Ships & boats
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
3567
Active companies
2628
Formed in latest 12 months
313
Median active-company age
5.2 years
Revenue known
37
Importers
221
Exporters
173
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 3,567 |
| Active companies | 2,628 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 313 |
| Importers | 221 |
| Exporters | 173 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 37 known, 2591 unknown (1.4%).
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 | 24 | 20 |
| 2026-01 | 31 | 21 |
| 2026-02 | 23 | 26 |
| 2026-03 | 31 | 37 |
| 2026-04 | 19 | 21 |
| 2026-05 | 27 | 32 |
| 2026-06 | 33 | 16 |
| 2026-07 | 26 | 50 |
| 2026-08 | 24 | 27 |
| 2026-09 | 20 | 15 |
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 | 2,255 |
| Dissolved | 905 |
| Dormant | 373 |
| Liquidation | 31 |
| In Administration | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 378 |
| North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset | 199 |
| Outer London - South | 151 |
| Devon | 134 |
| Inner London - West | 125 |
| Inner London - East | 104 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 98 |
| Cornwall and Isles of Scilly | 80 |
| Highlands and Islands | 78 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 70 |
Geography coverage: 2619 known, 9 unknown (99.7%).
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 | 1,490 |
| 1m-15m | 243 |
| 15m-54m | 12 |
| 54m+ | 13 |
Revenue-range coverage: 1758 known, 870 unknown (66.9%).
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 | 885 |
| Small | 804 |
| Medium | 2 |
| Large | 24 |
| Holding | 7 |
| Dormant | 373 |
Company-size coverage: 2095 known, 533 unknown (79.7%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 353 |
| 1–9 | 1,232 |
| 10–49 | 81 |
| 50–249 | 17 |
| 250+ | 1 |
Employee coverage: 1684 known, 944 unknown (64.1%).
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 | 309 |
| 1–3 years | 522 |
| 3–5 years | 445 |
| 5–10 years | 645 |
| 10–20 years | 403 |
| 20+ years | 304 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 2628 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 | 2,628 |
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 | 82 |
| Exporter only | 34 |
| Both | 139 |
| Neither | 2,373 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 146 | £37,768,373,563 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 110 | £30,827,759,489 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 81 | £4,723,167,154 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 79 | £6,033,577,761 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 89 — Ships, Boats, and Floating Structures | 59 | £319,597,590 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 54 | £3,453,315,034 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 52 | £1,799,636,060 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 51 | £4,641,612,930 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 39 | £635,129,820 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 33 | £383,248,648 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 125 | £23,136,074,565 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 109 | £15,733,253,454 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 80 | £7,071,173,727 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 66 | £3,294,505,690 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 89 — Ships, Boats, and Floating Structures | 60 | £1,178,918,847 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 58 | £3,184,804,931 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 38 | £188,018,871 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 37 | £590,788,345 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 36 | £982,379,323 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 35 | £511,300,137 | 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 | 271 | 2,388 | 240 | 90.9% |
| Holding company | 0 | 2,388 | 240 | 90.9% |
| Solo founder | 1,455 | 2,388 | 240 | 90.9% |
| Ecommerce | 19 | 171 | 2,457 | 6.5% |
| Website | 219 | 222 | 2,406 | 8.4% |
| 144 | 222 | 2,406 | 8.4% |
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 |
|---|---|
| European Active Projects Limited | £32,288,118 |
| Dales Marine Services Limited | £30,613,047 |
| Shield Environmental Services Limited | £27,579,091 |
| Dales Marine Services (greenock) Limited | £18,767,553 |
| Parkol Marine Engineering Ltd | £13,678,839 |
| Alatas Uk Limited | £11,725,795 |
| Ships Electronic Services Limited | £7,896,512 |
| Barnes Marine Units Limited | £5,710,473 |
| Norfolk Broads Direct Limited | £4,362,574 |
| Lloyds Rigging Lifting Testing Ltd | £345,367 |
Revenue coverage: 37 known, 2591 unknown (1.4%).
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 | 63,262 |
| Other repairs | 7,368 |
| Machinery | 6,144 |
| Electrical equipment | 5,997 |
| Computers & peripherals | 5,375 |
| Vehicles | 4,386 |
| Air & spacecraft | 3,180 |
| Home & garden equipment | 2,554 |
| Furniture | 2,185 |
| Fabricated metal products | 1,881 |
| Consumer electronics | 1,805 |
| Communication equipment | 1,709 |
| Personal goods | 1,656 |
| Watches and jewellery | 1,214 |
| Electronic & optical equipment | 1,040 |
| Footwear, leather goods | 425 |
SIC classification
SIC 33150 — Repair and maintenance of ships and boats
Includes
repair and routine maintenance of ships, repair and maintenance of pleasure boats
Excludes
factory conversion of ships, see ##30.1, repair of ship and boat engines, see ##33.12, ship scrapping, dismantling, see ##38.31
Details
This class includes the repair and maintenance of aircraft and spacecraft.