Holding companies
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
162144
Active companies
138660
Formed in latest 12 months
26459
Median active-company age
3.7 years
Revenue known
1181
Importers
1049
Exporters
677
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 162,144 |
| Active companies | 138,660 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 26,459 |
| Importers | 1,049 |
| Exporters | 677 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 1181 known, 137479 unknown (0.9%).
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 | 2,068 | 648 |
| 2025-12 | 1,939 | 852 |
| 2026-01 | 2,224 | 695 |
| 2026-02 | 2,077 | 729 |
| 2026-03 | 2,855 | 931 |
| 2026-04 | 2,207 | 771 |
| 2026-05 | 1,994 | 741 |
| 2026-06 | 2,279 | 661 |
| 2026-07 | 2,395 | 1,121 |
| 2026-08 | 447 | 404 |
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 | 138,660 |
| Dissolved | 21,937 |
| Liquidation | 1,380 |
| In Administration | 107 |
| Receiver Action | 32 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 14 |
| Converted / Closed | 9 |
| Voluntary Arrangement | 4 |
| Closed | 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 | 23,209 |
| Inner London - East | 10,038 |
| Greater Manchester | 6,324 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 5,777 |
| West Midlands | 5,624 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 5,434 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 5,033 |
| West Yorkshire | 4,125 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 3,998 |
| Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | 3,807 |
Geography coverage: 137528 known, 1132 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 | 40,002 |
| 1m-15m | 31,572 |
| 15m-54m | 1,943 |
| 54m+ | 6,707 |
Revenue-range coverage: 80224 known, 58436 unknown (57.9%).
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 | 21,783 |
| Small | 43,704 |
| Medium | 269 |
| Large | 7,147 |
| Holding | 7,947 |
| Dormant | 16,872 |
Company-size coverage: 97722 known, 40938 unknown (70.5%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 35,486 |
| 1–9 | 28,268 |
| 10–49 | 774 |
| 50–249 | 1,070 |
| 250+ | 281 |
Employee coverage: 65879 known, 72781 unknown (47.5%).
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 | 26,202 |
| 1–3 years | 34,742 |
| 3–5 years | 23,422 |
| 5–10 years | 35,132 |
| 10–20 years | 13,844 |
| 20+ years | 5,317 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 138659 known, 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Other | 120,352 |
| Financial services | 9,204 |
| Construction | 5,111 |
| Manufacturing | 2,608 |
| Wholesale & retail | 1,800 |
| Agro | 1,230 |
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 | 519 |
| Exporter only | 147 |
| Both | 530 |
| Neither | 137,464 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 531 | £109,779,667,104 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 523 | £123,112,856,477 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 364 | £22,431,104,646 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 289 | £12,554,238,624 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 287 | £21,707,930,008 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 266 | £20,344,663,320 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 187 | £2,560,799,187 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 163 | £3,989,461,243 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 155 | £3,692,074,707 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 144 | £1,157,833,735 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 397 | £53,125,751,775 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 349 | £40,833,670,603 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 267 | £19,673,847,311 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 179 | £5,773,640,507 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 159 | £9,079,765,628 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 158 | £2,744,810,432 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 151 | £13,721,126,412 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 124 | £852,663,596 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 113 | £425,226,307 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 104 | £1,082,365,892 | 2016-01-01 – 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 | 21,308 | 100,604 | 38,056 | 72.6% |
| Holding company | 66 | 100,604 | 38,056 | 72.6% |
| Solo founder | 50,987 | 100,604 | 38,056 | 72.6% |
| Ecommerce | 94 | 687 | 137,973 | 0.5% |
| Website | 833 | 913 | 137,747 | 0.7% |
| 699 | 913 | 137,747 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Keltbray Built Environment Limited | £320,384,749 |
| Ashley Group Holdings Limited | £297,720,221 |
| Eqt Partners Limited | £262,433,097 |
| Chesterfield Poultry Holdings Limited | £247,357,442 |
| Ford Fuels (holdings) Limited | £245,858,701 |
| Speller Metcalfe Group Limited | £245,258,186 |
| International Plywood Plc | £196,860,922 |
| Bibby Line Group Limited | £195,599,000 |
| Read Motor Group Limited | £141,393,190 |
| Baylis (gloucester) Holdings Limited | £130,933,838 |
Revenue coverage: 1181 known, 137479 unknown (0.9%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Professional services | 810,873 |
| Real estate | 685,349 |
| Construction | 575,940 |
| Retail | 517,263 |
| Technology | 364,171 |
| Hospitality & Food Services | 309,698 |
| Health & social care | 272,896 |
| Business support | 259,151 |
| Personal services | 257,545 |
| Processing & manufacturing | 198,643 |
| Entertainment | 180,161 |
| Wholesale | 172,369 |
| Transport & storage | 171,444 |
| Education | 155,497 |
| Activities for own use | 141,872 |
| Industry not specified | 136,039 |
| Dormant company | 111,741 |
| Maintenance & repair | 107,946 |
| Facility Services | 93,725 |
| Finance | 85,350 |
| Other | 596,005 |