
| Exporter only | 17 |
| Both | 87 |
| Neither | 10,877 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 243 | £58,289,410,900 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 213 | £55,648,089,957 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 158 | £10,616,335,028 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 110 | £7,578,490,202 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 44 | £373,967,322 | 2017-08-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 43 | £3,300,649,019 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 40 | £1,316,804,583 | 2017-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 40 | £309,814,965 | 2017-07-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 39 | £1,818,638,922 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 36 | £564,862,275 | 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 | 61 | £7,244,589,654 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 55 | £8,070,677,321 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 53 | £4,054,159,768 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 26 | £1,224,575,712 | 2016-12-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 16 | £63,850,769 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 86 — Railway and tramway vehicles and parts | 8 | £131,036,637 | 2022-09-01 – 2025-12-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 7 | £103,635,333 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 7 | £43,243,344 | 2018-08-01 – 2025-12-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 6 | £420,391,157 | 2018-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 72 — Iron and Steel | 6 | £16,148,501 | 2016-06-01 – 2026-01-01 |
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 | 683 | 3,731 | 7,487 | 33.3% |
| Holding company | 1 | 3,731 | 7,487 | 33.3% |
| Solo founder | 1,431 | 3,731 | 7,487 | 33.3% |
| Ecommerce | 9 | 168 | 11,050 | 1.5% |
| Website | 221 | 236 | 10,982 | 2.1% |
| 161 | 236 | 10,982 | 2.1% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Sors Markets Ltd | £82,546,006 |
| Refood Uk Limited | £45,043,928 |
| Kinlochleven Power Ltd | £39,029,869 |
| Vale Green Energy Limited | £31,847,361 |
| Wilson's Country Limited | £29,827,965 |
| Bioticnrg Operations Limited | £29,461,477 |
| Blackcraig Wind Farm (scotland) Limited | £25,359,914 |
| Cannington Enterprises Limited | £19,421,464 |
| Ylem Energy Limited | £16,939,000 |
| Pulse Clean Energy Limited | £16,360,239 |
Revenue coverage: 190 known, 11028 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 |
|---|---|
| Trade | 3,118 |
| Distribution | 1,528 |
| Transmission | 838 |
SIC classification
SIC 35110 — Production of electricity
Includes
operation of generation facilities that produce electric energy; including thermal, nuclear, hydroelectric, gas turbine, diesel and renewable
Excludes
production of electricity through incineration of waste, see ##38.21