Investment trusts
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
5301
Active companies
2957
Formed in latest 12 months
399
Median active-company age
4.5 years
Revenue known
16
Importers
3
Exporters
1
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 5,301 |
| Active companies | 2,957 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 399 |
| Importers | 3 |
| Exporters | 1 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 16 known, 2941 unknown (0.5%).
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
| Month | Formed | Dissolved |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12 | 28 | 61 |
| 2026-01 | 32 | 42 |
| 2026-02 | 25 | 49 |
| 2026-03 | 45 | 76 |
| 2026-04 | 37 | 46 |
| 2026-05 | 21 | 54 |
| 2026-06 | 27 | 44 |
| 2026-07 | 34 | 96 |
| 2026-08 | 23 | 66 |
| 2026-09 | 22 | 71 |
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
| Status | Companies |
|---|---|
| Active | 2,359 |
| Dissolved | 2,259 |
| Dormant | 598 |
| Liquidation | 85 |
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 | 611 |
| Inner London - East | 323 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 145 |
| West Midlands | 119 |
| Greater Manchester | 105 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 105 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 101 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 92 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 92 |
| Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear | 80 |
Geography coverage: 2930 known, 27 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 | 833 |
| 1m-15m | 442 |
| 15m-54m | 44 |
| 54m+ | 197 |
Revenue-range coverage: 1516 known, 1441 unknown (51.3%).
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 | 509 |
| Small | 724 |
| Medium | 1 |
| Large | 186 |
| Holding | 23 |
| Dormant | 598 |
Company-size coverage: 2041 known, 916 unknown (69.0%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 619 |
| 1–9 | 581 |
| 10–49 | 4 |
| 50–249 | 3 |
| 250+ | 1 |
Employee coverage: 1208 known, 1749 unknown (40.9%).
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 | 385 |
| 1–3 years | 766 |
| 3–5 years | 450 |
| 5–10 years | 889 |
| 10–20 years | 294 |
| 20+ years | 173 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 2957 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 | 2,957 |
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 | 2 |
| Both | 1 |
| Neither | 2,954 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64 — Footwear and related items | 1 | £60,660,237 | 2022-09-01 – 2022-09-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 1 | £138,180 | 2023-10-01 – 2023-10-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 1 | £267,026,863 | 2024-07-01 – 2024-07-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 1 | £8,360,681 | 2022-02-01 – 2022-09-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 1 | £17,708,006 | 2022-01-01 – 2023-06-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 1 | £11,818,965 | 2022-01-01 – 2022-01-01 |
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 | 552 | 2,419 | 538 | 81.8% |
| Holding company | 2 | 2,419 | 538 | 81.8% |
| Solo founder | 1,330 | 2,419 | 538 | 81.8% |
| Ecommerce | 0 | 2 | 2,955 | 0.1% |
| Website | 3 | 3 | 2,954 | 0.1% |
| 3 | 3 | 2,954 | 0.1% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Aim House Investments Limited | £16,293,099 |
| Aurelius Finance Company Limited | £12,001,993 |
| Bart Solution Ltd | £10,746,068 |
| Edgbaston Partners Limited | £2,098,001 |
| Grafton Capital Limited | £334,939 |
| Asline Ltd | £234,987 |
| Slama Consulting Limited | £130,601 |
| Andumpark Limited | £83,420 |
| Osc Group Limited | £53,235 |
| Beg End Ltd | £40,380 |
Revenue coverage: 16 known, 2941 unknown (0.5%).
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
| Classification | Companies |
|---|---|
| Other intermediaries | 35,271 |
| Other finance n.e.c. | 10,415 |
| Open-ended investment funds | 6,329 |
| Principal Trading | 6,001 |
| Fund management | 5,741 |
| Mortgage finance | 5,482 |
| VC & Development capital funds | 4,453 |
| REIT | 2,859 |
| Broker-dealers | 2,598 |
| Other lenders | 2,261 |
| Exchanges | 1,839 |
| Non-bank lending | 1,343 |
| Financial leasing | 1,215 |
| Pension funds | 1,168 |
| Property unit trusts | 927 |
| Banks | 707 |
| Factoring | 359 |
| Unit trusts | 166 |
| Building societies | 94 |
| Central banking | 28 |
SIC classification
SIC 64301 — Activities of investment trusts
Includes
those investment trust companies recognised as such by HM Revenue & Customs for tax purposes