Communication equipment
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
2315
Active companies
1708
Formed in latest 12 months
333
Median active-company age
3.9 years
Revenue known
18
Importers
65
Exporters
33
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 2,315 |
| Active companies | 1,708 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 333 |
| Importers | 65 |
| Exporters | 33 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 18 known, 1690 unknown (1.1%).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12 | 23 | 17 |
| 2026-01 | 31 | 13 |
| 2026-02 | 23 | 16 |
| 2026-03 | 30 | 21 |
| 2026-04 | 22 | 14 |
| 2026-05 | 28 | 25 |
| 2026-06 | 25 | 10 |
| 2026-07 | 38 | 29 |
| 2026-08 | 27 | 27 |
| 2026-09 | 27 | 13 |
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 | 1,626 |
| Dissolved | 587 |
| Dormant | 82 |
| Liquidation | 20 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Outer London - West and North West | 132 |
| Inner London - East | 130 |
| Greater Manchester | 109 |
| West Midlands | 93 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 91 |
| Inner London - West | 63 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 62 |
| Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear | 54 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 54 |
| Outer London - South | 53 |
Geography coverage: 1690 known, 18 unknown (98.9%).
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 | 1,053 |
| 1m-15m | 70 |
| 15m-54m | 1 |
Revenue-range coverage: 1124 known, 584 unknown (65.8%).
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 | 769 |
| Small | 341 |
| Medium | 1 |
| Large | 1 |
| Dormant | 82 |
Company-size coverage: 1194 known, 514 unknown (69.9%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 231 |
| 1–9 | 835 |
| 10–49 | 19 |
| 50–249 | 2 |
Employee coverage: 1087 known, 621 unknown (63.6%).
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 | 329 |
| 1–3 years | 391 |
| 3–5 years | 260 |
| 5–10 years | 476 |
| 10–20 years | 216 |
| 20+ years | 36 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 1708 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 | 1,708 |
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 | 37 |
| Exporter only | 5 |
| Both | 28 |
| Neither | 1,638 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 56 | £21,556,666,464 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 27 | £3,662,999,358 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 21 | £535,046,580 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 70 — Glass and Glassware | 9 | £71,989,351 | 2016-03-01 – 2025-11-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 9 | £319,277,968 | 2018-04-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 7 | £436,716,159 | 2017-07-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 7 | £7,887,412 | 2016-11-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 42 — Leather goods, travel bags, and animal harnesses | 6 | £87,266,618 | 2016-03-01 – 2025-10-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 5 | £782,148,917 | 2016-02-01 – 2025-11-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 5 | £70,714,396 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-04-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 28 | £5,403,201,720 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 13 | £342,571,381 | 2016-04-01 – 2025-09-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 11 | £768,246,526 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 5 | £89,665,612 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 3 | £6,483,705 | 2017-06-01 – 2024-08-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 2 | £22,362,684 | 2021-01-01 – 2024-03-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 2 | £74,394,311 | 2019-04-01 – 2023-05-01 |
| 97 — Art and Antiques | 2 | £131,512,879 | 2023-09-01 – 2024-03-01 |
| 50 — Silk and silk products | 1 | £262,427 | 2025-08-01 – 2025-08-01 |
| 70 — Glass and Glassware | 1 | £90,166 | 2017-06-01 – 2017-06-01 |
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 | 45 | 1,649 | 59 | 96.5% |
| Holding company | 0 | 1,649 | 59 | 96.5% |
| Solo founder | 1,190 | 1,649 | 59 | 96.5% |
| Ecommerce | 13 | 48 | 1,660 | 2.8% |
| Website | 56 | 61 | 1,647 | 3.6% |
| 41 | 61 | 1,647 | 3.6% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Ninehundred Communications Group Limited | £13,871,022 |
| S&a Communications Ltd | £6,157,799 |
| Angel Refurbs Bradford Limited | £169,753 |
| Dev Geeks Ltd | £153,383 |
| Pocket Geek North Limited | £127,100 |
| Ms Fix Limited | £107,963 |
| Affinitas Information Technology Limited | £88,208 |
| Icrack.express Ltd | £84,493 |
| Discount Mobile Phones Limited | £77,058 |
| Quick2fix Ltd | £49,422 |
Revenue coverage: 18 known, 1690 unknown (1.1%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Motor vehicles | 63,239 |
| Other repairs | 7,367 |
| Machinery | 6,143 |
| Electrical equipment | 5,995 |
| Computers & peripherals | 5,375 |
| Vehicles | 4,386 |
| Air & spacecraft | 3,180 |
| Ships & boats | 2,628 |
| Home & garden equipment | 2,553 |
| Furniture | 2,184 |
| Fabricated metal products | 1,880 |
| Consumer electronics | 1,804 |
| Personal goods | 1,656 |
| Watches and jewellery | 1,215 |
| Electronic & optical equipment | 1,040 |
| Footwear, leather goods | 425 |
SIC classification
SIC 95120 — Repair of communication equipment
Includes
cordless telephones, cellular phones, carrier equipment modems, fax machines, communications transmission equipment (e.g. routers, bridges, modems), two-way radios, commercial TV and video cameras