Dentists
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
22859
Active companies
20690
Formed in latest 12 months
2356
Median active-company age
5.7 years
Revenue known
90
Importers
171
Exporters
49
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 22,859 |
| Active companies | 20,690 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 2,356 |
| Importers | 171 |
| Exporters | 49 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 90 known, 20600 unknown (0.4%).
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 | 148 | 66 |
| 2026-01 | 199 | 67 |
| 2026-02 | 223 | 63 |
| 2026-03 | 307 | 50 |
| 2026-04 | 250 | 65 |
| 2026-05 | 191 | 82 |
| 2026-06 | 182 | 52 |
| 2026-07 | 195 | 82 |
| 2026-08 | 130 | 67 |
| 2026-09 | 107 | 51 |
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 | 19,625 |
| Dissolved | 2,026 |
| Dormant | 1,065 |
| Liquidation | 137 |
| In Administration | 5 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 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 |
|---|---|
| Outer London - West and North West | 1,679 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 1,452 |
| Greater Manchester | 1,364 |
| Inner London - West | 1,044 |
| West Midlands | 977 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 850 |
| West Yorkshire | 764 |
| Inner London - East | 688 |
| Cheshire | 675 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 653 |
Geography coverage: 20520 known, 170 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 | 13,439 |
| 1m-15m | 2,601 |
| 15m-54m | 17 |
| 54m+ | 26 |
Revenue-range coverage: 16083 known, 4607 unknown (77.7%).
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 size | Companies |
|---|---|
| Micro | 7,213 |
| Small | 8,603 |
| Medium | 4 |
| Large | 33 |
| Holding | 18 |
| Dormant | 1,065 |
Company-size coverage: 16936 known, 3754 unknown (81.9%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 3,585 |
| 1–9 | 9,785 |
| 10–49 | 1,643 |
| 50–249 | 36 |
| 250+ | 5 |
Employee coverage: 15054 known, 5636 unknown (72.8%).
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 | 2,327 |
| 1–3 years | 3,951 |
| 3–5 years | 3,179 |
| 5–10 years | 4,447 |
| 10–20 years | 6,182 |
| 20+ years | 604 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 20690 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 | 20,690 |
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 | 129 |
| Exporter only | 7 |
| Both | 42 |
| Neither | 20,512 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 136 | £10,132,127,131 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 47 | £10,186,042,883 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 42 | £8,735,492,503 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 40 | £1,962,720,203 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 32 | £4,465,716,961 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 23 | £1,165,274,671 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 33 — Essential oils and perfumes | 21 | £843,711,519 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 34 — Soaps, cleaning products, and waxes | 20 | £285,498,922 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 19 | £106,079,737 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 18 | £591,705,741 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 38 | £2,324,126,417 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 17 | £1,452,172,300 | 2016-08-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 12 | £412,565,320 | 2016-10-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 33 — Essential oils and perfumes | 11 | £688,200,138 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 34 — Soaps, cleaning products, and waxes | 10 | £230,543,352 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 10 | £1,050,399,904 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 9 | £94,461,208 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 9 | £62,190,890 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 30 — Pharmaceutical Products | 8 | £95,781,488 | 2016-11-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 7 | £57,153,628 | 2016-02-01 – 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
| Trait | Companies | Known | Unknown | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family business | 2,946 | 17,398 | 3,292 | 84.1% |
| Holding company | 0 | 17,398 | 3,292 | 84.1% |
| Solo founder | 9,323 | 17,398 | 3,292 | 84.1% |
| Ecommerce | 21 | 117 | 20,573 | 0.6% |
| Website | 142 | 146 | 20,544 | 0.7% |
| 83 | 146 | 20,544 | 0.7% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Riverdale Tradeco Limited | £68,410,294 |
| Riverdale Topco Limited | £60,510,130 |
| Rodericks Dental Partners Limited | £56,861,903 |
| The Real Good Dental Company Limited | £36,771,367 |
| Nationwide Healthcare Providers Limited | £30,207,997 |
| Gensmile Dental Care Limited | £22,359,227 |
| South Cliff Limited | £17,873,916 |
| Swift Dental Laboratory Limited | £17,132,394 |
| Scott Arms Associates Limited | £13,754,838 |
| Pennypot Dental Practice Ltd | £11,610,609 |
Revenue coverage: 90 known, 20600 unknown (0.4%).
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 health services | 108,498 |
| Specialist medical practices | 36,032 |
| General medical practices | 27,486 |
| Other social work (non residential) | 25,984 |
| Other residential care | 17,792 |
| Mental health & substance care | 15,393 |
| Nursing homes | 13,964 |
| Elderly & disabled care | 13,719 |
| Hospitals | 12,843 |
| Elderly social work (non residential) | 11,835 |
| Child day care | 11,309 |
SIC classification
SIC 86230 — Dental practice activities
Includes
dental practice activities of a general or specialised nature, e.g. dentistry, endodontic and pediatric dentistry; oral pathology, orthodontic activities, dental activities in operating rooms
Excludes
production of artificial teeth, denture and prosthetic appliances by dental laboratories, see ##32.50, inpatient hospital activities, see ##86.10, activities of dental paramedical personnel such as dental hygienists, see ##86.90
Details
These activities may be carried out in health clinics such as those attached to firms, schools, homes for the elderly, labour organisations and fraternal organisations and in residential health facilities other than hospitals, as well as in own consulting rooms, patients' homes or elsewhere. These services are often provided during a medical emergency.