Bodies, outfitting
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
1458
Active companies
1005
Formed in latest 12 months
118
Median active-company age
6.6 years
Revenue known
25
Importers
111
Exporters
71
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 1,458 |
| Active companies | 1,005 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 118 |
| Importers | 111 |
| Exporters | 71 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 25 known, 980 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 | 6 | 13 |
| 2026-01 | 15 | 8 |
| 2026-02 | 14 | 10 |
| 2026-03 | 15 | 10 |
| 2026-04 | 13 | 7 |
| 2026-05 | 10 | 11 |
| 2026-06 | 6 | 11 |
| 2026-07 | 9 | 23 |
| 2026-08 | 7 | 14 |
| 2026-09 | 5 | 13 |
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 | 890 |
| Dissolved | 405 |
| Dormant | 115 |
| Liquidation | 41 |
| In Administration | 7 |
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 | 65 |
| Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire | 61 |
| West Yorkshire | 46 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 45 |
| Greater Manchester | 37 |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 36 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 36 |
| Lancashire | 35 |
| Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | 35 |
| North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset | 33 |
Geography coverage: 991 known, 14 unknown (98.6%).
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 | 503 |
| 1m-15m | 153 |
| 15m-54m | 16 |
| 54m+ | 22 |
Revenue-range coverage: 694 known, 311 unknown (69.1%).
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 | 309 |
| Small | 320 |
| Medium | 7 |
| Large | 40 |
| Dormant | 115 |
Company-size coverage: 791 known, 214 unknown (78.7%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 140 |
| 1–9 | 394 |
| 10–49 | 86 |
| 50–249 | 19 |
| 250+ | 4 |
Employee coverage: 643 known, 362 unknown (64.0%).
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 | 115 |
| 1–3 years | 186 |
| 3–5 years | 104 |
| 5–10 years | 257 |
| 10–20 years | 170 |
| 20+ years | 173 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 1005 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 |
|---|---|
| 29201 | 1,005 |
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 | 58 |
| Exporter only | 18 |
| Both | 53 |
| Neither | 876 |
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) | 86 | £16,810,166,434 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 65 | £18,438,882,470 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 57 | £23,708,691,727 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 40 | £2,879,230,374 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 35 | £3,239,484,404 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 33 | £1,502,251,888 | 2016-12-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 33 | £2,525,612,490 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 31 | £3,990,392,351 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 27 | £726,838,579 | 2016-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 22 | £453,822,500 | 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) | 65 | £7,095,278,914 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 38 | £3,965,965,753 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 29 | £4,606,243,767 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 25 | £1,318,807,220 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 23 | £1,951,630,811 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 17 | £1,066,930,103 | 2018-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 16 | £232,171,591 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 15 | £393,560,219 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 13 | £54,450,597 | 2019-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 13 | £183,876,146 | 2018-02-01 – 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 | 109 | 864 | 141 | 86.0% |
| Holding company | 0 | 864 | 141 | 86.0% |
| Solo founder | 457 | 864 | 141 | 86.0% |
| Ecommerce | 7 | 86 | 919 | 8.6% |
| Website | 115 | 117 | 888 | 11.6% |
| 83 | 117 | 888 | 11.6% |
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 |
|---|---|
| G-tekt Europe Manufacturing Limited | £135,165,000 |
| Solomon Commercials Limited | £76,841,676 |
| Marshall Land Systems Ltd | £62,612,000 |
| Mac's Truck Sales Limited | £49,393,572 |
| Edc Automotive Limited | £38,781,829 |
| P P S Commercials Limited | £29,197,701 |
| Coolkit Limited | £24,584,582 |
| Tgs (uk) Ltd | £24,430,640 |
| Oakley Coachbuilders Limited | £24,283,002 |
| Automotive Trim Developments Limited | £19,778,371 |
Revenue coverage: 25 known, 980 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 |
|---|---|
| Parts and accessories | 2,804 |
| Motor vehicles | 1,304 |
| Other: shopping carts, donkey-carts etc | 975 |
| Electrical and electronic equipment | 631 |
| Bicycles and invalid carriages | 373 |
| Trailers & semi-trailers | 320 |
| Caravans | 318 |
| Motorcycles | 190 |
| Military | 40 |
SIC classification
SIC 29201 — Manufacture of bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles (except caravans)
Includes
manufacture of bodies, including cabs for motor vehicles, outfitting of all types of motor vehicles (except caravans)
Excludes
manufacture of parts and accessories of bodies for motor vehicles, see ##29.32, manufacture of vehicles drawn by animals, see ##30.99