Biotechnology R&D
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
8628
Active companies
6406
Formed in latest 12 months
1143
Median active-company age
4.5 years
Revenue known
110
Importers
680
Exporters
349
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 8,628 |
| Active companies | 6,406 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 1,143 |
| Importers | 680 |
| Exporters | 349 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 110 known, 6296 unknown (1.7%).
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 | 84 | 59 |
| 2025-12 | 75 | 57 |
| 2026-01 | 92 | 53 |
| 2026-02 | 92 | 60 |
| 2026-03 | 125 | 84 |
| 2026-04 | 111 | 55 |
| 2026-05 | 91 | 76 |
| 2026-06 | 95 | 44 |
| 2026-07 | 104 | 98 |
| 2026-08 | 36 | 52 |
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 | 5,490 |
| Dissolved | 2,093 |
| Dormant | 916 |
| Liquidation | 114 |
| In Administration | 14 |
| Converted / Closed | 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 - West | 1,068 |
| Inner London - East | 675 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 499 |
| Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | 472 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 254 |
| Greater Manchester | 250 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 206 |
| West Midlands | 190 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 180 |
| East Central Scotland | 148 |
Geography coverage: 6363 known, 43 unknown (99.3%).
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 | 2,779 |
| 1m-15m | 844 |
| 15m-54m | 44 |
| 54m+ | 145 |
Revenue-range coverage: 3812 known, 2594 unknown (59.5%).
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 | 1,635 |
| Small | 1,817 |
| Medium | 10 |
| Large | 186 |
| Holding | 95 |
| Dormant | 916 |
Company-size coverage: 4659 known, 1747 unknown (72.7%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 1,217 |
| 1–9 | 1,901 |
| 10–49 | 244 |
| 50–249 | 27 |
| 250+ | 2 |
Employee coverage: 3391 known, 3015 unknown (52.9%).
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 | 1,123 |
| 1–3 years | 1,455 |
| 3–5 years | 833 |
| 5–10 years | 1,573 |
| 10–20 years | 1,044 |
| 20+ years | 378 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 6406 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 | 6,406 |
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 | 402 |
| Exporter only | 71 |
| Both | 278 |
| Neither | 5,655 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 434 | £28,769,560,193 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 375 | £63,954,595,695 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 38 — Miscellaneous chemical products | 371 | £15,580,947,895 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 270 | £17,492,145,544 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 30 — Pharmaceutical Products | 258 | £71,946,215,541 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 255 | £47,545,792,842 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 29 — Organic Chemicals | 149 | £6,607,577,569 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 35 — Natural and modified starches, glues, and enzymes | 139 | £952,030,395 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 70 — Glass and Glassware | 105 | £452,277,731 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 78 | £1,456,549,855 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 219 | £14,861,252,429 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 160 | £15,399,235,723 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 38 — Miscellaneous chemical products | 158 | £11,690,829,537 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 30 — Pharmaceutical Products | 124 | £56,164,521,196 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 121 | £10,889,148,731 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 113 | £6,662,871,210 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 29 — Organic Chemicals | 64 | £3,153,969,413 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 35 — Natural and modified starches, glues, and enzymes | 56 | £281,219,048 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 37 | £358,514,724 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 70 — Glass and Glassware | 35 | £50,273,248 | 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 | 289 | 4,877 | 1,529 | 76.1% |
| Holding company | 6 | 4,877 | 1,529 | 76.1% |
| Solo founder | 2,640 | 4,877 | 1,529 | 76.1% |
| Ecommerce | 34 | 518 | 5,888 | 8.1% |
| Website | 617 | 623 | 5,783 | 9.7% |
| 569 | 623 | 5,783 | 9.7% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Iqvia Laboratories Discovery Uk Ltd | £104,503,000 |
| Solihull Stores Ltd | £95,577,634 |
| Nonacus Limited | £53,878,697 |
| Werfen Limited | £49,322,986 |
| Charles River U.k. Limited | £22,173,000 |
| Origio Limited | £20,051,081 |
| Mc2 Therapeutics Limited | £18,317,718 |
| Theradex (europe) Limited | £15,170,738 |
| Domainex Limited | £11,037,189 |
| Constructive Biology Limited | £10,779,441 |
Revenue coverage: 110 known, 6296 unknown (1.7%).
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 | 286,532 |
| Professional services n.e.c. | 84,873 |
| Advertising agencies | 55,869 |
| Creative and Industrial Design | 52,057 |
| Accounting and audit | 45,236 |
| Non-trading company | 41,492 |
| Non-industrial engineering | 40,798 |
| Geospatial services | 35,899 |
| Head office services | 31,131 |
| Bookkeeping | 25,793 |
| Financial management | 22,814 |
| Architechts | 21,399 |
| Public relations | 16,716 |
| Media sales | 14,631 |
| Scientific and technical R&D | 13,990 |
| Environmental consulting | 13,960 |
| Tax consulting | 13,399 |
| Industrial engineering | 12,768 |
| Solicitors | 12,510 |
| Copyright agents | 10,435 |
| Other | 66,860 |
SIC classification
SIC 72110 — Research and experimental development on biotechnology
Includes
DNA/RNA: genomics, pharmacogenomics, gene probes, genetic engineering, DNA/RNA sequencing/synthesis/amplification, gene expression profiling, and use of antisense technology, proteins and other molecules: sequencing/synthesis/engineering of proteins and peptides (including large molecule hormones); improved delivery methods for large molecule drugs; proteomics, protein isolation and purification, signalling, identification of cell receptors, cell and tissue culture and engineering: cell/tissue culture, tissue engineering (including tissue scaffolds and biomedical engineering), cellular fusion, vaccine/immune stimulants, embryo manipulation, process biotechnology techniques: fermentation using bioreactors, bioprocessing, bioleaching, biopulping, biobleaching, biodesulphurisation, bioremediation, biofiltration and phytoremediation, gene and RNA vectors: gene therapy, viral vectors, bioinformatics: construction of databases on genomes, protein sequences; modelling complex biological processes, including systems biology, nanobiotechnology: applies the tools and processes of nano/microfabrication to build devices for studying biosystems and applications in drug delivery, diagnostics etc.