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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
28659
Active companies
21191
Formed in latest 12 months
3118
Median active-company age
5.4 years
Revenue known
572
Importers
162
Exporters
123
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 28,659 |
| Active companies | 21,191 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 3,118 |
| Importers | 162 |
| Exporters | 123 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 572 known, 20619 unknown (2.7%).
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 | 245 | 224 |
| 2025-12 | 199 | 228 |
| 2026-01 | 298 | 201 |
| 2026-02 | 219 | 264 |
| 2026-03 | 297 | 256 |
| 2026-04 | 276 | 220 |
| 2026-05 | 235 | 252 |
| 2026-06 | 253 | 226 |
| 2026-07 | 273 | 369 |
| 2026-08 | 60 | 182 |
Window: 2024-01 to 2026-08.
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 | 18,294 |
| Dissolved | 7,358 |
| Dormant | 2,897 |
| Liquidation | 101 |
| In Administration | 5 |
| Converted / Closed | 2 |
| Voluntary Arrangement | 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 |
|---|---|
| Inner London - East | 3,401 |
| Inner London - West | 3,380 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 1,389 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 1,117 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 915 |
| Greater Manchester | 726 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 720 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 680 |
| West Midlands | 627 |
| Outer London - South | 620 |
Geography coverage: 20848 known, 343 unknown (98.4%).
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 | 12,500 |
| 1m-15m | 1,061 |
| 15m-54m | 19 |
| 54m+ | 35 |
Revenue-range coverage: 13615 known, 7576 unknown (64.2%).
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 | 8,257 |
| Small | 4,860 |
| Medium | 2 |
| Large | 59 |
| Holding | 15 |
| Dormant | 2,897 |
Company-size coverage: 16090 known, 5101 unknown (75.9%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 4,942 |
| 1–9 | 7,988 |
| 10–49 | 101 |
| 50–249 | 8 |
| 250+ | 1 |
Employee coverage: 13040 known, 8151 unknown (61.5%).
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 | 3,067 |
| 1–3 years | 4,280 |
| 3–5 years | 2,704 |
| 5–10 years | 5,123 |
| 10–20 years | 3,971 |
| 20+ years | 2,046 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 21191 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 | 21,191 |
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 | 101 |
| Exporter only | 62 |
| Both | 61 |
| Neither | 20,967 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 111 | £9,446,241,213 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 21 | £3,974,927,656 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 92 — Musical Instruments and Parts | 19 | £76,205,939 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 17 | £1,324,173,565 | 2018-06-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 17 | £557,908,100 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 16 | £249,212,132 | 2017-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 15 | £530,024,487 | 2016-10-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 15 | £425,003,435 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 14 | £255,603,012 | 2017-09-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 97 — Art and Antiques | 8 | £437,345,282 | 2018-01-01 – 2026-01-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 100 | £4,026,215,527 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 92 — Musical Instruments and Parts | 17 | £16,908,456 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 15 | £1,153,216,090 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 11 | £826,509,095 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 9 | £86,522,220 | 2016-02-01 – 2025-11-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 8 | £31,798,028 | 2017-07-01 – 2026-01-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 7 | £158,232,142 | 2016-03-01 – 2024-06-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 7 | £73,984,508 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 5 | £40,244,029 | 2016-02-01 – 2025-07-01 |
| 65 — Headgear and accessories | 5 | £24,248,366 | 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 | 1,149 | 19,581 | 1,610 | 92.4% |
| Holding company | 2 | 19,581 | 1,610 | 92.4% |
| Solo founder | 11,287 | 19,581 | 1,610 | 92.4% |
| Ecommerce | 47 | 186 | 21,005 | 0.9% |
| Website | 217 | 227 | 20,964 | 1.1% |
| 104 | 227 | 20,964 | 1.1% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Acast Stories Limited | £40,362,395 |
| Label Worx Limited | £39,250,765 |
| Audio Network Limited | £34,628,948 |
| Sanctuary Records Group Limited | £20,654,000 |
| Songtradr Uk Limited | £14,157,799 |
| Cc4l Limited | £12,075,060 |
| Ditto Ltd | £9,904,382 |
| Believe Direct Limited | £8,744,701 |
| Soundmouse Limited | £6,936,646 |
| Union Square Music Limited | £3,621,000 |
Revenue coverage: 572 known, 20619 unknown (2.7%).
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.
No usable values are available for this chart.