Art facilities
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
8110
Active companies
6282
Formed in latest 12 months
766
Median active-company age
7.2 years
Revenue known
348
Importers
201
Exporters
182
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 8,110 |
| Active companies | 6,282 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 766 |
| Importers | 201 |
| Exporters | 182 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 348 known, 5934 unknown (5.5%).
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 | 63 | 52 |
| 2025-12 | 53 | 60 |
| 2026-01 | 69 | 77 |
| 2026-02 | 62 | 65 |
| 2026-03 | 67 | 63 |
| 2026-04 | 74 | 49 |
| 2026-05 | 57 | 68 |
| 2026-06 | 59 | 49 |
| 2026-07 | 66 | 83 |
| 2026-08 | 25 | 40 |
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 | 5,806 |
| Dissolved | 1,752 |
| Dormant | 476 |
| Liquidation | 52 |
| Converted / Closed | 19 |
| In Administration | 2 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 1 |
| Receiver Action | 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 | 843 |
| Inner London - West | 788 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 373 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 226 |
| Greater Manchester | 224 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 164 |
| Kent | 163 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 161 |
| West Central Scotland | 157 |
| West Yorkshire | 157 |
Geography coverage: 6194 known, 88 unknown (98.6%).
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 | 3,324 |
| 1m-15m | 1,021 |
| 15m-54m | 14 |
| 54m+ | 106 |
Revenue-range coverage: 4465 known, 1817 unknown (71.1%).
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 | 1,902 |
| Small | 2,341 |
| Medium | 4 |
| Large | 131 |
| Holding | 145 |
| Dormant | 476 |
Company-size coverage: 4999 known, 1283 unknown (79.6%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 1,359 |
| 1–9 | 1,868 |
| 10–49 | 189 |
| 50–249 | 34 |
| 250+ | 2 |
Employee coverage: 3452 known, 2830 unknown (55.0%).
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 | 753 |
| 1–3 years | 1,109 |
| 3–5 years | 645 |
| 5–10 years | 1,362 |
| 10–20 years | 1,295 |
| 20+ years | 1,118 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 6282 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 | 6,282 |
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 | 81 |
| Exporter only | 62 |
| Both | 120 |
| Neither | 6,019 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97 — Art and Antiques | 121 | £6,900,572,569 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 48 | £3,366,710,347 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 31 | £5,595,216,843 | 2016-12-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 30 | £1,283,909,845 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 25 | £4,020,986,594 | 2017-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 25 | £457,493,337 | 2016-10-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 24 | £787,574,065 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 19 | £263,237,273 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 18 | £287,297,426 | 2016-09-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 18 | £2,048,648,837 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97 — Art and Antiques | 151 | £17,523,457,753 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 41 | £1,862,096,503 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 28 | £561,827,123 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 23 | £2,153,714,061 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 20 | £207,376,681 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 18 | £153,487,099 | 2016-11-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 17 | £894,723,040 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 14 | £181,539,741 | 2016-09-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 14 | £140,214,412 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 70 — Glass and Glassware | 13 | £10,887,016 | 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 | 283 | 4,461 | 1,821 | 71.0% |
| Holding company | 0 | 4,461 | 1,821 | 71.0% |
| Solo founder | 2,091 | 4,461 | 1,821 | 71.0% |
| Ecommerce | 37 | 180 | 6,102 | 2.9% |
| Website | 208 | 211 | 6,071 | 3.4% |
| 110 | 211 | 6,071 | 3.4% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Thaddaeus Ropac Gallery Limited | £36,490,450 |
| The Adelphi Theatre Company Limited | £30,869,197 |
| Colnaghi Uk Ltd | £30,020,011 |
| Theatre Of Comedy Company Limited | £27,442,332 |
| Sadie Coles H Q Limited | £25,819,834 |
| Nederlander Theatres (aldwych) Ltd | £24,457,604 |
| Cristea Roberts Gallery Limited | £14,748,169 |
| Mousetrap Productions Limited | £11,923,205 |
| Lso Productions Limited | £11,500,672 |
| The Store X Limited | £10,303,995 |
Revenue coverage: 348 known, 5934 unknown (5.5%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Artistic creation | 44,024 |
| Other sports | 31,510 |
| Performing arts | 26,352 |
| Other recreation n.e.c. | 25,189 |
| Art support | 22,016 |
| Fitness | 17,410 |
| Sport clubs | 12,194 |
| Sports facilities | 9,766 |
| Museums | 1,614 |
| Gambling | 1,596 |
| Historical sites | 1,461 |
| Zoo & gardens | 1,039 |
| Amusement parks | 932 |
| Archives | 812 |
| Horseracing | 682 |
| Libraries | 546 |
SIC classification
SIC 90040 — Operation of arts facilities
Includes
operation of concert and theatre halls and other arts facilities
Excludes
operation of cinemas, see ##59.14, activities of ticket agencies, see ##79.90, operation of museums of all kinds, see ##91.02