Construction
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
6396
Active companies
5127
Formed in latest 12 months
647
Median active-company age
4.8 years
Revenue known
66
Importers
35
Exporters
20
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 6,396 |
| Active companies | 5,127 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 647 |
| Importers | 35 |
| Exporters | 20 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 66 known, 5061 unknown (1.3%).
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 | 56 | 38 |
| 2026-01 | 55 | 30 |
| 2026-02 | 56 | 34 |
| 2026-03 | 68 | 61 |
| 2026-04 | 51 | 25 |
| 2026-05 | 41 | 33 |
| 2026-06 | 46 | 25 |
| 2026-07 | 54 | 44 |
| 2026-08 | 39 | 39 |
| 2026-09 | 38 | 37 |
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 | 4,388 |
| Dissolved | 1,189 |
| Dormant | 739 |
| Liquidation | 73 |
| In Administration | 5 |
| Receiver Action | 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 | 301 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 252 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 218 |
| Inner London - East | 216 |
| Kent | 203 |
| Essex | 196 |
| West Midlands | 196 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 186 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 186 |
| Greater Manchester | 172 |
Geography coverage: 5075 known, 52 unknown (99.0%).
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 | 1,639 |
| 1m-15m | 1,393 |
| 15m-54m | 130 |
| 54m+ | 148 |
Revenue-range coverage: 3310 known, 1817 unknown (64.6%).
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 | 921 |
| Small | 1,829 |
| Medium | 12 |
| Large | 135 |
| Holding | 395 |
| Dormant | 739 |
Company-size coverage: 4031 known, 1096 unknown (78.6%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 1,460 |
| 1–9 | 1,319 |
| 10–49 | 55 |
| 50–249 | 67 |
| 250+ | 12 |
Employee coverage: 2913 known, 2214 unknown (56.8%).
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 | 638 |
| 1–3 years | 1,193 |
| 3–5 years | 813 |
| 5–10 years | 1,535 |
| 10–20 years | 676 |
| 20+ years | 272 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 5127 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 | 5,127 |
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 | 21 |
| Exporter only | 6 |
| Both | 14 |
| Neither | 5,086 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 20 | £9,115,056,441 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 14 | £1,344,778,274 | 2016-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 14 | £9,393,703,340 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 68 — Stone, plaster, cement, and similar material products | 12 | £75,297,571 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 10 | £836,405,164 | 2016-09-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 10 | £497,509,610 | 2016-11-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 10 | £757,186,934 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 9 | £837,491,291 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 70 — Glass and Glassware | 8 | £53,895,817 | 2019-04-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 8 | £226,745,246 | 2016-08-01 – 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 | 15 | £2,225,125,036 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 10 | £845,672,653 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 9 | £246,225,126 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 6 | £18,685,630 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 5 | £317,570,305 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 5 | £52,666,662 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 5 | £80,614,037 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 4 | £82,310,659 | 2016-01-01 – 2021-05-01 |
| 32 — Tanning and dyeing products | 3 | £69,989,394 | 2016-03-01 – 2024-07-01 |
| 38 — Miscellaneous chemical products | 3 | £399,183,264 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-04-01 |
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 | 915 | 3,996 | 1,131 | 77.9% |
| Holding company | 2 | 3,996 | 1,131 | 77.9% |
| Solo founder | 1,865 | 3,996 | 1,131 | 77.9% |
| Ecommerce | 2 | 24 | 5,103 | 0.5% |
| Website | 29 | 29 | 5,098 | 0.6% |
| 27 | 29 | 5,098 | 0.6% |
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 |
| Speller Metcalfe Group Limited | £245,258,186 |
| Stonewood Builders Holdings Limited | £81,026,791 |
| Churngold Construction Group Limited | £61,388,000 |
| Pm Links Holdings 2020 Limited | £58,544,000 |
| Pm Links Ventures 2020 Limited | £58,544,000 |
| Madigan Gill Group Holdings Limited | £57,757,915 |
| Inco Construction Group Ltd | £48,194,198 |
| Read Construction Uk Limited | £46,135,029 |
| Sds Holdings Limited | £45,550,978 |
Revenue coverage: 66 known, 5061 unknown (1.3%).
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 | 122,486 |
| Financial services | 9,101 |
| Manufacturing | 2,627 |
| Wholesale & retail | 1,801 |
| Agro | 1,220 |