Other recreation n.e.c.
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
32955
Active companies
25149
Formed in latest 12 months
4733
Median active-company age
5.1 years
Revenue known
572
Importers
620
Exporters
192
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 32,955 |
| Active companies | 25,149 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 4,733 |
| Importers | 620 |
| Exporters | 192 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 572 known, 24577 unknown (2.3%).
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 | 358 | 253 |
| 2025-12 | 283 | 252 |
| 2026-01 | 407 | 269 |
| 2026-02 | 346 | 254 |
| 2026-03 | 404 | 300 |
| 2026-04 | 365 | 235 |
| 2026-05 | 393 | 255 |
| 2026-06 | 361 | 191 |
| 2026-07 | 382 | 435 |
| 2026-08 | 37 | 173 |
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 | 25,149 |
| Dissolved | 7,376 |
| Liquidation | 391 |
| Converted / Closed | 16 |
| In Administration | 13 |
| Voluntary Arrangement | 6 |
| Receiver Action | 3 |
| 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 | 1,991 |
| Inner London - East | 1,884 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 1,134 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 919 |
| West Midlands | 916 |
| Greater Manchester | 906 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 877 |
| Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire | 768 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 732 |
| Essex | 691 |
Geography coverage: 24918 known, 231 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 | 13,649 |
| 1m-15m | 2,142 |
| 15m-54m | 37 |
| 54m+ | 114 |
Revenue-range coverage: 15942 known, 9207 unknown (63.4%).
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 | 7,946 |
| Small | 7,401 |
| Medium | 25 |
| Large | 181 |
| Holding | 90 |
| Dormant | 2,119 |
Company-size coverage: 17762 known, 7387 unknown (70.6%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 5,022 |
| 1–9 | 8,044 |
| 10–49 | 1,212 |
| 50–249 | 184 |
| 250+ | 17 |
Employee coverage: 14479 known, 10670 unknown (57.6%).
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 | 4,599 |
| 1–3 years | 5,243 |
| 3–5 years | 2,597 |
| 5–10 years | 4,682 |
| 10–20 years | 4,599 |
| 20+ years | 3,429 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 25149 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 | 25,149 |
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 | 481 |
| Exporter only | 53 |
| Both | 139 |
| Neither | 24,476 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 292 | £8,818,839,558 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 207 | £35,215,291,296 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 170 | £24,684,376,150 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 161 | £8,725,140,807 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 90 | £2,442,198,062 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 76 | £7,424,832,869 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 74 | £11,116,468,796 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 73 | £3,788,669,470 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 68 | £3,015,227,629 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 64 | £1,535,416,143 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 90 | £1,160,058,300 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 78 | £7,599,837,390 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 51 | £4,423,476,381 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 37 | £936,727,856 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 33 | £404,717,937 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 28 | £898,590,123 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 22 | £477,345,193 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 22 | £310,730,691 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 21 | £1,297,676,721 | 2017-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 20 | £146,956,071 | 2016-10-01 – 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 | 2,463 | 21,112 | 4,037 | 83.9% |
| Holding company | 0 | 21,112 | 4,037 | 83.9% |
| Solo founder | 10,786 | 21,112 | 4,037 | 83.9% |
| Ecommerce | 83 | 444 | 24,705 | 1.8% |
| Website | 526 | 535 | 24,614 | 2.1% |
| 296 | 535 | 24,614 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Fenix International Limited | £1,089,839,000 |
| S.j.m. Limited | £348,987,038 |
| Reader Offers Limited | £61,912,538 |
| Potter's Leisure Ltd. | £34,350,356 |
| Historic Royal Palaces Enterprises Limited | £29,602,742 |
| Rws Global Uk Limited | £27,437,924 |
| Reflexion Care Group Limited | £24,815,633 |
| It Is On Limited | £23,903,775 |
| Lakeland Cosmetics Limited | £19,981,968 |
| Aok Events Limited | £16,203,978 |
Revenue coverage: 572 known, 24577 unknown (2.3%).
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 | 43,979 |
| Other sports | 31,455 |
| Performing arts | 26,300 |
| Art support | 21,975 |
| Fitness | 17,384 |
| Sport clubs | 12,167 |
| Sports facilities | 9,721 |
| Art facilities | 6,277 |
| Museums | 1,613 |
| Gambling | 1,598 |
| Historical sites | 1,463 |
| Zoo & gardens | 1,042 |
| Amusement parks | 933 |
| Archives | 810 |
| Horseracing | 685 |
| Libraries | 546 |