Other
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
137516
Active companies
120358
Formed in latest 12 months
23976
Median active-company age
3.5 years
Revenue known
936
Importers
818
Exporters
511
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 137,516 |
| Active companies | 120,358 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 23,976 |
| Importers | 818 |
| Exporters | 511 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 936 known, 119422 unknown (0.8%).
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 | 1,875 | 501 |
| 2025-12 | 1,739 | 658 |
| 2026-01 | 2,033 | 533 |
| 2026-02 | 1,937 | 555 |
| 2026-03 | 2,566 | 662 |
| 2026-04 | 2,001 | 568 |
| 2026-05 | 1,789 | 576 |
| 2026-06 | 2,077 | 525 |
| 2026-07 | 2,164 | 882 |
| 2026-08 | 402 | 314 |
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 | 120,358 |
| Dissolved | 15,901 |
| Liquidation | 1,120 |
| In Administration | 83 |
| Receiver Action | 28 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 13 |
| Converted / Closed | 8 |
| 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 | 19,470 |
| Inner London - East | 8,543 |
| Greater Manchester | 5,660 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 5,153 |
| West Midlands | 5,000 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 4,764 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 4,352 |
| West Yorkshire | 3,618 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 3,557 |
| Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | 3,393 |
Geography coverage: 119375 known, 983 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 | 34,454 |
| 1m-15m | 27,539 |
| 15m-54m | 1,650 |
| 54m+ | 5,425 |
Revenue-range coverage: 69068 known, 51290 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 | 18,663 |
| Small | 38,145 |
| Medium | 234 |
| Large | 5,759 |
| Holding | 6,577 |
| Dormant | 14,193 |
Company-size coverage: 83571 known, 36787 unknown (69.4%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 31,142 |
| 1–9 | 24,253 |
| 10–49 | 588 |
| 50–249 | 910 |
| 250+ | 242 |
Employee coverage: 57135 known, 63223 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 | 23,752 |
| 1–3 years | 30,830 |
| 3–5 years | 20,637 |
| 5–10 years | 29,877 |
| 10–20 years | 11,167 |
| 20+ years | 4,094 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 120357 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 |
|---|---|
| Directly assigned to this segment | 120,358 |
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 | 420 |
| Exporter only | 113 |
| Both | 398 |
| Neither | 119,427 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 401 | £89,122,903,673 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 395 | £100,419,400,910 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 279 | £17,721,958,357 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 238 | £19,635,094,233 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 220 | £10,094,709,109 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 196 | £15,533,117,868 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 148 | £1,965,605,976 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 119 | £2,971,507,437 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 118 | £5,226,520,597 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 113 | £2,682,722,458 | 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 | 283 | £41,151,557,065 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 261 | £32,799,081,984 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 203 | £15,745,931,170 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 127 | £4,263,420,671 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 119 | £2,158,850,758 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 115 | £12,541,332,824 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 109 | £6,256,690,776 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 97 | £711,618,852 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 80 | £260,791,756 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 77 | £843,623,950 | 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 | 19,234 | 88,207 | 32,151 | 73.3% |
| Holding company | 54 | 88,207 | 32,151 | 73.3% |
| Solo founder | 44,650 | 88,207 | 32,151 | 73.3% |
| Ecommerce | 79 | 511 | 119,847 | 0.4% |
| Website | 630 | 690 | 119,668 | 0.6% |
| 528 | 690 | 119,668 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Ashley Group Holdings Limited | £297,720,221 |
| Chesterfield Poultry Holdings Limited | £247,357,442 |
| Ford Fuels (holdings) Limited | £245,858,701 |
| Bibby Line Group Limited | £195,599,000 |
| Read Motor Group Limited | £141,393,190 |
| Baylis (gloucester) Holdings Limited | £130,933,838 |
| Crocs Uk Fin Co Limited | £130,051,000 |
| Oakley Early Years Topco Limited | £123,610,242 |
| Digital 9 Holdco Limited | £110,831,000 |
| Thirdway Holdings Limited | £101,376,318 |
Revenue coverage: 936 known, 119422 unknown (0.8%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Financial services | 9,203 |
| Construction | 5,111 |
| Manufacturing | 2,608 |
| Wholesale & retail | 1,800 |
| Agro | 1,230 |