Insurance
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
23786
Active companies
18599
Formed in latest 12 months
1509
Median active-company age
10.7 years
Revenue known
285
Importers
72
Exporters
51
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 23,786 |
| Active companies | 18,599 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 1,509 |
| Importers | 72 |
| Exporters | 51 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 285 known, 18314 unknown (1.5%).
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 | 95 | 137 |
| 2025-12 | 108 | 172 |
| 2026-01 | 116 | 147 |
| 2026-02 | 114 | 142 |
| 2026-03 | 131 | 159 |
| 2026-04 | 109 | 140 |
| 2026-05 | 114 | 124 |
| 2026-06 | 117 | 115 |
| 2026-07 | 138 | 171 |
| 2026-08 | 83 | 122 |
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 | 16,713 |
| Dissolved | 4,846 |
| Dormant | 1,886 |
| Liquidation | 322 |
| In Administration | 15 |
| Closed | 1 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 1 |
| Receiver Action | 1 |
| Voluntary Arrangement | 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 | 3,753 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 938 |
| Inner London - East | 901 |
| Greater Manchester | 687 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 648 |
| Essex | 642 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 614 |
| West Midlands | 570 |
| West Yorkshire | 554 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 534 |
Geography coverage: 18463 known, 136 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 | 9,911 |
| 1m-15m | 2,451 |
| 15m-54m | 78 |
| 54m+ | 1,992 |
Revenue-range coverage: 14432 known, 4167 unknown (77.6%).
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 | 5,244 |
| Small | 6,692 |
| Medium | 25 |
| Large | 2,186 |
| Holding | 164 |
| Dormant | 1,886 |
Company-size coverage: 16197 known, 2402 unknown (87.1%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 2,844 |
| 1–9 | 7,703 |
| 10–49 | 880 |
| 50–249 | 101 |
| 250+ | 11 |
Employee coverage: 11539 known, 7060 unknown (62.0%).
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 | 1,472 |
| 1–3 years | 2,098 |
| 3–5 years | 1,449 |
| 5–10 years | 3,858 |
| 10–20 years | 5,236 |
| 20+ years | 4,484 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 18597 known, 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Insurance agents, brokers | 8,572 |
| Non-life insurance | 4,497 |
| Salvage, actuarial | 3,646 |
| Life insurance | 2,463 |
| Non-life reinsurance | 1,493 |
| Risk and damage evaluation | 1,140 |
| Life reinsurance | 741 |
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 | 39 |
| Exporter only | 18 |
| Both | 33 |
| Neither | 18,509 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 42 | £18,332,883,346 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 30 | £9,848,350,364 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 20 | £522,213,401 | 2016-05-01 – 2025-12-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 11 | £485,369,255 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 11 | £55,740,181 | 2016-01-01 – 2025-09-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 11 | £1,212,004,112 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 10 | £621,943,020 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 10 | £37,702,140 | 2016-01-01 – 2024-07-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 8 | £279,050,164 | 2016-04-01 – 2023-12-01 |
| 42 — Leather goods, travel bags, and animal harnesses | 7 | £116,542,561 | 2016-01-01 – 2025-06-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 33 | £6,492,589,113 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 32 | £3,480,446,754 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 8 | £44,019,112 | 2021-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 8 | £270,859,666 | 2017-12-01 – 2026-01-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 7 | £552,059,950 | 2016-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 7 | £50,554,065 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 7 | £59,699,807 | 2022-02-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 7 | £6,752,766 | 2016-06-01 – 2024-11-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 6 | £10,471,027 | 2016-10-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 42 — Leather goods, travel bags, and animal harnesses | 5 | £11,617,178 | 2016-12-01 – 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 | 1,788 | 13,248 | 5,351 | 71.2% |
| Holding company | 7 | 13,248 | 5,351 | 71.2% |
| Solo founder | 6,610 | 13,248 | 5,351 | 71.2% |
| Ecommerce | 2 | 58 | 18,541 | 0.3% |
| Website | 81 | 82 | 18,517 | 0.4% |
| 69 | 82 | 18,517 | 0.4% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Willis Limited | £1,127,000,000 |
| 4th Dimension Innovation Limited | £85,921,545 |
| Squaretrade Limited | £76,270,000 |
| Evelyn Partners Discretionary Investment Management Limited | £72,941,000 |
| Lifesearch Limited | £62,226,005 |
| One Call Insurance Services Limited | £59,257,147 |
| James Hallam Limited | £44,802,562 |
| Ergo Uk Specialty Limited | £40,747,677 |
| Business Insurance Solutions Limited | £35,693,814 |
| Seopa Ltd | £32,381,181 |
Revenue coverage: 285 known, 18314 unknown (1.5%).
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 | 811,673 |
| Real estate | 686,293 |
| Construction | 576,159 |
| Retail | 518,077 |
| Technology | 365,223 |
| Hospitality & Food Services | 310,043 |
| Health & social care | 273,106 |
| Business support | 259,163 |
| Personal services | 257,512 |
| Processing & manufacturing | 198,748 |
| Entertainment | 180,365 |
| Wholesale | 172,600 |
| Transport & storage | 171,792 |
| Education | 155,892 |
| Activities for own use | 141,904 |
| Holding companies | 139,075 |
| Industry not specified | 136,017 |
| Dormant company | 111,507 |
| Maintenance & repair | 108,078 |
| Facility Services | 93,882 |
| Other | 663,125 |