Personal services
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
356388
Active companies
257445
Formed in latest 12 months
35735
Median active-company age
5.3 years
Revenue known
3885
Importers
4374
Exporters
2176
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 356,388 |
| Active companies | 257,445 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 35,735 |
| Importers | 4,374 |
| Exporters | 2,176 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 3885 known, 253560 unknown (1.5%).
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 | 2,765 | 2,816 |
| 2025-12 | 2,373 | 3,328 |
| 2026-01 | 3,070 | 2,907 |
| 2026-02 | 2,616 | 3,216 |
| 2026-03 | 3,361 | 3,490 |
| 2026-04 | 3,076 | 2,718 |
| 2026-05 | 2,825 | 2,923 |
| 2026-06 | 2,723 | 2,562 |
| 2026-07 | 2,786 | 4,488 |
| 2026-08 | 526 | 1,794 |
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 | 257,445 |
| Dissolved | 95,223 |
| Liquidation | 3,541 |
| In Administration | 67 |
| Converted / Closed | 64 |
| Receiver Action | 32 |
| Voluntary Arrangement | 11 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 5 |
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 | 22,534 |
| Inner London - West | 21,737 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 15,824 |
| Greater Manchester | 13,021 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 12,753 |
| West Midlands | 10,415 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 10,194 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 9,113 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 8,649 |
| Essex | 8,120 |
Geography coverage: 255069 known, 2376 unknown (99.1%).
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 | 155,491 |
| 1m-15m | 18,516 |
| 15m-54m | 444 |
| 54m+ | 1,075 |
Revenue-range coverage: 175526 known, 81919 unknown (68.2%).
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 | 100,243 |
| Small | 69,513 |
| Medium | 97 |
| Large | 1,546 |
| Holding | 541 |
| Dormant | 24,754 |
Company-size coverage: 196694 known, 60751 unknown (76.4%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 44,133 |
| 1–9 | 115,638 |
| 10–49 | 6,045 |
| 50–249 | 684 |
| 250+ | 80 |
Employee coverage: 166580 known, 90865 unknown (64.7%).
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 | 34,830 |
| 1–3 years | 55,205 |
| 3–5 years | 34,482 |
| 5–10 years | 69,068 |
| 10–20 years | 45,411 |
| 20+ years | 18,445 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 257441 known, 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Other services n.e.c. | 154,684 |
| Hair, beauty | 77,941 |
| Spas | 19,483 |
| Washing, cleaning | 5,017 |
| Funeral services | 3,548 |
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 | 2,925 |
| Exporter only | 727 |
| Both | 1,449 |
| Neither | 252,344 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 1,463 | £191,919,498,981 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 1,407 | £162,791,560,022 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 1,145 | £43,141,829,412 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 971 | £41,712,580,264 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 740 | £20,097,105,580 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 696 | £31,004,291,630 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 518 | £7,687,905,619 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 486 | £7,826,270,136 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 455 | £2,042,458,045 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 453 | £12,653,147,193 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 864 | £68,293,786,141 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 838 | £91,225,692,838 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 594 | £38,028,633,366 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 462 | £6,536,271,581 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 372 | £8,882,296,937 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 368 | £43,502,071,343 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 297 | £11,795,278,770 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 252 | £2,274,030,037 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 238 | £1,839,250,068 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 234 | £2,833,935,457 | 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 | 19,165 | 236,050 | 21,395 | 91.7% |
| Holding company | 25 | 236,050 | 21,395 | 91.7% |
| Solo founder | 142,416 | 236,050 | 21,395 | 91.7% |
| Ecommerce | 838 | 3,308 | 254,137 | 1.3% |
| Website | 4,007 | 4,172 | 253,273 | 1.6% |
| 2,359 | 4,172 | 253,273 | 1.6% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Cgnm Uk Ltd. | £250,062,000 |
| Entertainment One Uk Limited | £188,009,000 |
| Jamdoughnut Limited | £145,970,886 |
| Amey Defence Services Limited | £138,302,000 |
| Practice Plus Group Hospitals Limited | £119,580,000 |
| Modus Workspace Limited | £108,255,553 |
| Lunar Freezing & Cold Storage Company Limited | £98,760,528 |
| Edison Group Ltd | £98,000,000 |
| Arvato Scm Uk Limited | £97,662,458 |
| D'anconia Ltd | £78,374,568 |
Revenue coverage: 3885 known, 253560 unknown (1.5%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Professional services | 810,503 |
| Real estate | 685,071 |
| Construction | 575,709 |
| Retail | 516,859 |
| Technology | 363,883 |
| Hospitality & Food Services | 309,498 |
| Health & social care | 272,773 |
| Business support | 259,050 |
| Processing & manufacturing | 198,561 |
| Entertainment | 180,063 |
| Wholesale | 172,253 |
| Transport & storage | 171,321 |
| Education | 155,388 |
| Activities for own use | 141,847 |
| Holding companies | 138,597 |
| Industry not specified | 136,034 |
| Dormant company | 111,727 |
| Maintenance & repair | 107,898 |
| Facility Services | 93,646 |
| Finance | 85,335 |
| Other | 595,724 |