Film, TV, video

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

85045

Active companies

65928

Formed in latest 12 months

9240

Median active-company age

5.6 years

Revenue known

1160

Importers

799

Exporters

475

Top values shown in the chart

CategoryCompanies
All companies 85,045
Active companies 65,928
Formed in latest 12 months 9,240
Importers 799
Exporters 475

Revenue coverage among active companies: 1160 known, 64768 unknown (1.8%).

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
2025-11692554
2025-12541662
2026-01813618
2026-02699643
2026-03870661
2026-04867586
2026-05710674
2026-06790558
2026-07846958
2026-0877347

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

StatusCompanies
Active 65,928
Dissolved 18,495
Liquidation 573
In Administration 40
Voluntary Arrangement 5
Insolvency Proceedings 3
Converted / Closed 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 11,475
Inner London - East 9,294
Outer London - West and North West 4,839
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4,150
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2,811
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2,719
Outer London - East and North East 2,388
Greater Manchester 2,051
Outer London - South 1,653
Kent 1,480

Geography coverage: 65404 known, 524 unknown (99.2%).

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 39,654
1m-15m 4,962
15m-54m 234
54m+ 418

Revenue-range coverage: 45268 known, 20660 unknown (68.7%).

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 25,367
Small 17,863
Medium 28
Large 701
Holding 120
Dormant 7,042

Company-size coverage: 51121 known, 14807 unknown (77.5%).

Top values shown in the chart

EmployeesCompanies
0 13,384
1–9 28,807
10–49 636
50–249 101
250+ 19

Employee coverage: 42947 known, 22981 unknown (65.1%).

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 9,054
1–3 years 12,977
3–5 years 8,634
5–10 years 15,191
10–20 years 15,082
20+ years 4,990

Incorporation-date coverage: 65928 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
Video production 28,330
Film production 22,117
TV production 15,855
Post-production 8,553
Video distribution 1,940
Film distribution 1,731
TV distribution 851
Cinemas 793

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 476
Exporter only 152
Both 323
Neither 64,977

Top imports HS2 categories

Top values shown in the chart

HS2 categoryCompaniesGBPAvailable dates
85 — Electrical machinery and equipment396£85,999,459,8712016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts275£60,168,728,1752016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
90 — Optical and medical tools and devices263£7,444,326,3782016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment227£6,155,836,5372016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings222£14,022,028,1932016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted145£3,588,469,1592016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags142£1,950,509,4972016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting104£6,248,252,0422016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods98£395,873,8232016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
64 — Footwear and related items89£2,070,832,5012016-02-01 – 2026-05-01

Top exports HS2 categories

Top values shown in the chart

HS2 categoryCompaniesGBPAvailable dates
85 — Electrical machinery and equipment242£22,923,443,7122016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts154£11,514,710,8462016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
90 — Optical and medical tools and devices144£3,877,906,4122016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment141£930,483,6302016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings77£1,064,095,8952016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags57£1,129,077,5002016-03-01 – 2026-05-01
62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted48£395,514,5132016-02-01 – 2026-05-01
96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods39£42,540,9012016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting36£498,929,3662016-05-01 – 2026-05-01
87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams)32£1,538,007,2982016-02-01 – 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

TraitCompaniesKnownUnknownCoverage
Family business 3,887 58,933 6,995 89.4%
Holding company 5 58,933 6,995 89.4%
Solo founder 34,948 58,933 6,995 89.4%
Ecommerce 76 640 65,288 1.0%
Website 752 789 65,139 1.2%
LinkedIn 509 789 65,139 1.2%

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

CompanyRevenue
Entertainment One Uk Limited £188,009,000
Creative Video Productions Limited £127,080,109
Harlette Capital Limited £99,999,999
The Racing Partnership Limited £61,356,935
Kaltura Europe Limited £52,731,767
N19w99 Limited £45,685,889
Hartswood Films Limited £39,162,470
White Hart Lane Productions Limited £37,848,804
Oblik Productions Limited £34,095,932
Wilder (uk) Productions Limited £31,405,109

Revenue coverage: 1160 known, 64768 unknown (1.8%).

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 809,930
Real estate 684,529
Construction 575,355
Retail 516,139
Technology 363,293
Hospitality & Food Services 309,260
Health & social care 272,552
Business support 258,928
Personal services 257,327
Processing & manufacturing 198,442
Entertainment 179,933
Wholesale 172,009
Transport & storage 171,135
Education 155,215
Activities for own use 141,803
Holding companies 138,411
Industry not specified 135,987
Dormant company 111,681
Maintenance & repair 107,815
Facility Services 93,551
Other 614,621

Segments

Cinemas (1022 companies)
Film distribution (2343 companies)
Film production (27989 companies)
Post-production (11168 companies)
TV distribution (1214 companies)
TV production (19594 companies)
Video distribution (3048 companies)
Video production (37335 companies)