News agencies
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
3149
Active companies
1506
Formed in latest 12 months
280
Median active-company age
4.0 years
Revenue known
29
Importers
9
Exporters
4
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 3,149 |
| Active companies | 1,506 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 280 |
| Importers | 9 |
| Exporters | 4 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 29 known, 1477 unknown (1.9%).
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 | 17 | 33 |
| 2026-01 | 26 | 32 |
| 2026-02 | 18 | 40 |
| 2026-03 | 28 | 34 |
| 2026-04 | 25 | 32 |
| 2026-05 | 24 | 25 |
| 2026-06 | 32 | 22 |
| 2026-07 | 30 | 40 |
| 2026-08 | 18 | 31 |
| 2026-09 | 14 | 32 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Dissolved | 1,629 |
| Active | 1,301 |
| Dormant | 205 |
| Liquidation | 13 |
| 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 | 313 |
| Inner London - East | 272 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 99 |
| Greater Manchester | 54 |
| South East Wales | 50 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 46 |
| West Midlands | 44 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 40 |
| Essex | 40 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 39 |
Geography coverage: 1496 known, 10 unknown (99.3%).
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 | 765 |
| 1m-15m | 86 |
| 15m-54m | 1 |
| 54m+ | 7 |
Revenue-range coverage: 859 known, 647 unknown (57.0%).
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 | 506 |
| Small | 309 |
| Large | 8 |
| Dormant | 205 |
Company-size coverage: 1028 known, 478 unknown (68.3%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 284 |
| 1–9 | 486 |
| 10–49 | 24 |
| 50–249 | 2 |
| 250+ | 1 |
Employee coverage: 797 known, 709 unknown (52.9%).
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 | 277 |
| 1–3 years | 356 |
| 3–5 years | 197 |
| 5–10 years | 335 |
| 10–20 years | 218 |
| 20+ years | 123 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 1506 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 | 1,506 |
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 | 6 |
| Exporter only | 1 |
| Both | 3 |
| Neither | 1,496 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 6 | £1,995,897,576 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 3 | £2,014,827,162 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 2 | £52,355,814 | 2022-04-01 – 2024-10-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 2 | £263,258,231 | 2016-08-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 16 — Meat, fish, and seafood preparations | 1 | £113,004,313 | 2024-11-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 22 — Drinks, Alcohol, and Vinegar | 1 | £9,914,904 | 2025-09-01 – 2025-09-01 |
| 38 — Miscellaneous chemical products | 1 | £19,723,743 | 2020-10-01 – 2020-10-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 1 | £29,397,259 | 2022-04-01 – 2024-10-01 |
| 65 — Headgear and accessories | 1 | £1,743,262 | 2023-10-01 – 2023-10-01 |
| 69 — Ceramic products | 1 | £4,654,261 | 2023-03-01 – 2023-12-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 3 | £641,530,353 | 2016-01-01 – 2025-12-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 3 | £1,367,805,495 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 3 | £79,978,476 | 2016-01-01 – 2025-01-01 |
| 42 — Leather goods, travel bags, and animal harnesses | 1 | £2,192,935 | 2023-08-01 – 2023-08-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 1 | £20,344,082 | 2026-02-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 1 | £7,751,420 | 2022-10-01 – 2022-10-01 |
| 65 — Headgear and accessories | 1 | £1,624,805 | 2026-04-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 69 — Ceramic products | 1 | £3,983,548 | 2022-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 1 | £975,089 | 2020-12-01 – 2020-12-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 1 | £1,701,154 | 2023-01-01 – 2023-01-01 |
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 | 93 | 1,406 | 100 | 93.4% |
| Holding company | 0 | 1,406 | 100 | 93.4% |
| Solo founder | 927 | 1,406 | 100 | 93.4% |
| Ecommerce | 0 | 9 | 1,497 | 0.6% |
| Website | 9 | 9 | 1,497 | 0.6% |
| 8 | 9 | 1,497 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Reuters News & Media Limited | £236,570,000 |
| Newsteam Group Ltd. | £79,376,708 |
| Rowditch News Agency Ltd | £663,311 |
| Britain Israel Communications & Research Centre | £549,248 |
| Samsolo Ltd | £108,835 |
| Collins Digital Content Limited | £52,947 |
| Tola Communications Ltd | £32,452 |
| I.o. Workshops Limited | £23,455 |
| Hull News & Pictures Ltd | £19,926 |
| Pinro Media Ltd | £12,038 |
Revenue coverage: 29 known, 1477 unknown (1.9%).
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 | 24,924 |
SIC classification
SIC 63910 — News agency activities
Includes
news syndicate and news agency activities furnishing news, pictures and features to the media
Excludes
activities of independent photojournalists, see ##74.20, activities of independent journalists, see ##90.03
Details
This section includes financial service activities, including insurance, reinsurance and pension funding activities, and activities to support financial services. This section also includes the activities of holding assets, such as activities of holding companies and the activities of trusts, funds and similar financial entities.