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

1783

Active companies

1012

Formed in latest 12 months

70

Median active-company age

9.2 years

Revenue known

14

Importers

14

Exporters

9

Top values shown in the chart

CategoryCompanies
All companies 1,783
Active companies 1,012
Formed in latest 12 months 70
Importers 14
Exporters 9

Revenue coverage among active companies: 14 known, 998 unknown (1.4%).

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
2025-11924
2025-12511
2026-01719
2026-02222
2026-03925
2026-04315
2026-05524
2026-06419
2026-07540
2026-08016

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

StatusCompanies
Dissolved 757
Active 735
Dormant 277
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 199
Inner London - East 139
Outer London - West and North West 69
Greater Manchester 47
Outer London - East and North East 39
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 38
West Midlands 34
South East Wales 32
Surrey, East and West Sussex 29
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 28

Geography coverage: 1007 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 423
1m-15m 138
15m-54m 6
54m+ 24

Revenue-range coverage: 591 known, 421 unknown (58.4%).

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 sizeCompanies
Micro 284
Small 262
Large 27
Holding 9
Dormant 277

Company-size coverage: 859 known, 153 unknown (84.9%).

Top values shown in the chart

EmployeesCompanies
0 275
1–9 211
10–49 14
50–249 1

Employee coverage: 501 known, 511 unknown (49.5%).

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 69
1–3 years 146
3–5 years 98
5–10 years 222
10–20 years 317
20+ years 160

Incorporation-date coverage: 1012 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 1,012

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 994

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 32 765 247 75.6%
Holding company 0 765 247 75.6%
Solo founder 348 765 247 75.6%
Ecommerce 2 13 999 1.3%
Website 16 16 996 1.6%
LinkedIn 11 16 996 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: 14 known, 998 unknown (1.4%).

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 811,176
Real estate 685,979
Construction 575,855
Retail 517,423
Technology 364,779
Hospitality & Food Services 309,818
Health & social care 272,945
Business support 259,056
Personal services 257,414
Processing & manufacturing 198,641
Entertainment 180,270
Wholesale 172,406
Transport & storage 171,595
Education 155,746
Activities for own use 141,882
Holding companies 138,980
Industry not specified 135,994
Dormant company 111,496
Maintenance & repair 108,000
Facility Services 93,771
Other 680,241

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