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
617
Active companies
465
Formed in latest 12 months
44
Median active-company age
8.1 years
Revenue known
7
Importers
14
Exporters
11
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 617 |
| Active companies | 465 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 44 |
| Importers | 14 |
| Exporters | 11 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 7 known, 458 unknown (1.5%).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11 | 3 | 7 |
| 2025-12 | 2 | 3 |
| 2026-01 | 2 | 3 |
| 2026-02 | 3 | 2 |
| 2026-03 | 8 | 7 |
| 2026-04 | 1 | 5 |
| 2026-05 | 5 | 4 |
| 2026-06 | 2 | 7 |
| 2026-07 | 5 | 5 |
| 2026-08 | 1 | 4 |
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
| Status | Companies |
|---|---|
| Active | 369 |
| Dissolved | 138 |
| Dormant | 96 |
| Liquidation | 12 |
| In Administration | 2 |
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 | 83 |
| Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear | 35 |
| Essex | 29 |
| West Midlands | 22 |
| Inner London - East | 20 |
| Greater Manchester | 18 |
| Kent | 17 |
| Northern Ireland | 14 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 13 |
| Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | 13 |
Geography coverage: 457 known, 8 unknown (98.3%).
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 | 182 |
| 1m-15m | 59 |
| 15m-54m | 7 |
| 54m+ | 44 |
Revenue-range coverage: 292 known, 173 unknown (62.8%).
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 | 121 |
| Small | 120 |
| Large | 47 |
| Holding | 8 |
| Dormant | 96 |
Company-size coverage: 392 known, 73 unknown (84.3%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 54 |
| 1–9 | 160 |
| 10–49 | 14 |
| 50–249 | 1 |
Employee coverage: 229 known, 236 unknown (49.2%).
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 | 44 |
| 1–3 years | 69 |
| 3–5 years | 54 |
| 5–10 years | 152 |
| 10–20 years | 70 |
| 20+ years | 76 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 465 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 | 465 |
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 | 5 |
| Exporter only | 2 |
| Both | 9 |
| Neither | 449 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 11 | £8,120,835,753 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 10 | £5,986,400,327 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 9 | £1,223,270,181 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 7 | £902,964,166 | 2019-10-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 7 | £209,904,098 | 2019-01-01 – 2025-01-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 5 | £22,050,448 | 2022-01-01 – 2025-12-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 4 | £483,523,073 | 2016-04-01 – 2025-11-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 4 | £24,342,859 | 2022-05-01 – 2025-05-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 3 | £44,257,376 | 2022-05-01 – 2025-10-01 |
| 68 — Stone, plaster, cement, and similar material products | 3 | £16,588,215 | 2017-02-01 – 2025-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 6 | £1,215,239,279 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 5 | £1,053,935,612 | 2016-07-01 – 2025-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 5 | £482,894,080 | 2016-08-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 4 | £5,151,851 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 2 | £111,931,432 | 2019-05-01 – 2024-02-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 2 | £113,011,452 | 2021-03-01 – 2025-12-01 |
| 86 — Railway and tramway vehicles and parts | 2 | £38,074,011 | 2021-12-01 – 2025-12-01 |
| 35 — Natural and modified starches, glues, and enzymes | 1 | £6,069,567 | 2021-07-01 – 2021-07-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 1 | £8,021,955 | 2024-02-01 – 2024-10-01 |
| 44 — Wood and Wood Products | 1 | £0 | 2022-09-01 – 2024-10-01 |
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 | 35 | 287 | 178 | 61.7% |
| Holding company | 0 | 287 | 178 | 61.7% |
| Solo founder | 161 | 287 | 178 | 61.7% |
| Ecommerce | 0 | 10 | 455 | 2.2% |
| Website | 11 | 14 | 451 | 3.0% |
| 13 | 14 | 451 | 3.0% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Regent Gas Limited | £105,428,171 |
| Avantigas On Ltd | £24,381,000 |
| Barrow Shipping Limited | £20,290,548 |
| Yü Energy Holding Limited | £17,543,000 |
| Air Liquide Advanced Business And Technologies Uk Limited | £521,862 |
| Ashfield Gas Limited | £414,493 |
| Able Gas Heating Ltd | £36,779 |
Revenue coverage: 7 known, 458 unknown (1.5%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Trade | 773 |
| Production | 492 |
SIC classification
SIC 35220 — Distribution of gaseous fuels through mains
Includes
distribution and supply of gaseous fuels of all kinds through a system of mains
Excludes
(long-distance) transportation of gases by pipelines , see ##49.50