Intellectual property
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
4420
Active companies
3332
Formed in latest 12 months
849
Median active-company age
3.2 years
Revenue known
41
Importers
62
Exporters
36
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 4,420 |
| Active companies | 3,332 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 849 |
| Importers | 62 |
| Exporters | 36 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 41 known, 3291 unknown (1.2%).
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 | 52 | 25 |
| 2026-01 | 81 | 37 |
| 2026-02 | 68 | 34 |
| 2026-03 | 75 | 39 |
| 2026-04 | 66 | 32 |
| 2026-05 | 79 | 32 |
| 2026-06 | 65 | 21 |
| 2026-07 | 88 | 71 |
| 2026-08 | 65 | 32 |
| 2026-09 | 63 | 42 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Active | 2,759 |
| Dissolved | 1,050 |
| Dormant | 573 |
| Liquidation | 33 |
| Receiver Action | 3 |
| In Administration | 2 |
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 | 559 |
| Inner London - East | 381 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 191 |
| Greater Manchester | 127 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 118 |
| West Midlands | 118 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 110 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 92 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 89 |
| West Central Scotland | 81 |
Geography coverage: 3310 known, 22 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 | 1,228 |
| 1m-15m | 303 |
| 15m-54m | 7 |
| 54m+ | 45 |
Revenue-range coverage: 1583 known, 1749 unknown (47.5%).
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 | 708 |
| Small | 729 |
| Medium | 5 |
| Large | 53 |
| Holding | 9 |
| Dormant | 573 |
Company-size coverage: 2077 known, 1255 unknown (62.3%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 688 |
| 1–9 | 678 |
| 10–49 | 18 |
| 50–249 | 6 |
| 250+ | 1 |
Employee coverage: 1391 known, 1941 unknown (41.7%).
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 | 842 |
| 1–3 years | 784 |
| 3–5 years | 381 |
| 5–10 years | 747 |
| 10–20 years | 360 |
| 20+ years | 218 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 3332 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 | 3,332 |
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 | 35 |
| Exporter only | 9 |
| Both | 27 |
| Neither | 3,261 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 25 | £4,772,111,322 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 20 | £5,041,667,037 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 18 | £2,194,995,139 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 17 | £1,882,119,373 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 14 | £359,299,479 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 11 | £759,971,028 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 10 | £79,585,370 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 9 | £1,431,684,090 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 9 | £89,232,423 | 2016-01-01 – 2025-12-01 |
| 42 — Leather goods, travel bags, and animal harnesses | 8 | £253,743,599 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 14 | £2,391,369,727 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 13 | £2,641,138,781 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 7 | £420,272,888 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 7 | £1,344,229,964 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 6 | £115,354,196 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 6 | £86,940,409 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 70 — Glass and Glassware | 6 | £12,123,376 | 2016-09-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 6 | £133,098,714 | 2017-07-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 6 | £90,537,397 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 5 | £34,961,891 | 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 | 257 | 2,637 | 695 | 79.1% |
| Holding company | 1 | 2,637 | 695 | 79.1% |
| Solo founder | 1,508 | 2,637 | 695 | 79.1% |
| Ecommerce | 11 | 47 | 3,285 | 1.4% |
| Website | 58 | 61 | 3,271 | 1.8% |
| 41 | 61 | 3,271 | 1.8% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Axelos Limited | £42,931,944 |
| Greenthumb Limited | £14,506,254 |
| Mail Boxes Etc. (uk) Limited | £7,909,282 |
| The King's Trust Trading Limited | £6,475,465 |
| Christie's International Real Estate Europe Limited | £5,770,319 |
| Pearsalls Ip Limited | £4,734,254 |
| Malvern College International Limited | £2,002,103 |
| Video Content Library Limited | £1,775,220 |
| Hayes Gardenworld Limited | £1,498,041 |
| Mikel Coffee Company Limited | £1,471,775 |
Revenue coverage: 41 known, 3291 unknown (1.2%).
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.
No usable values are available for this chart.
SIC classification
SIC 77400 — Leasing of intellectual property and similar products, except copyright works
Includes
leasing of intellectual property products (except copyrighted works, such as books or software), receiving royalties or licensing fees for the use of:, patented entities, trademarks or service marks, brand names, mineral exploration and evaluation, franchise agreements
Excludes
acquisition of rights and publishing, see divisions ##58 and ##59, producing, reproducing and distributing copyrighted works (books, software, film), see divisions ##58, ##59, leasing of real estate, see ##68.20, leasing of tangible products (assets), see groups ##77.1, ##77.2, ##77.3