Electrical equipment
UK companies organised by the CorpSignals industry, segment, and subsegment taxonomy.
Subsegments
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
9497
Active companies
6918
Formed in latest 12 months
571
Median active-company age
9.5 years
Revenue known
192
Importers
2062
Exporters
1771
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 9,497 |
| Active companies | 6,918 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 571 |
| Importers | 2,062 |
| Exporters | 1,771 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 192 known, 6726 unknown (2.8%).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11 | 46 | 74 |
| 2025-12 | 49 | 62 |
| 2026-01 | 46 | 72 |
| 2026-02 | 53 | 81 |
| 2026-03 | 50 | 69 |
| 2026-04 | 36 | 71 |
| 2026-05 | 48 | 71 |
| 2026-06 | 36 | 58 |
| 2026-07 | 54 | 110 |
| 2026-08 | 31 | 48 |
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 | 5,680 |
| Dissolved | 2,408 |
| Dormant | 1,238 |
| Liquidation | 155 |
| In Administration | 12 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 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 - West | 466 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 360 |
| Inner London - East | 319 |
| West Midlands | 308 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 298 |
| Greater Manchester | 290 |
| Outer London - South | 287 |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 258 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 251 |
| Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire | 222 |
Geography coverage: 6844 known, 74 unknown (98.9%).
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 | 3,056 |
| 1m-15m | 1,352 |
| 15m-54m | 113 |
| 54m+ | 285 |
Revenue-range coverage: 4806 known, 2112 unknown (69.5%).
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 | 1,586 |
| Small | 2,563 |
| Medium | 61 |
| Large | 415 |
| Holding | 70 |
| Dormant | 1,238 |
Company-size coverage: 5933 known, 985 unknown (85.8%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 1,265 |
| 1–9 | 2,244 |
| 10–49 | 635 |
| 50–249 | 139 |
| 250+ | 11 |
Employee coverage: 4294 known, 2624 unknown (62.1%).
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 | 564 |
| 1–3 years | 1,005 |
| 3–5 years | 679 |
| 5–10 years | 1,301 |
| 10–20 years | 1,321 |
| 20+ years | 2,048 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 6918 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 |
|---|---|
| Other electrical equipment | 3,053 |
| Electric lighting | 1,219 |
| Electricity distribution equipment | 830 |
| Electric motors, generators & transformers | 620 |
| Electric home appliances | 574 |
| Electronic and electric wires and cables | 541 |
| Batteries and accumulators | 371 |
| Non-electric home appliances | 164 |
| Wiring devices | 119 |
| Fibre optic cables | 98 |
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 | 532 |
| Exporter only | 241 |
| Both | 1,530 |
| Neither | 4,615 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 1,832 | £249,144,658,555 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 1,222 | £49,262,317,760 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 1,059 | £173,319,811,954 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 772 | £23,073,407,478 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 605 | £20,801,052,173 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 464 | £8,972,859,222 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 454 | £27,011,160,240 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 414 | £5,708,578,787 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 393 | £31,667,115,309 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 74 — Copper and copper products | 329 | £2,404,694,166 | 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 | 1,538 | £116,881,603,296 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 979 | £54,258,110,644 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 821 | £98,820,686,042 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 624 | £7,013,740,665 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 426 | £15,720,570,262 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 410 | £9,961,195,227 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 279 | £12,736,617,370 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 255 | £1,767,620,422 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 235 | £1,662,032,128 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 216 | £860,182,067 | 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 | 637 | 5,213 | 1,705 | 75.4% |
| Holding company | 9 | 5,213 | 1,705 | 75.4% |
| Solo founder | 2,483 | 5,213 | 1,705 | 75.4% |
| Ecommerce | 226 | 1,601 | 5,317 | 23.1% |
| Website | 1,998 | 2,027 | 4,891 | 29.3% |
| 1,665 | 2,027 | 4,891 | 29.3% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Anord Mardix (uk) Limited | £276,977,521 |
| Hid Corporation Limited | £110,641,867 |
| Swarco Uk & Ireland Ltd | £90,942,832 |
| Wilson Power Solutions Limited | £85,866,379 |
| Foxess Uk Ltd | £61,827,928 |
| Surface Technology International Limited | £56,274,000 |
| Px Manufacturing Ltd | £49,645,815 |
| The Cda Group Limited | £47,354,008 |
| Semco Maritime Limited | £46,091,000 |
| Winder Power Limited | £45,346,124 |
Revenue coverage: 192 known, 6726 unknown (2.8%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Metal products | 25,071 |
| Foods | 24,408 |
| Other manufacturing n.e.c. | 19,678 |
| Wood products (ex furniture) | 11,989 |
| Printing | 11,865 |
| Furniture | 10,677 |
| Apparel | 10,536 |
| Machinery | 10,290 |
| Chemical products | 9,007 |
| Vehicles | 7,362 |
| Textiles | 7,334 |
| Beverages | 7,074 |
| Rubber & plastic products | 6,542 |
| Jewellery | 4,478 |
| Medical and dental instruments & supplies | 3,358 |
| Paper products | 3,110 |
| Measuring and testing equipment | 2,748 |
| Sports goods | 2,367 |
| Games and toys | 2,354 |
| Media reproduction | 2,289 |
| Other | 22,595 |