Information
UK companies organised by the CorpSignals industry, segment, and subsegment taxonomy.
Segments
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
41327
Active companies
26491
Formed in latest 12 months
3730
Median active-company age
6.4 years
Revenue known
544
Importers
285
Exporters
168
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 41,327 |
| Active companies | 26,491 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 3,730 |
| Importers | 285 |
| Exporters | 168 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 544 known, 25947 unknown (2.1%).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11 | 299 | 411 |
| 2025-12 | 248 | 527 |
| 2026-01 | 312 | 350 |
| 2026-02 | 226 | 414 |
| 2026-03 | 300 | 463 |
| 2026-04 | 348 | 346 |
| 2026-05 | 371 | 393 |
| 2026-06 | 309 | 295 |
| 2026-07 | 302 | 527 |
| 2026-08 | 157 | 418 |
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 | 23,047 |
| Dissolved | 14,443 |
| Dormant | 3,444 |
| Liquidation | 371 |
| Converted / Closed | 13 |
| In Administration | 6 |
| Closed | 2 |
| Receiver Action | 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 | 4,208 |
| Inner London - East | 3,707 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 1,483 |
| Lancashire | 1,149 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 1,067 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 1,052 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 1,045 |
| West Midlands | 956 |
| Greater Manchester | 879 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 875 |
Geography coverage: 26360 known, 131 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 | 15,168 |
| 1m-15m | 1,953 |
| 15m-54m | 41 |
| 54m+ | 217 |
Revenue-range coverage: 17379 known, 9112 unknown (65.6%).
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 | 10,574 |
| Small | 5,923 |
| Medium | 20 |
| Large | 284 |
| Holding | 89 |
| Dormant | 3,444 |
Company-size coverage: 20334 known, 6157 unknown (76.8%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 4,820 |
| 1–9 | 10,745 |
| 10–49 | 481 |
| 50–249 | 67 |
| 250+ | 7 |
Employee coverage: 16120 known, 10371 unknown (60.9%).
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 | 3,655 |
| 1–3 years | 4,748 |
| 3–5 years | 2,946 |
| 5–10 years | 6,819 |
| 10–20 years | 6,429 |
| 20+ years | 1,894 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 26491 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 |
|---|---|
| Other | 25,104 |
| News agencies | 1,520 |
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 | 175 |
| Exporter only | 58 |
| Both | 110 |
| Neither | 26,148 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 162 | £52,709,750,170 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 104 | £32,920,733,026 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 84 | £4,356,637,270 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 62 | £2,935,494,951 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 36 | £1,180,446,937 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 33 | £1,384,815,904 | 2016-07-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 33 | £190,266,148 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 27 | £443,692,002 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 25 | £781,495,651 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 23 | £999,279,979 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 109 | £14,958,261,271 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 85 | £10,009,156,176 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 49 | £2,761,914,311 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 24 | £261,838,328 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 18 | £1,179,095,246 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 15 | £243,275,450 | 2016-07-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 15 | £140,267,054 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 14 | £124,753,091 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-01-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 14 | £23,485,401 | 2016-07-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 13 | £717,829,359 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-03-01 |
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 | 1,668 | 23,549 | 2,942 | 88.9% |
| Holding company | 10 | 23,549 | 2,942 | 88.9% |
| Solo founder | 14,412 | 23,549 | 2,942 | 88.9% |
| Ecommerce | 39 | 267 | 26,224 | 1.0% |
| Website | 318 | 337 | 26,154 | 1.3% |
| 239 | 337 | 26,154 | 1.3% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Reuters News & Media Limited | £236,570,000 |
| Ro-ark Aerospace Limited | £143,231,340 |
| Sportradar Uk Limited | £90,458,680 |
| Worldline It Services Uk Limited | £81,334,000 |
| Newsteam Group Ltd. | £79,376,708 |
| Evaluate Limited | £79,040,000 |
| Trustpilot Ltd | £72,921,849 |
| Informatica Software Limited | £60,750,618 |
| Synertec Limited | £60,162,888 |
| Nasdaq Limited | £44,737,236 |
Revenue coverage: 544 known, 25947 unknown (2.1%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Professional services | 810,920 |
| Real estate | 686,092 |
| Construction | 575,483 |
| Retail | 516,977 |
| Technology | 364,882 |
| Hospitality & Food Services | 309,624 |
| Health & social care | 272,749 |
| Business support | 258,820 |
| Personal services | 257,061 |
| Processing & manufacturing | 198,502 |
| Entertainment | 180,224 |
| Wholesale | 172,287 |
| Transport & storage | 171,547 |
| Education | 155,810 |
| Activities for own use | 141,833 |
| Holding companies | 139,134 |
| Industry not specified | 135,989 |
| Dormant company | 111,136 |
| Maintenance & repair | 107,969 |
| Facility Services | 93,741 |
| Other | 654,212 |