Printing
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
16351
Active companies
11875
Formed in latest 12 months
1369
Median active-company age
7.9 years
Revenue known
218
Importers
912
Exporters
885
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 16,351 |
| Active companies | 11,875 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 1,369 |
| Importers | 912 |
| Exporters | 885 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 218 known, 11657 unknown (1.8%).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12 | 72 | 141 |
| 2026-01 | 128 | 115 |
| 2026-02 | 90 | 116 |
| 2026-03 | 125 | 166 |
| 2026-04 | 121 | 125 |
| 2026-05 | 134 | 118 |
| 2026-06 | 101 | 81 |
| 2026-07 | 122 | 188 |
| 2026-08 | 99 | 123 |
| 2026-09 | 64 | 93 |
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 | 10,915 |
| Dissolved | 4,059 |
| Dormant | 960 |
| Liquidation | 384 |
| In Administration | 26 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 4 |
| Converted / Closed | 2 |
| Voluntary Arrangement | 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 | 877 |
| Inner London - West | 564 |
| Greater Manchester | 560 |
| West Midlands | 540 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 516 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 460 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 458 |
| Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | 446 |
| West Yorkshire | 444 |
| Essex | 436 |
Geography coverage: 11736 known, 139 unknown (98.8%).
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 | 7,418 |
| 1m-15m | 1,215 |
| 15m-54m | 53 |
| 54m+ | 86 |
Revenue-range coverage: 8772 known, 3103 unknown (73.9%).
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 | 4,357 |
| Small | 4,036 |
| Medium | 36 |
| Large | 151 |
| Holding | 44 |
| Dormant | 960 |
Company-size coverage: 9584 known, 2291 unknown (80.7%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 2,142 |
| 1–9 | 5,473 |
| 10–49 | 711 |
| 50–249 | 97 |
| 250+ | 4 |
Employee coverage: 8427 known, 3448 unknown (71.0%).
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 | 1,332 |
| 1–3 years | 1,944 |
| 3–5 years | 1,154 |
| 5–10 years | 2,249 |
| 10–20 years | 2,364 |
| 20+ years | 2,832 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 11875 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 |
|---|---|
| Books and n.e.c. | 9,396 |
| Pre-press/media services | 1,645 |
| Labels | 768 |
| Binding and related services | 387 |
| Periodicals | 140 |
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 | 379 |
| Exporter only | 352 |
| Both | 533 |
| Neither | 10,611 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 502 | £59,067,317,996 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 372 | £57,718,158,662 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 356 | £7,236,639,100 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 284 | £18,661,943,656 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 224 | £5,171,613,711 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 213 | £7,747,623,584 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 159 | £6,236,892,440 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 159 | £8,887,850,877 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 147 | £754,130,977 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 128 | £3,601,262,878 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 444 | £13,295,703,338 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 366 | £20,095,707,470 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 357 | £2,608,089,778 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 265 | £15,703,878,949 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 212 | £9,538,785,585 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 167 | £221,861,772 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 165 | £5,314,773,020 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 140 | £1,728,568,155 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 120 | £1,131,858,746 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 118 | £470,942,687 | 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 | 1,495 | 10,541 | 1,334 | 88.8% |
| Holding company | 1 | 10,541 | 1,334 | 88.8% |
| Solo founder | 5,323 | 10,541 | 1,334 | 88.8% |
| Ecommerce | 207 | 870 | 11,005 | 7.3% |
| Website | 1,039 | 1,069 | 10,806 | 9.0% |
| 799 | 1,069 | 10,806 | 9.0% |
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 |
|---|---|
| East Sussex Press Limited | £72,919,425 |
| The Barcode Warehouse Limited | £61,006,372 |
| Pureprint Group Limited | £55,732,461 |
| Walstead Bicester Limited | £41,901,000 |
| Micom Technologies Ltd | £37,037,757 |
| Aga Print Ltd. | £35,766,318 |
| Walstead Roche Limited | £35,279,000 |
| Warners (midlands)public Limited Company | £34,341,376 |
| Dimension Development Limited | £29,378,700 |
| Walstead Peterborough Limited | £28,683,000 |
Revenue coverage: 218 known, 11657 unknown (1.8%).
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 | 25,111 |
| Foods | 24,514 |
| Other manufacturing n.e.c. | 19,696 |
| Wood products (ex furniture) | 12,007 |
| Furniture | 10,686 |
| Apparel | 10,547 |
| Machinery | 10,313 |
| Chemical products | 9,063 |
| Vehicles | 7,369 |
| Textiles | 7,293 |
| Beverages | 7,099 |
| Electrical equipment | 6,913 |
| Rubber & plastic products | 6,547 |
| Jewellery | 4,501 |
| Medical and dental instruments & supplies | 3,370 |
| Paper products | 3,164 |
| Measuring and testing equipment | 2,765 |
| Sports goods | 2,389 |
| Games and toys | 2,372 |
| Media reproduction | 2,311 |
| Other | 22,613 |