Employment services
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
96627
Active companies
65634
Formed in latest 12 months
9587
Median active-company age
4.7 years
Revenue known
1108
Importers
204
Exporters
100
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 96,627 |
| Active companies | 65,634 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 9,587 |
| Importers | 204 |
| Exporters | 100 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 1108 known, 64526 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 | 698 | 1,017 |
| 2025-12 | 629 | 1,598 |
| 2026-01 | 842 | 1,079 |
| 2026-02 | 749 | 936 |
| 2026-03 | 840 | 1,119 |
| 2026-04 | 772 | 794 |
| 2026-05 | 795 | 879 |
| 2026-06 | 685 | 739 |
| 2026-07 | 790 | 1,358 |
| 2026-08 | 110 | 485 |
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 | 65,634 |
| Dissolved | 28,923 |
| Liquidation | 1,954 |
| In Administration | 88 |
| Voluntary Arrangement | 17 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 8 |
| Converted / Closed | 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 | 7,039 |
| Inner London - West | 6,235 |
| West Midlands | 3,621 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 3,382 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 3,380 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 3,022 |
| Greater Manchester | 3,020 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 2,856 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 2,717 |
| Essex | 2,289 |
Geography coverage: 65090 known, 544 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 | 34,090 |
| 1m-15m | 8,122 |
| 15m-54m | 444 |
| 54m+ | 444 |
Revenue-range coverage: 43100 known, 22534 unknown (65.7%).
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 | 22,583 |
| Small | 18,372 |
| Medium | 92 |
| Large | 646 |
| Holding | 221 |
| Dormant | 7,575 |
Company-size coverage: 49489 known, 16145 unknown (75.4%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 10,941 |
| 1–9 | 25,654 |
| 10–49 | 3,279 |
| 50–249 | 964 |
| 250+ | 189 |
Employee coverage: 41027 known, 24607 unknown (62.5%).
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 | 9,357 |
| 1–3 years | 14,941 |
| 3–5 years | 9,585 |
| 5–10 years | 16,193 |
| 10–20 years | 11,472 |
| 20+ years | 4,086 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 65634 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 |
|---|---|
| Employment placement (other) | 32,691 |
| Temp staffing agencies | 24,057 |
| HR management | 16,003 |
| Casting services | 1,946 |
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 | 159 |
| Exporter only | 55 |
| Both | 45 |
| Neither | 65,375 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 65 | £15,941,039,118 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 44 | £8,420,670,269 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 37 | £2,384,961,548 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 35 | £2,421,700,822 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 22 | £467,556,486 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 20 | £562,038,070 | 2016-07-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 19 | £2,201,398,363 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 17 | £957,676,179 | 2017-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 16 | £260,311,502 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-01-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 16 | £281,074,656 | 2017-01-01 – 2025-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 53 | £5,508,998,306 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 46 | £6,873,744,214 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 24 | £2,006,573,286 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 19 | £280,379,751 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 15 | £654,231,865 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 12 | £44,853,088 | 2018-06-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 10 | £354,325,439 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 9 | £428,842,399 | 2016-06-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 9 | £51,571,655 | 2016-11-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 9 | £34,832,769 | 2016-01-01 – 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 | 4,208 | 58,866 | 6,768 | 89.7% |
| Holding company | 4 | 58,866 | 6,768 | 89.7% |
| Solo founder | 35,960 | 58,866 | 6,768 | 89.7% |
| Ecommerce | 15 | 195 | 65,439 | 0.3% |
| Website | 232 | 243 | 65,391 | 0.4% |
| 169 | 243 | 65,391 | 0.4% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Guidant Global Uk Limited | £711,344,000 |
| Lorien Resourcing Limited | £487,642,000 |
| Sapphire Dnp Limited | £436,752,777 |
| Paystream My Max Limited | £322,550,014 |
| Saser Limited | £159,688,226 |
| N.r.l. Limited | £157,149,080 |
| Pro-force Limited | £150,562,350 |
| Conexia Limited | £147,233,130 |
| Boost Pay Limited | £143,723,456 |
| La Fosse Associates Limited | £138,018,463 |
Revenue coverage: 1108 known, 64526 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 | 809,930 |
| Real estate | 684,529 |
| Construction | 575,355 |
| Retail | 516,139 |
| Technology | 363,293 |
| Hospitality & Food Services | 309,260 |
| Health & social care | 272,552 |
| Business support | 258,928 |
| Personal services | 257,327 |
| Processing & manufacturing | 198,442 |
| Entertainment | 179,933 |
| Wholesale | 172,009 |
| Transport & storage | 171,135 |
| Education | 155,215 |
| Activities for own use | 141,803 |
| Holding companies | 138,411 |
| Industry not specified | 135,987 |
| Dormant company | 111,681 |
| Maintenance & repair | 107,815 |
| Facility Services | 93,551 |
| Other | 614,915 |