Video distribution
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
3048
Active companies
1940
Formed in latest 12 months
264
Median active-company age
3.9 years
Revenue known
54
Importers
32
Exporters
25
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 3,048 |
| Active companies | 1,940 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 264 |
| Importers | 32 |
| Exporters | 25 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 54 known, 1886 unknown (2.8%).
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
| Month | Formed | Dissolved |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11 | 20 | 24 |
| 2025-12 | 16 | 37 |
| 2026-01 | 26 | 37 |
| 2026-02 | 13 | 27 |
| 2026-03 | 26 | 42 |
| 2026-04 | 25 | 18 |
| 2026-05 | 15 | 40 |
| 2026-06 | 21 | 24 |
| 2026-07 | 15 | 58 |
| 2026-08 | 1 | 16 |
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 | 1,940 |
| Dissolved | 1,090 |
| Liquidation | 16 |
| In Administration | 1 |
| Voluntary Arrangement | 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 | 358 |
| Inner London - East | 314 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 149 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 91 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 69 |
| West Midlands | 63 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 58 |
| Greater Manchester | 58 |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 42 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 40 |
Geography coverage: 1922 known, 18 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 | 1,034 |
| 1m-15m | 123 |
| 15m-54m | 10 |
| 54m+ | 17 |
Revenue-range coverage: 1184 known, 756 unknown (61.0%).
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 | 710 |
| Small | 418 |
| Large | 22 |
| Holding | 6 |
| Dormant | 273 |
Company-size coverage: 1429 known, 511 unknown (73.7%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 379 |
| 1–9 | 706 |
| 10–49 | 28 |
| 50–249 | 4 |
Employee coverage: 1117 known, 823 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 | 254 |
| 1–3 years | 552 |
| 3–5 years | 323 |
| 5–10 years | 456 |
| 10–20 years | 229 |
| 20+ years | 126 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 1940 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 | 1,940 |
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 | 16 |
| Exporter only | 9 |
| Both | 16 |
| Neither | 1,899 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 24 | £6,214,719,974 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 10 | £3,244,427,461 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 8 | £690,633,557 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 7 | £650,841,263 | 2016-12-01 – 2025-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 7 | £329,609,422 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 6 | £291,641,458 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 5 | £152,007,957 | 2018-04-01 – 2025-10-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 5 | £17,671,653 | 2019-12-01 – 2023-04-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 4 | £91,833,524 | 2019-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 3 | £182,705,522 | 2019-12-01 – 2026-02-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 21 | £1,874,107,240 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 7 | £332,054,690 | 2016-04-01 – 2025-10-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 5 | £175,141,986 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 4 | £135,960,610 | 2016-10-01 – 2025-11-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 3 | £31,679,594 | 2016-11-01 – 2024-02-01 |
| 42 — Leather goods, travel bags, and animal harnesses | 2 | £36,886,514 | 2016-12-01 – 2022-07-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 2 | £39,350,815 | 2020-11-01 – 2024-08-01 |
| 64 — Footwear and related items | 2 | £44,983,202 | 2020-10-01 – 2025-10-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 2 | £24,385,330 | 2021-05-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 91 — Clocks, watches, and their parts | 2 | £1,483,369 | 2016-12-01 – 2021-04-01 |
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 | 99 | 1,770 | 170 | 91.2% |
| Holding company | 0 | 1,770 | 170 | 91.2% |
| Solo founder | 1,170 | 1,770 | 170 | 91.2% |
| Ecommerce | 7 | 36 | 1,904 | 1.9% |
| Website | 43 | 45 | 1,895 | 2.3% |
| 30 | 45 | 1,895 | 2.3% |
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 Racing Partnership Limited | £61,356,935 |
| Kaltura Europe Limited | £52,731,767 |
| 88 Films Ltd. | £3,521,677 |
| Mint Films International Ltd | £2,302,523 |
| Blackbird Plc | £1,384,542 |
| Panorama Video Distribution Ltd | £440,447 |
| Track Access Productions Limited | £390,933 |
| Summit Fever Media Limited | £90,978 |
| L X N Ltd | £64,551 |
| Vilcom Agency Ltd | £62,138 |
Revenue coverage: 54 known, 1886 unknown (2.8%).
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
| Classification | Companies |
|---|---|
| Video production | 28,330 |
| Film production | 22,117 |
| TV production | 15,855 |
| Post-production | 8,553 |
| Film distribution | 1,731 |
| TV distribution | 851 |
| Cinemas | 793 |
SIC classification
SIC 59132 — Video distribution activities
Includes
distributing video tapes, DVD-s and similar productions to motion picture theatres, television networks and stations, and exhibitors, acquiring video tape and DVD distribution rights
Excludes
audio and video tape, CD or DVD reproduction from master copies, see ##18.20, wholesale of recorded video tapes and DVDs, see ##46.43, retail sale of recorded video tapes and DVDs, see ##47.63