Trade
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
4607
Active companies
3118
Formed in latest 12 months
343
Median active-company age
6.0 years
Revenue known
61
Importers
47
Exporters
17
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 4,607 |
| Active companies | 3,118 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 343 |
| Importers | 47 |
| Exporters | 17 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 61 known, 3057 unknown (2.0%).
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 | 37 |
| 2025-12 | 22 | 55 |
| 2026-01 | 25 | 45 |
| 2026-02 | 28 | 34 |
| 2026-03 | 32 | 46 |
| 2026-04 | 34 | 39 |
| 2026-05 | 32 | 35 |
| 2026-06 | 32 | 32 |
| 2026-07 | 29 | 62 |
| 2026-08 | 12 | 23 |
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 | 2,725 |
| Dissolved | 1,401 |
| Dormant | 393 |
| Liquidation | 79 |
| In Administration | 8 |
| 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 | 329 |
| Inner London - East | 284 |
| South East Wales | 140 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 126 |
| Greater Manchester | 123 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 117 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 117 |
| Northern Ireland | 94 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 93 |
| Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear | 93 |
Geography coverage: 3098 known, 20 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 | 1,612 |
| 1m-15m | 410 |
| 15m-54m | 23 |
| 54m+ | 127 |
Revenue-range coverage: 2172 known, 946 unknown (69.7%).
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 | 960 |
| Small | 962 |
| Medium | 2 |
| Large | 174 |
| Holding | 19 |
| Dormant | 393 |
Company-size coverage: 2510 known, 608 unknown (80.5%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 620 |
| 1–9 | 1,188 |
| 10–49 | 62 |
| 50–249 | 13 |
| 250+ | 1 |
Employee coverage: 1884 known, 1234 unknown (60.4%).
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 | 338 |
| 1–3 years | 553 |
| 3–5 years | 478 |
| 5–10 years | 924 |
| 10–20 years | 687 |
| 20+ years | 138 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 3118 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 | 3,118 |
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 | 36 |
| Exporter only | 6 |
| Both | 11 |
| Neither | 3,065 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 35 | £11,129,371,932 | 2017-10-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 17 | £3,338,583,401 | 2016-11-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 16 | £676,445,921 | 2020-11-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 11 | £622,983,056 | 2019-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 9 | £508,925,211 | 2020-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 7 | £151,908,056 | 2020-06-01 – 2025-12-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 5 | £38,787,271 | 2020-12-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 5 | £22,726,395 | 2020-06-01 – 2025-03-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 4 | £370,683,924 | 2020-08-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 68 — Stone, plaster, cement, and similar material products | 4 | £16,802,387 | 2020-06-01 – 2025-11-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 12 | £1,409,197,778 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 10 | £638,744,557 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 4 | £102,323,121 | 2018-03-01 – 2025-10-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 4 | £55,035,741 | 2016-12-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 3 | £77,317,758 | 2023-12-01 – 2025-12-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 2 | £48,152,564 | 2016-12-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 38 — Miscellaneous chemical products | 1 | £7,840,923 | 2024-01-01 – 2025-09-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 1 | £18,360,262 | 2025-11-01 – 2025-11-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 1 | £5,136,084 | 2023-12-01 – 2023-12-01 |
| 72 — Iron and Steel | 1 | £277,475 | 2023-04-01 – 2024-12-01 |
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 | 163 | 2,228 | 890 | 71.5% |
| Holding company | 1 | 2,228 | 890 | 71.5% |
| Solo founder | 1,181 | 2,228 | 890 | 71.5% |
| Ecommerce | 0 | 33 | 3,085 | 1.1% |
| Website | 36 | 37 | 3,081 | 1.2% |
| 28 | 37 | 3,081 | 1.2% |
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 |
| Lcc Power Limited | £166,230,867 |
| F & S Energy Limited | £57,593,391 |
| Valencia Energy Limited | £57,385,000 |
| Love Business Group Limited | £37,891,480 |
| Online Direct Limited | £26,405,842 |
| Mayfourth Holdings Limited | £26,405,842 |
Revenue coverage: 61 known, 3057 unknown (2.0%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Production | 11,218 |
| Distribution | 1,528 |
| Transmission | 838 |
SIC classification
SIC 35140 — Trade of electricity
Includes
sale of electricity to the user, activities of electric power brokers or agents that arrange the sale of electricity via power distribution systems operated by others, operation of electricity and transmission capacity exchanges for electric power