Ships & boats
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
1976
Active companies
1287
Formed in latest 12 months
88
Median active-company age
7.3 years
Revenue known
29
Importers
151
Exporters
120
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 1,976 |
| Active companies | 1,287 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 88 |
| Importers | 151 |
| Exporters | 120 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 29 known, 1258 unknown (2.3%).
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 | 8 | 28 |
| 2026-01 | 4 | 18 |
| 2026-02 | 5 | 15 |
| 2026-03 | 3 | 20 |
| 2026-04 | 9 | 13 |
| 2026-05 | 12 | 15 |
| 2026-06 | 6 | 13 |
| 2026-07 | 7 | 26 |
| 2026-08 | 5 | 17 |
| 2026-09 | 8 | 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 | 1,118 |
| Dissolved | 657 |
| Dormant | 169 |
| Liquidation | 27 |
| In Administration | 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 |
|---|---|
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 188 |
| North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset | 106 |
| Inner London - West | 68 |
| Inner London - East | 63 |
| Devon | 59 |
| Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | 49 |
| Cornwall and Isles of Scilly | 46 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 46 |
| Essex | 38 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 37 |
Geography coverage: 1283 known, 4 unknown (99.7%).
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 | 733 |
| 1m-15m | 180 |
| 15m-54m | 10 |
| 54m+ | 16 |
Revenue-range coverage: 939 known, 348 unknown (73.0%).
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 | 425 |
| Small | 451 |
| Medium | 5 |
| Large | 29 |
| Holding | 8 |
| Dormant | 169 |
Company-size coverage: 1087 known, 200 unknown (84.5%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 246 |
| 1–9 | 532 |
| 10–49 | 75 |
| 50–249 | 16 |
| 250+ | 1 |
Employee coverage: 870 known, 417 unknown (67.6%).
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 | 88 |
| 1–3 years | 233 |
| 3–5 years | 164 |
| 5–10 years | 295 |
| 10–20 years | 248 |
| 20+ years | 259 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 1287 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 |
|---|---|
| Pleasure & sport boats | 824 |
| Ships & floating tructures | 513 |
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 | 56 |
| Exporter only | 25 |
| Both | 95 |
| Neither | 1,111 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 90 | £39,654,247,764 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 77 | £40,385,155,633 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 66 | £5,415,853,781 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 89 — Ships, Boats, and Floating Structures | 61 | £398,816,880 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 57 | £5,172,325,024 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 51 | £2,047,162,808 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 51 | £5,365,023,683 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 47 | £5,029,376,215 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 41 | £1,228,073,062 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 37 | £4,802,037,352 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 75 | £18,131,198,779 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 89 — Ships, Boats, and Floating Structures | 70 | £1,751,256,846 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 69 | £13,181,933,849 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 59 | £2,849,552,115 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 57 | £5,261,993,227 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 43 | £2,386,482,054 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 41 | £555,501,922 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 40 | £520,288,385 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 35 | £1,235,497,313 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 31 | £172,581,572 | 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 | 138 | 1,093 | 194 | 84.9% |
| Holding company | 0 | 1,093 | 194 | 84.9% |
| Solo founder | 582 | 1,093 | 194 | 84.9% |
| Ecommerce | 10 | 118 | 1,169 | 9.2% |
| Website | 147 | 153 | 1,134 | 11.9% |
| 100 | 153 | 1,134 | 11.9% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Uk Docks Marine Services North Limited | £38,753,091 |
| Williams Jet Tenders Limited | £36,113,959 |
| Ribeye Ltd. | £17,536,732 |
| Parkol Marine Engineering Ltd | £13,678,839 |
| H.taylor & Son(brockley)limited | £13,648,511 |
| Pascoe International Limited | £13,584,804 |
| Uk Docks Marine Services Teesside Limited | £13,551,056 |
| Lang & Potter Marine Limited | £13,407,032 |
| Richardsons Leisure Limited | £11,633,769 |
| Holyhead Marine Services Limited | £7,741,724 |
Revenue coverage: 29 known, 1258 unknown (2.3%).
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 | 25,098 |
| Foods | 24,503 |
| Other manufacturing n.e.c. | 19,693 |
| Wood products (ex furniture) | 12,005 |
| Printing | 11,866 |
| Furniture | 10,683 |
| Apparel | 10,541 |
| Machinery | 10,310 |
| Chemical products | 9,053 |
| Vehicles | 7,366 |
| Textiles | 7,294 |
| Beverages | 7,097 |
| Electrical equipment | 6,911 |
| Rubber & plastic products | 6,544 |
| Jewellery | 4,498 |
| Medical and dental instruments & supplies | 3,369 |
| Paper products | 3,159 |
| Measuring and testing equipment | 2,764 |
| Sports goods | 2,388 |
| Games and toys | 2,370 |
| Other | 23,620 |