Accounting and audit
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
54547
Active companies
45257
Formed in latest 12 months
3751
Median active-company age
8.9 years
Revenue known
824
Importers
61
Exporters
22
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 54,547 |
| Active companies | 45,257 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 3,751 |
| Importers | 61 |
| Exporters | 22 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 824 known, 44433 unknown (1.8%).
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 | 356 | 260 |
| 2025-12 | 280 | 377 |
| 2026-01 | 326 | 309 |
| 2026-02 | 264 | 320 |
| 2026-03 | 378 | 309 |
| 2026-04 | 329 | 303 |
| 2026-05 | 283 | 339 |
| 2026-06 | 293 | 242 |
| 2026-07 | 292 | 509 |
| 2026-08 | 61 | 175 |
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 | 45,257 |
| Dissolved | 8,856 |
| Liquidation | 420 |
| In Administration | 11 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 1 |
| Receiver Action | 1 |
| Voluntary Arrangement | 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 | 3,168 |
| Inner London - West | 2,927 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 2,921 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 2,188 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 2,176 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 2,130 |
| Greater Manchester | 2,083 |
| West Midlands | 1,919 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 1,860 |
| Outer London - South | 1,418 |
Geography coverage: 44861 known, 396 unknown (99.1%).
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 | 33,518 |
| 1m-15m | 2,381 |
| 15m-54m | 15 |
| 54m+ | 37 |
Revenue-range coverage: 35951 known, 9306 unknown (79.4%).
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 | 23,893 |
| Small | 10,791 |
| Medium | 7 |
| Large | 60 |
| Holding | 16 |
| Dormant | 4,415 |
Company-size coverage: 39182 known, 6075 unknown (86.6%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 7,758 |
| 1–9 | 25,408 |
| 10–49 | 1,762 |
| 50–249 | 101 |
| 250+ | 8 |
Employee coverage: 35037 known, 10220 unknown (77.4%).
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 | 3,650 |
| 1–3 years | 6,204 |
| 3–5 years | 4,340 |
| 5–10 years | 10,481 |
| 10–20 years | 13,633 |
| 20+ years | 6,949 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 45257 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 |
|---|---|
| Directly assigned to this segment | 45,257 |
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 | 52 |
| Exporter only | 13 |
| Both | 9 |
| Neither | 45,183 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 19 | £1,283,202,332 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 16 | £3,029,380,699 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 10 | £195,301,785 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 7 | £199,087,703 | 2016-01-01 – 2024-08-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 7 | £865,526,012 | 2016-06-01 – 2025-06-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 7 | £243,939,892 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 68 — Stone, plaster, cement, and similar material products | 6 | £17,187,727 | 2016-02-01 – 2025-03-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 5 | £33,530,841 | 2020-03-01 – 2023-09-01 |
| 69 — Ceramic products | 5 | £64,088,093 | 2016-02-01 – 2024-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 5 | £11,840,098 | 2017-05-01 – 2022-08-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 9 | £277,099,939 | 2018-03-01 – 2025-06-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 6 | £815,173,785 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 5 | £66,661,518 | 2017-01-01 – 2025-02-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 4 | £280,334,635 | 2017-09-01 – 2023-04-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 4 | £59,971,611 | 2017-03-01 – 2025-01-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 4 | £174,900,475 | 2016-07-01 – 2025-06-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 3 | £53,486,907 | 2017-08-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 3 | £43,687,205 | 2018-05-01 – 2024-03-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 3 | £2,297,020 | 2024-01-01 – 2025-02-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 3 | £23,148,384 | 2016-03-01 – 2023-11-01 |
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 | 4,244 | 41,891 | 3,366 | 92.6% |
| Holding company | 1 | 41,891 | 3,366 | 92.6% |
| Solo founder | 21,823 | 41,891 | 3,366 | 92.6% |
| Ecommerce | 4 | 51 | 45,206 | 0.1% |
| Website | 56 | 62 | 45,195 | 0.1% |
| 44 | 62 | 45,195 | 0.1% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Blick Rothenberg Limited | £83,617,114 |
| Contractor Umbrella Limited | £78,374,568 |
| Leonard Curtis (uk) Limited | £33,078,924 |
| Vistra International Expansion Limited | £29,800,327 |
| Ekwilliams Accountants Limited | £29,671,590 |
| Old Mill Accountancy Limited | £22,357,985 |
| Buzzacott Livingstone Limited | £16,600,507 |
| Paystream Accounting Services Limited | £15,931,246 |
| Wright Vigar Limited | £12,769,000 |
| Bennett Brooks & Co Limited | £12,228,301 |
Revenue coverage: 824 known, 44433 unknown (1.8%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Management consluting | 286,408 |
| Professional services n.e.c. | 84,920 |
| Advertising agencies | 55,797 |
| Creative and Industrial Design | 52,046 |
| Non-trading company | 41,546 |
| Non-industrial engineering | 40,799 |
| Geospatial services | 35,856 |
| Head office services | 31,141 |
| Bookkeeping | 25,798 |
| Financial management | 22,825 |
| Architechts | 21,395 |
| Public relations | 16,729 |
| Media sales | 14,641 |
| Scientific and technical R&D | 13,962 |
| Environmental consulting | 13,954 |
| Tax consulting | 13,399 |
| Industrial engineering | 12,764 |
| Solicitors | 12,512 |
| Copyright agents | 10,423 |
| Specialist photography | 9,219 |
| Other | 64,069 |
SIC classification
SIC 69201 — Accounting and auditing activities
Includes
preparation or auditing of financial accounts, examination of accounts and certification of their accuracy
Excludes
management consultancy on accounting systems, budgetary control procedures, see ##70.22, bill collection, see ##82.91