Financial services
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
13568
Active companies
9123
Formed in latest 12 months
1299
Median active-company age
4.9 years
Revenue known
104
Importers
49
Exporters
32
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 13,568 |
| Active companies | 9,123 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 1,299 |
| Importers | 49 |
| Exporters | 32 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 104 known, 9019 unknown (1.1%).
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 | 102 | 136 |
| 2026-01 | 106 | 102 |
| 2026-02 | 75 | 109 |
| 2026-03 | 154 | 180 |
| 2026-04 | 93 | 151 |
| 2026-05 | 100 | 107 |
| 2026-06 | 103 | 96 |
| 2026-07 | 126 | 178 |
| 2026-08 | 79 | 107 |
| 2026-09 | 56 | 129 |
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 | 7,649 |
| Dissolved | 4,298 |
| Dormant | 1,474 |
| Liquidation | 134 |
| In Administration | 10 |
| Receiver Action | 2 |
| Converted / 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 | 3,098 |
| Inner London - East | 1,082 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 354 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 338 |
| Greater Manchester | 333 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 291 |
| West Midlands | 246 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 177 |
| South East Wales | 174 |
| Essex | 170 |
Geography coverage: 9079 known, 44 unknown (99.5%).
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 | 2,814 |
| 1m-15m | 1,531 |
| 15m-54m | 57 |
| 54m+ | 831 |
Revenue-range coverage: 5233 known, 3890 unknown (57.4%).
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 | 1,587 |
| Small | 2,392 |
| Medium | 8 |
| Large | 916 |
| Holding | 538 |
| Dormant | 1,474 |
Company-size coverage: 6915 known, 2208 unknown (75.8%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 1,775 |
| 1–9 | 1,725 |
| 10–49 | 80 |
| 50–249 | 22 |
| 250+ | 10 |
Employee coverage: 3612 known, 5511 unknown (39.6%).
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 | 1,283 |
| 1–3 years | 2,002 |
| 3–5 years | 1,372 |
| 5–10 years | 2,562 |
| 10–20 years | 1,307 |
| 20+ years | 597 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 9123 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 | 9,123 |
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 | 22 |
| Exporter only | 5 |
| Both | 27 |
| Neither | 9,069 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 34 | £14,405,672,782 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 25 | £11,772,737,807 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 15 | £908,742,673 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 9 | £433,047,864 | 2017-09-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 8 | £92,111,462 | 2016-11-01 – 2026-01-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 8 | £394,407,858 | 2016-11-01 – 2025-05-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 8 | £94,003,741 | 2016-09-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 8 | £87,002,180 | 2020-06-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 8 | £270,638,896 | 2016-09-01 – 2025-10-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 7 | £227,132,085 | 2017-07-01 – 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 | 23 | £3,448,922,952 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 18 | £4,223,663,086 | 2016-07-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 8 | £474,563,143 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 8 | £41,661,106 | 2017-02-01 – 2023-12-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 6 | £7,497,919 | 2016-11-01 – 2025-10-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 5 | £319,626,581 | 2021-03-01 – 2024-08-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 5 | £394,431,843 | 2016-06-01 – 2023-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 5 | £30,498,903 | 2017-08-01 – 2026-01-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 5 | £150,468,246 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 5 | £63,752,518 | 2016-08-01 – 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 | 528 | 5,654 | 3,469 | 62.0% |
| Holding company | 10 | 5,654 | 3,469 | 62.0% |
| Solo founder | 3,192 | 5,654 | 3,469 | 62.0% |
| Ecommerce | 1 | 36 | 9,087 | 0.4% |
| Website | 40 | 49 | 9,074 | 0.5% |
| 40 | 49 | 9,074 | 0.5% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Eqt Partners Limited | £262,433,097 |
| Future Biogas Holdco Limited | £97,237,953 |
| Future Biogas Bidco Limited | £97,237,953 |
| Bgl Group Limited | £91,300,000 |
| Skynet International Holding Limited | £65,991,592 |
| Eden Futures Topco Limited | £60,136,000 |
| East X Holdings Ltd | £22,482,332 |
| Stanza Holdings (ni) Limited | £22,427,429 |
| T L Dallas Group Limited | £19,254,372 |
| Harwood Holdco Limited | £15,552,393 |
Revenue coverage: 104 known, 9019 unknown (1.1%).
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 | 122,455 |
| Construction | 5,130 |
| Manufacturing | 2,630 |
| Wholesale & retail | 1,802 |
| Agro | 1,225 |