Motor vehicles
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
79547
Active companies
62631
Formed in latest 12 months
9858
Median active-company age
5.6 years
Revenue known
823
Importers
1290
Exporters
723
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 79,547 |
| Active companies | 62,631 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 9,858 |
| Importers | 1,290 |
| Exporters | 723 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 823 known, 61808 unknown (1.3%).
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 | 663 | 464 |
| 2025-12 | 611 | 619 |
| 2026-01 | 846 | 512 |
| 2026-02 | 764 | 539 |
| 2026-03 | 1,058 | 651 |
| 2026-04 | 899 | 484 |
| 2026-05 | 825 | 487 |
| 2026-06 | 777 | 438 |
| 2026-07 | 840 | 803 |
| 2026-08 | 95 | 324 |
Window: 2024-01 to 2026-08.
Company status
What this shows: all current Companies House status values; blank and missing values are combined as Unknown.
Top values shown in the chart
| Status | Companies |
|---|---|
| Active | 62,631 |
| Dissolved | 15,905 |
| Liquidation | 974 |
| In Administration | 26 |
| Voluntary Arrangement | 6 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 3 |
| Receiver Action | 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 |
|---|---|
| West Midlands | 3,779 |
| Greater Manchester | 2,959 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 2,722 |
| Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | 2,521 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 2,516 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 2,453 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 2,196 |
| West Yorkshire | 2,163 |
| Essex | 2,140 |
| Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | 2,087 |
Geography coverage: 61876 known, 755 unknown (98.8%).
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 | 37,168 |
| 1m-15m | 6,076 |
| 15m-54m | 275 |
| 54m+ | 307 |
Revenue-range coverage: 43826 known, 18805 unknown (70.0%).
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 | 23,727 |
| Small | 18,935 |
| Medium | 78 |
| Large | 423 |
| Holding | 83 |
| Dormant | 3,354 |
Company-size coverage: 46600 known, 16031 unknown (74.4%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 7,579 |
| 1–9 | 32,187 |
| 10–49 | 2,564 |
| 50–249 | 199 |
| 250+ | 32 |
Employee coverage: 42561 known, 20070 unknown (68.0%).
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 | 9,647 |
| 1–3 years | 12,764 |
| 3–5 years | 7,039 |
| 5–10 years | 13,400 |
| 10–20 years | 11,944 |
| 20+ years | 7,837 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 62631 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 | 62,631 |
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 | 872 |
| Exporter only | 305 |
| Both | 418 |
| Neither | 61,036 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 888 | £109,957,045,358 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 496 | £78,083,209,636 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 413 | £67,516,183,963 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 263 | £11,251,566,809 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 231 | £13,262,737,498 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 141 | £6,260,481,230 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 103 | £4,169,231,686 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 97 — Art and Antiques | 89 | £2,054,931,183 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 84 | £2,095,726,435 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 81 | £610,453,993 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 603 | £56,136,788,250 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 297 | £34,327,717,669 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 226 | £17,712,439,565 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 156 | £8,193,250,131 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 106 | £1,419,117,565 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 63 | £2,182,657,602 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 97 — Art and Antiques | 60 | £1,787,802,374 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 53 | £1,061,885,455 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 48 | £351,950,119 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 41 | £2,040,986,016 | 2016-02-01 – 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 | 7,329 | 59,091 | 3,540 | 94.3% |
| Holding company | 2 | 59,091 | 3,540 | 94.3% |
| Solo founder | 33,786 | 59,091 | 3,540 | 94.3% |
| Ecommerce | 179 | 975 | 61,656 | 1.6% |
| Website | 1,217 | 1,263 | 61,368 | 2.0% |
| 538 | 1,263 | 61,368 | 2.0% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Park's Of Hamilton (townhead Garage) Limited | £862,420,120 |
| Ford & Slater Limited | £364,584,874 |
| Allied Vehicles Limited | £312,751,665 |
| Rygor Commercials Ltd | £293,524,000 |
| Sinclair Garages (swansea) Limited | £277,458,980 |
| Vantage Motor Group Limited | £273,292,000 |
| Lawrence Vehicles Limited | £215,330,000 |
| Midlands Truck & Van Limited | £200,455,678 |
| Truckeast Limited | £167,231,487 |
| Heathrow Truck Centre Limited | £167,014,925 |
Revenue coverage: 823 known, 61808 unknown (1.3%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Other repairs | 7,387 |
| Machinery | 6,097 |
| Electrical equipment | 5,979 |
| Computers & peripherals | 5,391 |
| Vehicles | 4,371 |
| Air & spacecraft | 3,152 |
| Ships & boats | 2,602 |
| Home & garden equipment | 2,549 |
| Furniture | 2,196 |
| Fabricated metal products | 1,885 |
| Consumer electronics | 1,802 |
| Communication equipment | 1,685 |
| Personal goods | 1,638 |
| Watches and jewellery | 1,219 |
| Electronic & optical equipment | 1,025 |
| Footwear, leather goods | 427 |
SIC classification
SIC 45200 — Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles
Includes
maintenance and repair of motor vehicles:, mechanical repairs, electrical repairs, electronic injection systems repair, ordinary servicing, bodywork repair, repair of motor vehicle parts, washing, polishing, etc., spraying and painting, repair of screens and windows, repair of motor vehicle seats, tyre and tube repair, fitting or replacement, anti-rust treatment, installation of parts and accessories not as part of the manufacturing process
Excludes
retreading and rebuilding of tyres, see ##22.11