Vehicles
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
10852
Active companies
7365
Formed in latest 12 months
973
Median active-company age
6.2 years
Revenue known
185
Importers
1179
Exporters
1046
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 10,852 |
| Active companies | 7,365 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 973 |
| Importers | 1,179 |
| Exporters | 1,046 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 185 known, 7180 unknown (2.5%).
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 | 65 | 117 |
| 2026-01 | 82 | 87 |
| 2026-02 | 78 | 93 |
| 2026-03 | 97 | 103 |
| 2026-04 | 79 | 69 |
| 2026-05 | 77 | 95 |
| 2026-06 | 83 | 67 |
| 2026-07 | 98 | 151 |
| 2026-08 | 67 | 94 |
| 2026-09 | 40 | 68 |
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 | 6,400 |
| Dissolved | 3,252 |
| Dormant | 965 |
| Liquidation | 205 |
| In Administration | 26 |
| Voluntary Arrangement | 3 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 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 |
|---|---|
| West Midlands | 463 |
| Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | 434 |
| Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire | 403 |
| Inner London - West | 348 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 323 |
| Inner London - East | 321 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 283 |
| Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | 280 |
| Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | 270 |
| West Yorkshire | 229 |
Geography coverage: 7278 known, 87 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 | 3,594 |
| 1m-15m | 947 |
| 15m-54m | 107 |
| 54m+ | 236 |
Revenue-range coverage: 4884 known, 2481 unknown (66.3%).
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 | 2,226 |
| Small | 2,134 |
| Medium | 45 |
| Large | 337 |
| Holding | 43 |
| Dormant | 965 |
Company-size coverage: 5750 known, 1615 unknown (78.1%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 1,276 |
| 1–9 | 2,672 |
| 10–49 | 443 |
| 50–249 | 102 |
| 250+ | 19 |
Employee coverage: 4512 known, 2853 unknown (61.3%).
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 | 954 |
| 1–3 years | 1,334 |
| 3–5 years | 877 |
| 5–10 years | 1,730 |
| 10–20 years | 1,246 |
| 20+ years | 1,224 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 7365 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 |
|---|---|
| Parts and accessories | 2,803 |
| Motor vehicles | 1,304 |
| Bodies, outfitting | 1,005 |
| Other: shopping carts, donkey-carts etc | 977 |
| Electrical and electronic equipment | 631 |
| Bicycles and invalid carriages | 373 |
| Trailers & semi-trailers | 319 |
| Caravans | 318 |
| Motorcycles | 189 |
| Military | 40 |
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 | 361 |
| Exporter only | 228 |
| Both | 818 |
| Neither | 5,958 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 895 | £100,177,181,825 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 712 | £160,381,707,300 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 704 | £159,387,964,334 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 540 | £28,808,184,910 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 445 | £18,977,231,951 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 325 | £17,730,871,162 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 322 | £7,629,570,016 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 312 | £22,438,850,552 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 300 | £5,336,153,442 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 284 | £5,780,618,914 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 862 | £59,690,790,139 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 562 | £87,885,553,147 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 522 | £51,076,442,096 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 411 | £26,172,915,531 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 315 | £9,119,205,174 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 234 | £4,459,135,926 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 201 | £11,095,611,178 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 192 | £1,790,479,437 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 173 | £2,766,277,014 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 167 | £2,011,834,805 | 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 | 715 | 6,238 | 1,127 | 84.7% |
| Holding company | 2 | 6,238 | 1,127 | 84.7% |
| Solo founder | 3,616 | 6,238 | 1,127 | 84.7% |
| Ecommerce | 185 | 974 | 6,391 | 13.2% |
| Website | 1,220 | 1,256 | 6,109 | 17.1% |
| 831 | 1,256 | 6,109 | 17.1% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Bamford Bus Company Limited | £455,114,374 |
| Allied Vehicles Limited | £312,751,665 |
| G-tekt Europe Manufacturing Limited | £135,165,000 |
| Bailey Caravans Limited | £130,990,686 |
| Auto-sleepers Group Limited | £123,841,796 |
| Willerby Limited | £104,215,000 |
| Schaeffler (uk) Limited | £91,625,000 |
| Ifor Williams Trailers Limited | £83,518,014 |
| Solomon Commercials Limited | £76,841,676 |
| Aerial Exposure Ltd | £73,512,617 |
Revenue coverage: 185 known, 7180 unknown (2.5%).
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 | 25,095 |
| Foods | 24,499 |
| Other manufacturing n.e.c. | 19,685 |
| Wood products (ex furniture) | 12,004 |
| Printing | 11,864 |
| Furniture | 10,682 |
| Apparel | 10,539 |
| Machinery | 10,308 |
| Chemical products | 9,050 |
| Textiles | 7,294 |
| Beverages | 7,095 |
| Electrical equipment | 6,910 |
| Rubber & plastic products | 6,544 |
| Jewellery | 4,496 |
| Medical and dental instruments & supplies | 3,370 |
| Paper products | 3,159 |
| Measuring and testing equipment | 2,763 |
| Sports goods | 2,389 |
| Games and toys | 2,370 |
| Media reproduction | 2,306 |
| Other | 22,597 |