Air & spacecraft
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
4552
Active companies
3179
Formed in latest 12 months
612
Median active-company age
3.9 years
Revenue known
29
Importers
154
Exporters
130
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 4,552 |
| Active companies | 3,179 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 612 |
| Importers | 154 |
| Exporters | 130 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 29 known, 3150 unknown (0.9%).
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 | 43 | 49 |
| 2026-01 | 66 | 34 |
| 2026-02 | 46 | 36 |
| 2026-03 | 45 | 54 |
| 2026-04 | 45 | 33 |
| 2026-05 | 62 | 46 |
| 2026-06 | 30 | 23 |
| 2026-07 | 47 | 64 |
| 2026-08 | 34 | 44 |
| 2026-09 | 42 | 24 |
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 | 2,953 |
| Dissolved | 1,329 |
| Dormant | 226 |
| Liquidation | 44 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | 608 |
| South East Wales | 244 |
| Northern Ireland | 206 |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 149 |
| Inner London - West | 125 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 122 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 119 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 119 |
| Greater Manchester | 101 |
| Essex | 99 |
Geography coverage: 3160 known, 19 unknown (99.4%).
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 | 1,853 |
| 1m-15m | 163 |
| 15m-54m | 6 |
| 54m+ | 24 |
Revenue-range coverage: 2046 known, 1133 unknown (64.4%).
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 | 1,290 |
| Small | 656 |
| Medium | 2 |
| Large | 34 |
| Holding | 2 |
| Dormant | 226 |
Company-size coverage: 2210 known, 969 unknown (69.5%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 526 |
| 1–9 | 1,352 |
| 10–49 | 33 |
| 50–249 | 9 |
| 250+ | 2 |
Employee coverage: 1922 known, 1257 unknown (60.5%).
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 | 602 |
| 1–3 years | 763 |
| 3–5 years | 418 |
| 5–10 years | 735 |
| 10–20 years | 504 |
| 20+ years | 157 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 3179 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 | 3,179 |
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 | 15 |
| Both | 115 |
| Neither | 3,010 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 88 — Aircraft, spacecraft, and their parts | 134 | £24,747,873,928 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 116 | £90,300,701,336 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 110 | £64,588,565,616 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 106 | £14,135,713,225 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 77 | £7,183,633,421 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 69 | £5,761,968,475 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 66 | £1,899,762,152 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 65 | £6,714,549,553 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 58 | £1,439,425,874 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 58 | £2,635,248,262 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 88 — Aircraft, spacecraft, and their parts | 113 | £50,794,729,986 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 90 | £55,237,829,640 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 82 | £12,456,424,493 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 78 | £19,122,120,642 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 52 | £2,485,486,521 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 48 | £2,523,248,938 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 43 | £2,646,924,775 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 38 | £563,758,551 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 33 | £761,475,151 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 31 | £266,279,802 | 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 | 189 | 3,025 | 154 | 95.2% |
| Holding company | 0 | 3,025 | 154 | 95.2% |
| Solo founder | 2,109 | 3,025 | 154 | 95.2% |
| Ecommerce | 9 | 107 | 3,072 | 3.4% |
| Website | 134 | 137 | 3,042 | 4.3% |
| 104 | 137 | 3,042 | 4.3% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Sts Aviation Services Uk Limited | £56,441,414 |
| Aircraft Engineering Services Limited | £37,132,170 |
| Castle Air Limited | £34,236,679 |
| Exeter Aerospace Limited | £29,838,779 |
| Kearsley Airways Limited | £14,857,813 |
| European Aviation Limited | £14,599,202 |
| Avocet Aviation Limited | £11,193,807 |
| Nasmyth Coventry Limited | £10,833,000 |
| Aeroco Group International Limited | £5,567,378 |
| Aerotron Composites Limited | £4,633,321 |
Revenue coverage: 29 known, 3150 unknown (0.9%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Motor vehicles | 63,309 |
| Other repairs | 7,368 |
| Machinery | 6,152 |
| Electrical equipment | 6,001 |
| Computers & peripherals | 5,380 |
| Vehicles | 4,384 |
| Ships & boats | 2,628 |
| Home & garden equipment | 2,556 |
| Furniture | 2,188 |
| Fabricated metal products | 1,881 |
| Consumer electronics | 1,806 |
| Communication equipment | 1,710 |
| Personal goods | 1,657 |
| Watches and jewellery | 1,215 |
| Electronic & optical equipment | 1,040 |
| Footwear, leather goods | 426 |
SIC classification
SIC 33160 — Repair and maintenance of aircraft and spacecraft
Includes
repair and maintenance of aircraft (except factory conversion, factory overhaul, factory rebuilding), repair and maintenance of aircraft engines
Excludes
factory overhaul and rebuilding of aircraft, see ##30.30
Details
This class includes the repair and maintenance of other transport equipment of division ##30, except motorcycles and bicycles.