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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
261381
Active companies
136026
Formed in latest 12 months
6781
Median active-company age
11.2 years
Revenue known
1410
Importers
1792
Exporters
1165
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 261,381 |
| Active companies | 136,026 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 6,781 |
| Importers | 1,792 |
| Exporters | 1,165 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 1410 known, 134616 unknown (1.0%).
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 | 519 | 475 |
| 2025-12 | 686 | 543 |
| 2026-01 | 576 | 531 |
| 2026-02 | 524 | 496 |
| 2026-03 | 619 | 489 |
| 2026-04 | 574 | 460 |
| 2026-05 | 470 | 546 |
| 2026-06 | 474 | 385 |
| 2026-07 | 456 | 635 |
| 2026-08 | 224 | 416 |
Window: 2024-01 to 2026-08.
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 | 132,035 |
| Unknown | 51,853 |
| Registered | 30,148 |
| Dissolved | 14,730 |
| Liquidation | 12,675 |
| Converted / Closed | 6,507 |
| Open | 4,480 |
| Dormant | 3,991 |
| Removed | 3,295 |
| Closed | 1,326 |
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 |
|---|---|
| East Central Scotland | 23,721 |
| Inner London - West | 22,232 |
| Inner London - East | 6,310 |
| West Central Scotland | 5,185 |
| Southern Scotland | 4,283 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 3,101 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 3,096 |
| Eastern Scotland | 2,528 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 2,204 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 2,029 |
Geography coverage: 105170 known, 30856 unknown (77.3%).
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 | 18,623 |
| 1m-15m | 17,627 |
| 15m-54m | 328 |
| 54m+ | 8,636 |
Revenue-range coverage: 45214 known, 90812 unknown (33.2%).
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 | 7,887 |
| Small | 28,017 |
| Medium | 66 |
| Large | 8,828 |
| Holding | 1,154 |
| Dormant | 3,991 |
Company-size coverage: 49943 known, 86083 unknown (36.7%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 13,484 |
| 1–9 | 9,838 |
| 10–49 | 1,791 |
| 50–249 | 362 |
| 250+ | 37 |
Employee coverage: 25512 known, 110514 unknown (18.8%).
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 | 5,214 |
| 1–3 years | 10,519 |
| 3–5 years | 9,754 |
| 5–10 years | 27,021 |
| 10–20 years | 50,097 |
| 20+ years | 23,903 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 126508 known, 9518 unknown (93.0%).
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 industry | 136,026 |
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 | 867 |
| Exporter only | 240 |
| Both | 925 |
| Neither | 133,994 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 904 | £203,115,252,882 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 858 | £173,937,101,939 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 555 | £33,699,396,767 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 511 | £29,307,548,420 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 426 | £16,545,337,364 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 385 | £26,856,792,880 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 312 | £6,555,713,141 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 262 | £4,142,191,063 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 258 | £1,288,759,233 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 255 | £30,951,456,191 | 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 | 607 | £78,594,945,303 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 564 | £58,499,774,054 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 388 | £24,453,261,865 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 256 | £4,381,906,776 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 211 | £6,317,711,288 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 201 | £10,157,475,642 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 166 | £10,784,523,540 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 148 | £1,216,302,782 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 143 | £1,233,321,294 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 142 | £170,924,438 | 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 | 9,602 | 43,618 | 92,408 | 32.1% |
| Holding company | 83 | 43,618 | 92,408 | 32.1% |
| Solo founder | 10,983 | 43,618 | 92,408 | 32.1% |
| Ecommerce | 173 | 1,127 | 134,899 | 0.8% |
| Website | 1,450 | 1,517 | 134,509 | 1.1% |
| 1,171 | 1,517 | 134,509 | 1.1% |
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 |
|---|---|
| 05094817 Ltd | £957,134,244 |
| Caxton Associates Llp | £274,963,656 |
| Ms Global Shipping Llp | £216,680,142 |
| Carlex It Solutions Llp | £121,255,891 |
| Directa24 Llp | £106,100,621 |
| Massey Bros Llp | £91,092,381 |
| Sterbey Llp | £85,334,001 |
| Sfm Uk Management Llp | £66,272,931 |
| Lc Sales Llp | £53,769,209 |
| Carlton Packaging Llp | £50,266,850 |
Revenue coverage: 1410 known, 134616 unknown (1.0%).
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 | 811,771 |
| Real estate | 686,477 |
| Construction | 576,169 |
| Retail | 518,103 |
| Technology | 365,323 |
| Hospitality & Food Services | 310,109 |
| Health & social care | 273,128 |
| Business support | 259,131 |
| Personal services | 257,488 |
| Processing & manufacturing | 198,756 |
| Entertainment | 180,392 |
| Wholesale | 172,622 |
| Transport & storage | 171,806 |
| Education | 155,957 |
| Activities for own use | 141,907 |
| Holding companies | 139,148 |
| Dormant company | 111,427 |
| Maintenance & repair | 108,078 |
| Facility Services | 93,876 |
| Finance | 85,294 |
| Other | 596,388 |