Periodicals
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
235
Active companies
140
Formed in latest 12 months
18
Median active-company age
7.9 years
Revenue known
3
Importers
5
Exporters
3
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 235 |
| Active companies | 140 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 18 |
| Importers | 5 |
| Exporters | 3 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 3 known, 137 unknown (2.1%).
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 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025-12 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026-01 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026-02 | 1 | 5 |
| 2026-03 | 2 | 4 |
| 2026-04 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-05 | 2 | 4 |
| 2026-06 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-07 | 2 | 4 |
| 2026-08 | 0 | 1 |
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 | 118 |
| Dissolved | 94 |
| Dormant | 22 |
| Liquidation | 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 | 22 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 15 |
| Greater Manchester | 8 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 8 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 7 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 |
| Outer London - South | 7 |
| West Midlands | 7 |
| Inner London - West | 6 |
| Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | 4 |
Geography coverage: 140 known, 0 unknown (100.0%).
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 | 68 |
| 1m-15m | 12 |
| 54m+ | 6 |
Revenue-range coverage: 86 known, 54 unknown (61.4%).
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 | 48 |
| Small | 26 |
| Large | 7 |
| Holding | 1 |
| Dormant | 22 |
Company-size coverage: 104 known, 36 unknown (74.3%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 32 |
| 1–9 | 34 |
| 10–49 | 4 |
| 50–249 | 2 |
Employee coverage: 72 known, 68 unknown (51.4%).
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 | 18 |
| 1–3 years | 28 |
| 3–5 years | 11 |
| 5–10 years | 27 |
| 10–20 years | 27 |
| 20+ years | 29 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 140 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 |
|---|---|
| 18110 | 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 | 3 |
| Exporter only | 1 |
| Both | 2 |
| Neither | 134 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 3 | £288,546,154 | 2016-12-01 – 2025-12-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 3 | £207,723,673 | 2017-01-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 32 — Tanning and dyeing products | 1 | £8,684,709 | 2025-09-01 – 2025-09-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 1 | £15,088,939 | 2025-11-01 – 2025-12-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 1 | £3,349,728 | 2022-09-01 – 2022-09-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 1 | £4,927,632 | 2022-09-01 – 2022-09-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 1 | £11,012,644 | 2022-03-01 – 2022-03-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 1 | £2,282,309 | 2022-09-01 – 2022-09-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 3 | £252,971,629 | 2016-01-01 – 2022-12-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 2 | £70,682,264 | 2016-01-01 – 2022-03-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 1 | £2,156,485 | 2016-01-01 – 2016-01-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 1 | £68,561,410 | 2022-11-01 – 2022-11-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 1 | £1,961,675 | 2017-02-01 – 2017-02-01 |
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 | 3 | 110 | 30 | 78.6% |
| Holding company | 0 | 110 | 30 | 78.6% |
| Solo founder | 65 | 110 | 30 | 78.6% |
| Ecommerce | 0 | 2 | 138 | 1.4% |
| Website | 4 | 4 | 136 | 2.9% |
| 3 | 4 | 136 | 2.9% |
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 |
|---|---|
| South West Durham News Cic | £146,326 |
| The Saint Student Newspaper Limited | £10,828 |
| All Knightz Ltd | £0 |
Revenue coverage: 3 known, 137 unknown (2.1%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Books and n.e.c. | 9,389 |
| Pre-press/media services | 1,661 |
| Labels | 770 |
| Binding and related services | 374 |
SIC classification
SIC 18110 — Printing of newspapers
Includes
printing of other periodicals, appearing at least four times a week
Excludes
publishing of printed matter, see ##58.1, photocopying of documents, see ##82.19