Architechts
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
26164
Active companies
21403
Formed in latest 12 months
1583
Median active-company age
8.6 years
Revenue known
301
Importers
336
Exporters
108
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 26,164 |
| Active companies | 21,403 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 1,583 |
| Importers | 336 |
| Exporters | 108 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 301 known, 21102 unknown (1.4%).
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 | 109 | 120 |
| 2025-12 | 81 | 179 |
| 2026-01 | 150 | 146 |
| 2026-02 | 137 | 174 |
| 2026-03 | 165 | 167 |
| 2026-04 | 143 | 138 |
| 2026-05 | 120 | 159 |
| 2026-06 | 114 | 114 |
| 2026-07 | 135 | 212 |
| 2026-08 | 58 | 112 |
Window: 2024-01 to 2026-08.
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 | 19,872 |
| Dissolved | 4,404 |
| Dormant | 1,531 |
| Liquidation | 343 |
| In Administration | 8 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 3 |
| Receiver Action | 2 |
| 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 | 2,575 |
| Inner London - West | 2,017 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 1,183 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 1,148 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 834 |
| Greater Manchester | 728 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 706 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 675 |
| Kent | 585 |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 581 |
Geography coverage: 21183 known, 220 unknown (99.0%).
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 | 15,843 |
| 1m-15m | 1,505 |
| 15m-54m | 39 |
| 54m+ | 44 |
Revenue-range coverage: 17431 known, 3972 unknown (81.4%).
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 | 9,314 |
| Small | 7,693 |
| Medium | 9 |
| Large | 83 |
| Holding | 45 |
| Dormant | 1,531 |
Company-size coverage: 18675 known, 2728 unknown (87.3%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 3,723 |
| 1–9 | 12,389 |
| 10–49 | 718 |
| 50–249 | 80 |
| 250+ | 6 |
Employee coverage: 16916 known, 4487 unknown (79.0%).
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 | 1,559 |
| 1–3 years | 2,827 |
| 3–5 years | 2,157 |
| 5–10 years | 5,437 |
| 10–20 years | 6,156 |
| 20+ years | 3,267 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 21403 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 | 21,403 |
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 | 265 |
| Exporter only | 37 |
| Both | 71 |
| Neither | 21,030 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 219 | £19,652,397,478 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 78 | £9,173,327,820 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 71 | £8,732,959,082 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 52 | £2,801,205,657 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 70 — Glass and Glassware | 49 | £356,165,977 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 97 — Art and Antiques | 46 | £2,851,198,168 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 44 — Wood and Wood Products | 36 | £495,119,105 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 36 | £1,276,668,703 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 69 — Ceramic products | 35 | £454,969,468 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 68 — Stone, plaster, cement, and similar material products | 33 | £248,725,792 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 56 | £1,464,485,963 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 29 | £2,765,419,981 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 28 | £2,036,388,617 | 2016-09-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 97 — Art and Antiques | 28 | £3,599,100,317 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 23 | £121,220,788 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 21 | £367,318,157 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 19 | £79,720,081 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 70 — Glass and Glassware | 17 | £31,117,653 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 16 | £994,425,208 | 2016-04-01 – 2025-11-01 |
| 57 — Carpets and textile floor coverings | 14 | £12,304,415 | 2016-02-01 – 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 | 2,472 | 19,806 | 1,597 | 92.5% |
| Holding company | 0 | 19,806 | 1,597 | 92.5% |
| Solo founder | 9,917 | 19,806 | 1,597 | 92.5% |
| Ecommerce | 24 | 258 | 21,145 | 1.2% |
| Website | 310 | 317 | 21,086 | 1.5% |
| 220 | 317 | 21,086 | 1.5% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Gensler Europe Ltd | £47,812,999 |
| Burns & Mcdonnell Europe (uk) Limited | £46,942,186 |
| Allford Hall Monaghan Morris Limited | £45,781,902 |
| Pascall + Watson Limited | £35,189,790 |
| Hawkins Brown Architecture Limited | £29,501,897 |
| Scott Brownrigg Limited | £27,544,533 |
| Rshp Group Limited | £26,621,109 |
| Broadway Malyan Limited | £23,123,904 |
| Mcadam Group Limited | £22,048,311 |
| Epr Architects Limited | £21,978,427 |
Revenue coverage: 301 known, 21102 unknown (1.4%).
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 | 286,951 |
| Professional services n.e.c. | 84,925 |
| Advertising agencies | 55,998 |
| Creative and Industrial Design | 52,168 |
| Accounting and audit | 45,254 |
| Non-trading company | 41,496 |
| Non-industrial engineering | 40,854 |
| Geospatial services | 35,982 |
| Head office services | 31,142 |
| Bookkeeping | 25,811 |
| Financial management | 22,817 |
| Public relations | 16,734 |
| Media sales | 14,634 |
| Scientific and technical R&D | 14,033 |
| Environmental consulting | 13,971 |
| Tax consulting | 13,397 |
| Industrial engineering | 12,788 |
| Solicitors | 12,517 |
| Copyright agents | 10,447 |
| Specialist photography | 9,211 |
| Other | 64,151 |
SIC classification
SIC 71111 — Architectural activities
Includes
architectural consulting activities:, building design and drafting, supervision of construction
Excludes
activities of computer consultants, see ##62.02, ##62.09, interior decorating, see ##74.10