Ice cream
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
1242
Active companies
826
Formed in latest 12 months
135
Median active-company age
5.5 years
Revenue known
10
Importers
85
Exporters
20
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 1,242 |
| Active companies | 826 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 135 |
| Importers | 85 |
| Exporters | 20 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 10 known, 816 unknown (1.2%).
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 | 4 | 8 |
| 2026-02 | 11 | 7 |
| 2026-03 | 15 | 6 |
| 2026-04 | 12 | 9 |
| 2026-05 | 18 | 13 |
| 2026-06 | 19 | 3 |
| 2026-07 | 18 | 17 |
| 2026-08 | 10 | 8 |
| 2026-09 | 5 | 12 |
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 | 752 |
| Dissolved | 399 |
| Dormant | 74 |
| Liquidation | 16 |
| 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 - East | 54 |
| Inner London - West | 53 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 40 |
| Greater Manchester | 35 |
| Northern Ireland | 35 |
| West Yorkshire | 33 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 31 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 31 |
| West Midlands | 31 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 24 |
Geography coverage: 820 known, 6 unknown (99.3%).
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 | 442 |
| 1m-15m | 77 |
| 15m-54m | 6 |
| 54m+ | 6 |
Revenue-range coverage: 531 known, 295 unknown (64.3%).
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 | 230 |
| Small | 273 |
| Medium | 2 |
| Large | 11 |
| Dormant | 74 |
Company-size coverage: 590 known, 236 unknown (71.4%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 138 |
| 1–9 | 261 |
| 10–49 | 102 |
| 50–249 | 17 |
Employee coverage: 518 known, 308 unknown (62.7%).
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 | 134 |
| 1–3 years | 158 |
| 3–5 years | 96 |
| 5–10 years | 193 |
| 10–20 years | 135 |
| 20+ years | 110 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 826 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 |
|---|---|
| 10520 | 826 |
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 | 66 |
| Exporter only | 1 |
| Both | 19 |
| Neither | 740 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 45 | £6,339,791,696 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 21 — Miscellaneous food products | 44 | £2,446,042,913 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 35 | £908,637,295 | 2017-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 20 — Prepared or preserved plant-based foods | 31 | £313,171,338 | 2021-11-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 19 — Cereal and milk-based food products | 29 | £1,798,016,040 | 2016-09-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 29 | £3,481,790,168 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 18 — Cocoa and cocoa products | 22 | £793,758,795 | 2022-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 16 | £3,935,926,126 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 15 | £1,152,234,648 | 2016-11-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 33 — Essential oils and perfumes | 14 | £564,807,397 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 — Miscellaneous food products | 12 | £466,899,726 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 10 | £1,871,719,563 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 8 | £565,120,938 | 2016-10-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 8 | £138,010,460 | 2016-10-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 19 — Cereal and milk-based food products | 7 | £212,189,744 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 6 | £1,079,603,204 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 20 — Prepared or preserved plant-based foods | 5 | £7,316,109 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 18 — Cocoa and cocoa products | 4 | £64,118,054 | 2017-09-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 4 | £86,450,353 | 2021-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 44 — Wood and Wood Products | 3 | £15,311,813 | 2021-03-01 – 2026-04-01 |
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 | 148 | 748 | 78 | 90.6% |
| Holding company | 0 | 748 | 78 | 90.6% |
| Solo founder | 387 | 748 | 78 | 90.6% |
| Ecommerce | 16 | 55 | 771 | 6.7% |
| Website | 68 | 71 | 755 | 8.6% |
| 46 | 71 | 755 | 8.6% |
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 |
|---|---|
| V&h Limited | £25,465,452 |
| Irma Management Limited | £18,258,502 |
| Suncream Dairies Limited | £13,310,866 |
| Bajivicecream Limited | £104,143 |
| Pure Kombucha Limited | £34,428 |
| Cherry Moo Ltd | £27,337 |
| Hitcham Ayrshires Limited | £22,208 |
| Velados Ltd | £19,485 |
| Affo Limited | £0 |
| Icyy Ltd | £0 |
Revenue coverage: 10 known, 816 unknown (1.2%).
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 elswhere classified) | 7,029 |
| Bread, pastry, cakes | 5,761 |
| Coffee and coffee substitutes | 1,870 |
| Prepared meals and dishes | 1,348 |
| Condiments and seasonings | 1,066 |
| Processed meat & poultry | 1,065 |
| Buscuits, rusks, crackers and similar | 962 |
| Chocolate and cocoa | 947 |
| Fruits & vegetable products | 934 |
| Raw meats | 772 |
| Homogenized food, dietetic food | 676 |
| Juices | 665 |
| Sugar confectionery | 543 |
| Fish & sea products | 477 |
| Tea | 469 |
| Breakfast cereals and similar | 347 |
| Butter & cheese | 314 |
| Oils (vegetable, animal and fish) & fats | 303 |
| Yoghurts, dry milk, other milk products | 297 |
| Raw poultry | 273 |
| Other | 682 |
SIC classification
SIC 10520 — Manufacture of ice cream
Includes
manufacture of ice cream and other edible ice such as sorbet
Excludes
activities of ice cream parlours, see ##56.10