Washing, cleaning
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
6750
Active companies
5003
Formed in latest 12 months
799
Median active-company age
5.3 years
Revenue known
54
Importers
85
Exporters
17
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 6,750 |
| Active companies | 5,003 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 799 |
| Importers | 85 |
| Exporters | 17 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 54 known, 4949 unknown (1.1%).
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 | 66 | 53 |
| 2025-12 | 44 | 54 |
| 2026-01 | 76 | 36 |
| 2026-02 | 73 | 65 |
| 2026-03 | 88 | 102 |
| 2026-04 | 56 | 44 |
| 2026-05 | 68 | 58 |
| 2026-06 | 61 | 30 |
| 2026-07 | 59 | 63 |
| 2026-08 | 14 | 40 |
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 | 4,737 |
| Dissolved | 1,614 |
| Dormant | 266 |
| Liquidation | 130 |
| In Administration | 2 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 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 - East | 486 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 442 |
| Inner London - West | 367 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 354 |
| Outer London - South | 253 |
| Greater Manchester | 221 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 220 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 207 |
| West Midlands | 166 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 139 |
Geography coverage: 4961 known, 42 unknown (99.2%).
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 | 3,204 |
| 1m-15m | 255 |
| 15m-54m | 4 |
| 54m+ | 11 |
Revenue-range coverage: 3474 known, 1529 unknown (69.4%).
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 | 2,037 |
| Small | 1,357 |
| Medium | 4 |
| Large | 17 |
| Holding | 4 |
| Dormant | 266 |
Company-size coverage: 3685 known, 1318 unknown (73.7%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 625 |
| 1–9 | 2,482 |
| 10–49 | 206 |
| 50–249 | 36 |
| 250+ | 2 |
Employee coverage: 3351 known, 1652 unknown (67.0%).
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 | 777 |
| 1–3 years | 1,065 |
| 3–5 years | 606 |
| 5–10 years | 1,180 |
| 10–20 years | 919 |
| 20+ years | 456 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 5003 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 | 5,003 |
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 | 69 |
| Exporter only | 1 |
| Both | 16 |
| Neither | 4,917 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 46 | £6,487,878,917 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 34 | £1,056,235,490 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 27 | £5,762,743,256 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 17 | £814,844,545 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 16 | £942,316,284 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 14 | £1,911,325,863 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 11 | £377,342,283 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 11 | £230,837,862 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 11 | £650,379,400 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 10 | £1,194,360,390 | 2016-01-01 – 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 | 9 | £452,704,485 | 2016-09-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 6 | £31,229,436 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 5 | £8,506,231 | 2016-09-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 5 | £164,536,718 | 2018-08-01 – 2024-11-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 4 | £412,831,035 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 4 | £24,556,266 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 65 — Headgear and accessories | 4 | £13,747,999 | 2021-12-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 4 | £308,876,531 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 4 | £47,630,693 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 4 | £16,917,007 | 2016-07-01 – 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 | 455 | 4,719 | 284 | 94.3% |
| Holding company | 0 | 4,719 | 284 | 94.3% |
| Solo founder | 2,736 | 4,719 | 284 | 94.3% |
| Ecommerce | 12 | 59 | 4,944 | 1.2% |
| Website | 71 | 73 | 4,930 | 1.5% |
| 47 | 73 | 4,930 | 1.5% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Lindstrom Limited | £25,428,456 |
| Eastern Counties Laundries Limited | £18,012,471 |
| Aeroserve Euro Limited | £13,667,000 |
| Abbey Glen Limited | £10,671,358 |
| Grosvenor Contracts (london) Limited | £9,270,000 |
| Express Linen Services Limited | £7,844,566 |
| Palace Laundry Ltd | £3,622,552 |
| Jeeves Of Belgravia Limited | £2,160,764 |
| Fitouts Dry Cleaning Ltd | £989,763 |
| Fafa Dry Cleaning Ltd | £986,800 |
Revenue coverage: 54 known, 4949 unknown (1.1%).
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 services n.e.c. | 154,473 |
| Hair, beauty | 77,903 |
| Spas | 19,460 |
| Funeral services | 3,549 |
SIC classification
SIC 96010 — Washing and (dry-)cleaning of textile and fur products
Includes
laundering and dry cleaning, pressing etc., of all kinds of clothing (including fur) and textiles, provided by mechanical equipment, by hand or by self-service coin-operated machines, whether for the general public or for industrial or commercial clients, laundry collection and delivery, carpet and rug shampooing and drapery and curtain cleaning, whether on clients' premises or not, provision of linens, work uniforms and related items by laundries, diaper supply services
Excludes
renting of clothing other than work uniforms, even if cleaning of these goods is an integral part of the activity, see ##77.29, repair and alteration of clothing etc., see ##95.29