Professional services
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
1066524
Active companies
810503
Formed in latest 12 months
111260
Median active-company age
6.3 years
Revenue known
12210
Importers
14289
Exporters
9323
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 1,066,524 |
| Active companies | 810,503 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 111,260 |
| Importers | 14,289 |
| Exporters | 9,323 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 12210 known, 798293 unknown (1.5%).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11 | 8,357 | 7,456 |
| 2025-12 | 7,346 | 9,165 |
| 2026-01 | 10,158 | 8,418 |
| 2026-02 | 8,515 | 8,616 |
| 2026-03 | 10,507 | 9,026 |
| 2026-04 | 9,815 | 7,452 |
| 2026-05 | 9,125 | 8,245 |
| 2026-06 | 9,190 | 6,545 |
| 2026-07 | 9,690 | 12,103 |
| 2026-08 | 1,743 | 4,433 |
Window: 2024-01 to 2026-08.
Company status
What this shows: all current Companies House status values; blank and missing values are combined as Unknown.
Top values shown in the chart
| Status | Companies |
|---|---|
| Active | 810,503 |
| Dissolved | 244,866 |
| Liquidation | 10,670 |
| In Administration | 319 |
| Receiver Action | 56 |
| Voluntary Arrangement | 44 |
| Converted / Closed | 40 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 26 |
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 - West | 86,339 |
| Inner London - East | 77,528 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 41,172 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 41,088 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 37,015 |
| Greater Manchester | 34,404 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 27,870 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 26,250 |
| West Midlands | 25,333 |
| Essex | 20,995 |
Geography coverage: 803915 known, 6588 unknown (99.2%).
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 | 481,372 |
| 1m-15m | 63,821 |
| 15m-54m | 2,096 |
| 54m+ | 7,496 |
Revenue-range coverage: 554785 known, 255718 unknown (68.4%).
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 | 311,080 |
| Small | 215,549 |
| Medium | 506 |
| Large | 9,153 |
| Holding | 5,193 |
| Dormant | 95,183 |
Company-size coverage: 636664 known, 173839 unknown (78.6%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 150,941 |
| 1–9 | 357,370 |
| 10–49 | 15,285 |
| 50–249 | 2,254 |
| 250+ | 346 |
Employee coverage: 526196 known, 284307 unknown (64.9%).
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 | 109,059 |
| 1–3 years | 149,849 |
| 3–5 years | 93,220 |
| 5–10 years | 184,655 |
| 10–20 years | 182,348 |
| 20+ years | 91,367 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 810498 known, 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Management consluting | 286,236 |
| Professional services n.e.c. | 84,880 |
| Advertising agencies | 55,749 |
| Creative and Industrial Design | 52,014 |
| Accounting and audit | 45,245 |
| Non-trading company | 41,550 |
| Non-industrial engineering | 40,771 |
| Geospatial services | 35,836 |
| Head office services | 31,137 |
| Bookkeeping | 25,793 |
| Financial management | 22,809 |
| Architechts | 21,395 |
| Public relations | 16,725 |
| Media sales | 14,630 |
| Environmental consulting | 13,949 |
| Scientific and technical R&D | 13,941 |
| Tax consulting | 13,397 |
| Industrial engineering | 12,757 |
| Solicitors | 12,511 |
| Copyright agents | 10,418 |
| Other | 73,254 |
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 | 7,607 |
| Exporter only | 2,641 |
| Both | 6,682 |
| Neither | 793,573 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 6,371 | £366,581,605,267 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 6,011 | £342,293,180,743 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 5,648 | £100,584,114,007 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 3,520 | £67,561,662,281 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 2,657 | £37,739,575,219 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 2,413 | £61,444,601,690 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 1,651 | £15,601,312,293 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 1,572 | £115,296,315,432 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 1,532 | £11,566,762,877 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 1,396 | £14,341,106,898 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 4,464 | £148,276,379,155 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 4,337 | £239,575,387,796 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 4,010 | £97,498,886,811 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 1,944 | £16,272,551,750 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 1,840 | £22,378,700,858 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 1,539 | £35,245,935,701 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 1,407 | £70,278,906,155 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 1,100 | £5,360,057,593 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 1,027 | £2,501,401,945 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 928 | £5,804,581,927 | 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 | 85,399 | 726,132 | 84,371 | 89.6% |
| Holding company | 120 | 726,132 | 84,371 | 89.6% |
| Solo founder | 420,066 | 726,132 | 84,371 | 89.6% |
| Ecommerce | 1,524 | 11,556 | 798,947 | 1.4% |
| Website | 14,048 | 14,484 | 796,019 | 1.8% |
| 10,748 | 14,484 | 796,019 | 1.8% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Anglo American International Holdings Limited | £1,963,868,000 |
| Hudson Contract Limited | £1,688,027,382 |
| Sodexo Limited | £1,437,266,000 |
| Wpp Media Uk Limited | £783,842,000 |
| Inspiring Vet Care Limited | £667,373,000 |
| Thomson Reuters (professional) Uk Limited | £590,172,000 |
| Wogen Limited | £549,806,000 |
| Anglo American Holdings Limited | £529,500,000 |
| Umbrella-company Limited | £457,867,129 |
| Croda Europe Limited | £432,408,000 |
Revenue coverage: 12210 known, 798293 unknown (1.5%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Real estate | 685,071 |
| Construction | 575,709 |
| Retail | 516,859 |
| Technology | 363,883 |
| Hospitality & Food Services | 309,498 |
| Health & social care | 272,773 |
| Business support | 259,050 |
| Personal services | 257,445 |
| Processing & manufacturing | 198,561 |
| Entertainment | 180,063 |
| Wholesale | 172,253 |
| Transport & storage | 171,321 |
| Education | 155,388 |
| Activities for own use | 141,847 |
| Holding companies | 138,597 |
| Industry not specified | 136,034 |
| Dormant company | 111,727 |
| Maintenance & repair | 107,898 |
| Facility Services | 93,646 |
| Finance | 85,335 |
| Other | 595,724 |