Electronic & optical equipment
UK companies organised by the CorpSignals industry, segment, and subsegment taxonomy.
Subsegments
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
1487
Active companies
1037
Formed in latest 12 months
119
Median active-company age
8.2 years
Revenue known
32
Importers
164
Exporters
120
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 1,487 |
| Active companies | 1,037 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 119 |
| Importers | 164 |
| Exporters | 120 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 32 known, 1005 unknown (3.1%).
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 | 4 | 17 |
| 2026-01 | 11 | 13 |
| 2026-02 | 9 | 12 |
| 2026-03 | 13 | 15 |
| 2026-04 | 9 | 11 |
| 2026-05 | 5 | 6 |
| 2026-06 | 10 | 3 |
| 2026-07 | 17 | 12 |
| 2026-08 | 10 | 7 |
| 2026-09 | 10 | 8 |
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 | 951 |
| Dissolved | 429 |
| Dormant | 86 |
| Liquidation | 19 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Outer London - East and North East | 56 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 55 |
| Inner London - West | 51 |
| Greater Manchester | 48 |
| Inner London - East | 48 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 45 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 43 |
| West Midlands | 42 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 40 |
| Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | 35 |
Geography coverage: 1023 known, 14 unknown (98.6%).
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 | 676 |
| 1m-15m | 95 |
| 15m-54m | 2 |
| 54m+ | 8 |
Revenue-range coverage: 781 known, 256 unknown (75.3%).
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 | 425 |
| Small | 320 |
| Medium | 1 |
| Large | 13 |
| Holding | 1 |
| Dormant | 86 |
Company-size coverage: 846 known, 191 unknown (81.6%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 161 |
| 1–9 | 529 |
| 10–49 | 43 |
| 50–249 | 7 |
Employee coverage: 740 known, 297 unknown (71.4%).
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 | 118 |
| 1–3 years | 141 |
| 3–5 years | 95 |
| 5–10 years | 229 |
| 10–20 years | 267 |
| 20+ years | 187 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 1037 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 |
|---|---|
| Measuring and testing, irradiation and electromedical, optical equipment | 1,037 |
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 | 59 |
| Exporter only | 15 |
| Both | 105 |
| Neither | 858 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 120 | £40,830,219,882 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 108 | £12,024,935,370 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 75 | £24,112,302,084 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 36 | £1,416,446,190 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 27 | £3,632,089,850 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 18 | £801,280,445 | 2018-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 17 | £496,057,900 | 2016-10-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 13 | £290,359,974 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 11 | £48,088,735 | 2018-01-01 – 2025-07-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 11 | £65,386,354 | 2016-08-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 85 | £14,785,769,810 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 84 | £10,183,257,266 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 55 | £9,317,491,167 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 23 | £308,533,863 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 21 | £961,554,584 | 2016-02-01 – 2025-12-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 14 | £992,207,310 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 13 | £439,814,376 | 2016-08-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 11 | £117,259,131 | 2018-10-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 11 | £11,190,413 | 2017-06-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 88 — Aircraft, spacecraft, and their parts | 9 | £9,108,109,976 | 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 | 105 | 947 | 90 | 91.3% |
| Holding company | 1 | 947 | 90 | 91.3% |
| Solo founder | 478 | 947 | 90 | 91.3% |
| Ecommerce | 14 | 110 | 927 | 10.6% |
| Website | 145 | 147 | 890 | 14.2% |
| 111 | 147 | 890 | 14.2% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Techtest Limited | £33,384,367 |
| Veritek Global Limited | £10,517,000 |
| Insight Systems Limited | £8,994,598 |
| H.r. Smith (technical Developments) Limited | £6,129,124 |
| Pioneer Digital Solutions Limited | £3,759,695 |
| Witch Hat Servicing Limited | £338,787 |
| Ageek Pcb Techserv Ltd | £243,655 |
| Tfix Ltd | £205,112 |
| Ee Services Ltd | £133,318 |
| It Gadgets Ltd | £123,535 |
Revenue coverage: 32 known, 1005 unknown (3.1%).
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 | 63,214 |
| Other repairs | 7,349 |
| Machinery | 6,142 |
| Electrical equipment | 5,993 |
| Computers & peripherals | 5,360 |
| Vehicles | 4,376 |
| Air & spacecraft | 3,159 |
| Ships & boats | 2,623 |
| Home & garden equipment | 2,543 |
| Furniture | 2,183 |
| Fabricated metal products | 1,876 |
| Consumer electronics | 1,802 |
| Communication equipment | 1,704 |
| Personal goods | 1,653 |
| Watches and jewellery | 1,212 |
| Footwear, leather goods | 425 |