Historical sites
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
1703
Active companies
1461
Formed in latest 12 months
91
Median active-company age
16.3 years
Revenue known
60
Importers
56
Exporters
23
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 1,703 |
| Active companies | 1,461 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 91 |
| Importers | 56 |
| Exporters | 23 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 60 known, 1401 unknown (4.1%).
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 | 7 | 8 |
| 2025-12 | 14 | 7 |
| 2026-01 | 10 | 8 |
| 2026-02 | 8 | 6 |
| 2026-03 | 9 | 6 |
| 2026-04 | 7 | 11 |
| 2026-05 | 5 | 12 |
| 2026-06 | 9 | 3 |
| 2026-07 | 7 | 7 |
| 2026-08 | 1 | 4 |
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 | 1,368 |
| Dissolved | 226 |
| Dormant | 93 |
| Converted / Closed | 7 |
| Liquidation | 7 |
| In Administration | 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 | 87 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 76 |
| Inner London - East | 59 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 58 |
| Highlands and Islands | 56 |
| Northern Ireland | 52 |
| Mid and South West Wales | 45 |
| Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | 44 |
| North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset | 44 |
| Shropshire and Staffordshire | 41 |
Geography coverage: 1448 known, 13 unknown (99.1%).
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 | 640 |
| 1m-15m | 410 |
| 15m-54m | 5 |
| 54m+ | 48 |
Revenue-range coverage: 1103 known, 358 unknown (75.5%).
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 | 287 |
| Small | 734 |
| Medium | 2 |
| Large | 65 |
| Holding | 127 |
| Dormant | 93 |
Company-size coverage: 1308 known, 153 unknown (89.5%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 363 |
| 1–9 | 272 |
| 10–49 | 75 |
| 50–249 | 17 |
| 250+ | 2 |
Employee coverage: 729 known, 732 unknown (49.9%).
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 | 90 |
| 1–3 years | 139 |
| 3–5 years | 69 |
| 5–10 years | 189 |
| 10–20 years | 354 |
| 20+ years | 620 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 1461 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 | 1,461 |
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 | 38 |
| Exporter only | 5 |
| Both | 18 |
| Neither | 1,400 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 18 | £4,191,292,852 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 18 | £793,998,825 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 97 — Art and Antiques | 17 | £1,014,920,569 | 2018-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 11 | £513,210,227 | 2019-03-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 10 | £500,595,023 | 2016-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 9 | £491,407,435 | 2017-10-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 69 — Ceramic products | 9 | £57,741,303 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 8 | £704,537,945 | 2018-10-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 8 | £482,531,097 | 2018-07-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 7 | £2,511,658,496 | 2019-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97 — Art and Antiques | 14 | £1,549,202,877 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 7 | £67,258,944 | 2016-10-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 7 | £1,001,963,745 | 2016-09-01 – 2026-01-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 7 | £599,644,500 | 2016-06-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 7 | £252,267,113 | 2016-10-01 – 2025-12-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 6 | £43,942,405 | 2019-09-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 6 | £98,939,551 | 2016-12-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 5 | £365,749,613 | 2021-08-01 – 2025-11-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 5 | £95,567,265 | 2019-03-01 – 2025-10-01 |
| 92 — Musical Instruments and Parts | 5 | £1,662,062 | 2016-09-01 – 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 | 78 | 534 | 927 | 36.6% |
| Holding company | 1 | 534 | 927 | 36.6% |
| Solo founder | 156 | 534 | 927 | 36.6% |
| Ecommerce | 6 | 36 | 1,425 | 2.5% |
| Website | 44 | 46 | 1,415 | 3.1% |
| 30 | 46 | 1,415 | 3.1% |
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 |
|---|---|
| The Adelphi Theatre Company Limited | £30,869,197 |
| John Codona's Pleasure Fairs Limited | £7,300,697 |
| Beaulieu Enterprises Limited | £4,607,353 |
| Linen Mill Studios Ltd | £4,257,582 |
| The Lundy Company Limited | £2,489,963 |
| The Mid-norfolk Railway (trading) Ltd | £1,854,579 |
| Churches Conservation Trust Enterprises Limited | £1,791,377 |
| Hexham Abbey Trading Limited | £816,701 |
| The Strawberry Hill Trust | £785,877 |
| Carthusia Limited | £642,004 |
Revenue coverage: 60 known, 1401 unknown (4.1%).
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 | 43,985 |
| Other sports | 31,473 |
| Performing arts | 26,313 |
| Other recreation n.e.c. | 25,164 |
| Art support | 21,994 |
| Fitness | 17,385 |
| Sport clubs | 12,179 |
| Sports facilities | 9,741 |
| Art facilities | 6,278 |
| Museums | 1,614 |
| Gambling | 1,594 |
| Zoo & gardens | 1,038 |
| Amusement parks | 931 |
| Archives | 812 |
| Horseracing | 682 |
| Libraries | 546 |
SIC classification
SIC 91030 — Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions
Includes
operation and preservation of historical sites and buildings
Excludes
renovation and restoration of historical sites and buildings, see section ##F