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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
1526
Active companies
1064
Formed in latest 12 months
118
Median active-company age
6.7 years
Revenue known
19
Importers
51
Exporters
55
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 1,526 |
| Active companies | 1,064 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 118 |
| Importers | 51 |
| Exporters | 55 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 19 known, 1045 unknown (1.8%).
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 | 6 | 14 |
| 2026-01 | 9 | 15 |
| 2026-02 | 10 | 12 |
| 2026-03 | 10 | 20 |
| 2026-04 | 7 | 20 |
| 2026-05 | 13 | 7 |
| 2026-06 | 7 | 10 |
| 2026-07 | 15 | 18 |
| 2026-08 | 7 | 17 |
| 2026-09 | 8 | 10 |
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 | 862 |
| Dissolved | 450 |
| Dormant | 202 |
| Liquidation | 11 |
| In Administration | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Inner London - West | 179 |
| Inner London - East | 109 |
| Cornwall and Isles of Scilly | 41 |
| Outer London - South | 38 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 33 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 32 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 32 |
| West Midlands | 30 |
| Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | 29 |
| Greater Manchester | 28 |
Geography coverage: 1051 known, 13 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 | 507 |
| 1m-15m | 144 |
| 15m-54m | 4 |
| 54m+ | 35 |
Revenue-range coverage: 690 known, 374 unknown (64.8%).
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 | 311 |
| Small | 303 |
| Medium | 1 |
| Large | 42 |
| Holding | 14 |
| Dormant | 202 |
Company-size coverage: 873 known, 191 unknown (82.0%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 217 |
| 1–9 | 361 |
| 10–49 | 25 |
| 50–249 | 4 |
| 250+ | 2 |
Employee coverage: 609 known, 455 unknown (57.2%).
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 | 117 |
| 1–3 years | 168 |
| 3–5 years | 143 |
| 5–10 years | 295 |
| 10–20 years | 241 |
| 20+ years | 100 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 1064 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 | 1,064 |
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 | 18 |
| Exporter only | 22 |
| Both | 33 |
| Neither | 991 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 36 | £13,623,599,227 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 26 | £2,562,337,367 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 24 | £11,782,531,077 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 21 | £1,447,257,473 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 16 | £132,171,448 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 14 | £1,666,684,942 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 13 | £1,358,062,765 | 2017-07-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 10 | £217,330,893 | 2017-12-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 9 | £812,399,611 | 2020-03-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 68 — Stone, plaster, cement, and similar material products | 7 | £36,795,106 | 2021-07-01 – 2026-03-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 43 | £14,682,224,220 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 33 | £9,537,278,181 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 29 | £5,434,136,537 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 21 | £1,306,987,617 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 17 | £1,849,353,430 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 16 | £524,833,995 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 14 | £153,211,116 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 13 | £1,553,838,858 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 72 — Iron and Steel | 12 | £330,466,679 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 12 | £246,282,429 | 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 | 120 | 825 | 239 | 77.5% |
| Holding company | 1 | 825 | 239 | 77.5% |
| Solo founder | 412 | 825 | 239 | 77.5% |
| Ecommerce | 4 | 46 | 1,018 | 4.3% |
| Website | 58 | 60 | 1,004 | 5.6% |
| 42 | 60 | 1,004 | 5.6% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Cms Cepcor Limited | £63,308,636 |
| Welton Aggregates Limited | £13,711,646 |
| Cmoc Uk Limited | £9,598,065 |
| Stokey Plant Hire Limited | £8,037,770 |
| Sgh Investments Limited | £2,710,047 |
| Dmt Consulting Limited | £2,624,000 |
| Gold Direct 4u Ltd | £2,367,638 |
| Seasouth Mining And Quarrying Ltd | £981,914 |
| Arthur Mining Support Services Ltd | £827,033 |
| Euromax Resources Uk (services) Limited | £206,183 |
Revenue coverage: 19 known, 1045 unknown (1.8%).
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 (not elsewhere classified) | 942 |
| Chemical and fertilizer minerals | 488 |
| Ornamental and building stone, limestone, gypsum, chalk and slate | 468 |
| Non-ferrous metals | 425 |
| Gravel, sand, clay, kaolin | 352 |
| Iron ores | 85 |
| Coal | 77 |
| Salt | 29 |
| Peat | 14 |
| Lignite | 13 |
| Uranium / thorium ores | 13 |