Underwriting, securitisation, other n.e.c
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
46463
Active companies
35379
Formed in latest 12 months
3884
Median active-company age
7.9 years
Revenue known
634
Importers
237
Exporters
164
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 46,463 |
| Active companies | 35,379 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 3,884 |
| Importers | 237 |
| Exporters | 164 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 634 known, 34745 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
| Month | Formed | Dissolved |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11 | 298 | 268 |
| 2025-12 | 284 | 353 |
| 2026-01 | 323 | 308 |
| 2026-02 | 275 | 329 |
| 2026-03 | 414 | 418 |
| 2026-04 | 376 | 302 |
| 2026-05 | 293 | 299 |
| 2026-06 | 287 | 254 |
| 2026-07 | 317 | 464 |
| 2026-08 | 42 | 176 |
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 | 35,379 |
| Dissolved | 10,206 |
| Liquidation | 785 |
| In Administration | 81 |
| Receiver Action | 8 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 4 |
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 | 6,821 |
| Inner London - East | 4,028 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 1,976 |
| Greater Manchester | 1,564 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 1,496 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 1,161 |
| Essex | 1,061 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 990 |
| West Midlands | 961 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 880 |
Geography coverage: 35087 known, 292 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 range | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0-1m | 17,474 |
| 1m-15m | 5,112 |
| 15m-54m | 312 |
| 54m+ | 2,273 |
Revenue-range coverage: 25171 known, 10208 unknown (71.1%).
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 size | Companies |
|---|---|
| Micro | 10,547 |
| Small | 11,176 |
| Medium | 54 |
| Large | 2,670 |
| Holding | 310 |
| Dormant | 4,458 |
Company-size coverage: 29215 known, 6164 unknown (82.6%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 6,504 |
| 1–9 | 13,885 |
| 10–49 | 862 |
| 50–249 | 102 |
| 250+ | 19 |
Employee coverage: 21372 known, 14007 unknown (60.4%).
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 | 3,797 |
| 1–3 years | 5,239 |
| 3–5 years | 3,489 |
| 5–10 years | 8,343 |
| 10–20 years | 9,022 |
| 20+ years | 5,489 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 35379 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 |
|---|---|
| 64999 | 35,379 |
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 | 120 |
| Exporter only | 47 |
| Both | 117 |
| Neither | 35,095 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 142 | £56,455,367,958 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 124 | £39,038,353,066 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 51 | £3,214,293,724 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 50 | £2,425,811,240 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 33 | £316,813,717 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 33 | £1,608,631,666 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 33 | £1,280,094,233 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 32 | £684,273,404 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 28 | £194,598,895 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 97 — Art and Antiques | 28 | £2,095,956,459 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 104 | £17,752,214,103 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 103 | £14,729,959,291 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 31 | £1,614,866,382 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 26 | £397,705,092 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 26 | £34,792,143 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 71 — Jewelry, precious stones, and metals | 17 | £15,596,665,622 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 15 | £66,454,076 | 2019-06-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 14 | £132,030,353 | 2017-08-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 97 — Art and Antiques | 14 | £1,494,449,525 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 13 | £705,230,534 | 2016-04-01 – 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
| Trait | Companies | Known | Unknown | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family business | 3,269 | 26,236 | 9,143 | 74.2% |
| Holding company | 21 | 26,236 | 9,143 | 74.2% |
| Solo founder | 13,525 | 26,236 | 9,143 | 74.2% |
| Ecommerce | 26 | 207 | 35,172 | 0.6% |
| Website | 249 | 266 | 35,113 | 0.8% |
| 208 | 266 | 35,113 | 0.8% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Anglo American Prefco Limited | £600,400,000 |
| Illiquidx Limited | £222,016,958 |
| Sharps Pixley Limited | £215,827,218 |
| Oil Brokerage Limited | £121,785,338 |
| Evelyn Partners Investment Management Services Limited | £115,164,000 |
| Southey Capital Ltd | £104,995,334 |
| City Energy Network Limited | £102,117,552 |
| Mightyhive Ltd | £66,547,841 |
| Tsys Managed Services Emea Limited | £60,393,000 |
| Naudapay Limited | £59,467,400 |
Revenue coverage: 634 known, 34745 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.
No usable values are available for this chart.
SIC classification
SIC 64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Includes
activities of underwriters of stock and share issues, securitisation activities, writing of swaps, options and other hedging arrangements, activities of viatical settlement companies
Excludes
activities of financial holding companies, see ##64.20/5, trade, leasing and renting of real estate property, see ##68, financial leasing, see ##64.91, management activities of non-financial holding companies, see ##64.20, grant-giving activities by membership organisations, see ##94.99