Extraterritorial organisation

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

1787

Active companies

991

Formed in latest 12 months

66

Median active-company age

9.5 years

Revenue known

15

Importers

14

Exporters

9

Top values shown in the chart

CategoryCompanies
All companies 1,787
Active companies 991
Formed in latest 12 months 66
Importers 14
Exporters 9

Revenue coverage among active companies: 15 known, 976 unknown (1.5%).

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

MonthFormedDissolved
2025-12511
2026-01719
2026-02222
2026-03925
2026-04315
2026-05524
2026-06418
2026-07541
2026-08219
2026-09222

Window: 2024-01 to 2026-09.

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

StatusCompanies
Dissolved 782
Active 724
Dormant 267
Liquidation 10
Converted / Closed 3
In Administration 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 regionCompanies
Inner London - West 191
Inner London - East 138
Outer London - West and North West 71
Greater Manchester 44
Outer London - East and North East 38
South East Wales 38
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 37
West Midlands 33
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 28
Surrey, East and West Sussex 28

Geography coverage: 986 known, 5 unknown (99.5%).

Revenue ranges

What this shows: active companies grouped into the platform’s ordered estimated-revenue bands.

Top values shown in the chart

Revenue rangeCompanies
0-1m 417
1m-15m 139
15m-54m 6
54m+ 24

Revenue-range coverage: 586 known, 405 unknown (59.1%).

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 sizeCompanies
Micro 277
Small 263
Large 28
Holding 9
Dormant 267

Company-size coverage: 844 known, 147 unknown (85.2%).

Top values shown in the chart

EmployeesCompanies
0 271
1–9 208
10–49 14
50–249 1

Employee coverage: 494 known, 497 unknown (49.8%).

Active-company age

What this shows: how long currently active companies have been incorporated.

Top values shown in the chart

Age bandCompanies
Under 1 year 65
1–3 years 143
3–5 years 92
5–10 years 214
10–20 years 313
20+ years 164

Incorporation-date coverage: 991 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

ClassificationCompanies
Directly assigned to this industry 991

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 participationCompanies
Importer only 9
Exporter only 4
Both 5
Neither 973

Top imports HS2 categories

Top values shown in the chart

HS2 categoryCompaniesGBPAvailable dates
84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts9£1,336,406,4612016-03-01 – 2026-05-01
85 — Electrical machinery and equipment6£2,434,215,2072016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
70 — Glass and Glassware5£18,301,5712017-10-01 – 2025-09-01
90 — Optical and medical tools and devices5£367,660,7312016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings5£360,458,6642022-03-01 – 2025-12-01
39 — Plastics and plastic products3£195,120,0342024-06-01 – 2025-08-01
73 — Iron or Steel Products2£82,909,3952022-02-01 – 2026-03-01
87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams)2£152,708,9492025-12-01 – 2026-05-01
95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment2£10,120,4182018-03-01 – 2026-05-01
38 — Miscellaneous chemical products1£2,559,5272026-04-01 – 2026-04-01

Top exports HS2 categories

Top values shown in the chart

HS2 categoryCompaniesGBPAvailable dates
85 — Electrical machinery and equipment6£2,374,274,1122016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
90 — Optical and medical tools and devices6£1,289,630,7302016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts5£4,395,834,4732016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
39 — Plastics and plastic products3£492,660,0262016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
40 — Rubber and rubber products3£141,104,4912016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
48 — Paper and Paperboard Products3£43,343,3472016-05-01 – 2026-05-01
62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted3£53,210,7492016-01-01 – 2026-04-01
63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags3£44,609,2792016-04-01 – 2025-07-01
69 — Ceramic products3£15,374,4462016-08-01 – 2024-08-01
96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods3£8,195,3652016-01-01 – 2026-02-01

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

TraitCompaniesKnownUnknownCoverage
Family business 31 745 246 75.2%
Holding company 0 745 246 75.2%
Solo founder 339 745 246 75.2%
Ecommerce 2 13 978 1.3%
Website 16 16 975 1.6%
LinkedIn 11 16 975 1.6%

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.

Revenue coverage: 15 known, 976 unknown (1.5%).

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

ClassificationCompanies
Professional services 814,225
Real estate 690,012
Construction 576,901
Retail 520,493
Technology 368,937
Hospitality & Food Services 310,705
Health & social care 273,506
Business support 258,938
Personal services 257,313
Processing & manufacturing 198,827
Entertainment 181,001
Wholesale 173,010
Transport & storage 172,845
Education 157,138
Activities for own use 142,015
Holding companies 140,736
Industry not specified 135,966
Dormant company 110,374
Maintenance & repair 108,562
Facility Services 94,519
Other 680,978

SIC classification

SIC 99000 — Activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies

Includes

activities of international organisations such as the United Nations and the specialised agencies of the United Nations system, regional bodies etc., the International monetary Fund, the World Bank, the World Customs Organisation, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, the European Communities, the European Free Trade Association etc., activities of diplomatic and consular missions when being determined by the country of their location rather than by the country they represent