Computer media
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
1383
Active companies
806
Formed in latest 12 months
278
Median active-company age
2.3 years
Revenue known
18
Importers
8
Exporters
10
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 1,383 |
| Active companies | 806 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 278 |
| Importers | 8 |
| Exporters | 10 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 18 known, 788 unknown (2.2%).
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 | 5 | 14 |
| 2026-01 | 4 | 11 |
| 2026-02 | 7 | 10 |
| 2026-03 | 34 | 19 |
| 2026-04 | 26 | 10 |
| 2026-05 | 22 | 10 |
| 2026-06 | 33 | 11 |
| 2026-07 | 49 | 26 |
| 2026-08 | 35 | 12 |
| 2026-09 | 37 | 19 |
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 | 694 |
| Dissolved | 572 |
| Dormant | 112 |
| Liquidation | 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 | 130 |
| Inner London - West | 63 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 51 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 46 |
| Greater Manchester | 42 |
| West Midlands | 37 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 29 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 29 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 28 |
| Outer London - South | 28 |
Geography coverage: 804 known, 2 unknown (99.8%).
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 | 330 |
| 1m-15m | 29 |
| 54m+ | 2 |
Revenue-range coverage: 361 known, 445 unknown (44.8%).
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 | 218 |
| Small | 124 |
| Large | 3 |
| Dormant | 112 |
Company-size coverage: 457 known, 349 unknown (56.7%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 116 |
| 1–9 | 217 |
| 10–49 | 7 |
| 50–249 | 2 |
Employee coverage: 342 known, 464 unknown (42.4%).
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 | 274 |
| 1–3 years | 176 |
| 3–5 years | 98 |
| 5–10 years | 160 |
| 10–20 years | 65 |
| 20+ years | 33 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 806 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 |
|---|---|
| 18203 | 806 |
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 | 5 |
| Exporter only | 7 |
| Both | 3 |
| Neither | 791 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 4 | £139,491,089 | 2017-06-01 – 2024-11-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 2 | £299,065,967 | 2017-08-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 2 | £21,655,830 | 2019-02-01 – 2025-11-01 |
| 33 — Essential oils and perfumes | 1 | £39,920,119 | 2022-07-01 – 2022-07-01 |
| 42 — Leather goods, travel bags, and animal harnesses | 1 | £3,634,775 | 2017-06-01 – 2017-06-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 1 | £9,278,026 | 2022-02-01 – 2023-05-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 1 | £131,204 | 2018-03-01 – 2018-03-01 |
| 69 — Ceramic products | 1 | £12,916,006 | 2026-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 1 | £15,780,145 | 2026-04-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 1 | £16,028,884 | 2026-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 5 | £357,949,658 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 4 | £179,698,819 | 2021-11-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 3 | £4,693,247 | 2021-11-01 – 2025-11-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 2 | £4,716,338 | 2025-11-01 – 2025-11-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 1 | £567,173 | 2025-12-01 – 2025-12-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 1 | £13,094,467 | 2025-12-01 – 2025-12-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 1 | £70,435,356 | 2022-08-01 – 2022-08-01 |
| 89 — Ships, Boats, and Floating Structures | 1 | £7,538,028 | 2017-08-01 – 2017-08-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 1 | £6,228,058 | 2021-11-01 – 2022-05-01 |
| 97 — Art and Antiques | 1 | £19,428,843 | 2024-07-01 – 2024-07-01 |
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 | 22 | 769 | 37 | 95.4% |
| Holding company | 0 | 769 | 37 | 95.4% |
| Solo founder | 574 | 769 | 37 | 95.4% |
| Ecommerce | 3 | 11 | 795 | 1.4% |
| Website | 13 | 13 | 793 | 1.6% |
| 6 | 13 | 793 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Archipelago Online Ltd | £290,903 |
| Furness Broadcast Media Cic | £146,640 |
| Peckham Digital Cic | £57,089 |
| Media Transfer Limited | £38,926 |
| Simia-entertainment Ltd | £17,781 |
| Picology Limited | £11,963 |
| Colourful Life Ltd | £11,071 |
| Sdg Vision Community Interest Company | £8,725 |
| Social Chai Media Management Ltd | £8,710 |
| Baby Biography Limited | £3,198 |
Revenue coverage: 18 known, 788 unknown (2.2%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Sound records | 1,123 |
| Video records | 570 |
SIC classification
SIC 18203 — Reproduction of computer media
Includes
reproduction from master copies of software and data on discs and tapes
Excludes
reproduction of printed matter, see ##18.11, ##18.12, publishing of software, see ##58.2