Bookkeeping
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
30894
Active companies
25813
Formed in latest 12 months
2434
Median active-company age
7.7 years
Revenue known
567
Importers
54
Exporters
16
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 30,894 |
| Active companies | 25,813 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 2,434 |
| Importers | 54 |
| Exporters | 16 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 567 known, 25246 unknown (2.2%).
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 | 209 | 158 |
| 2025-12 | 162 | 197 |
| 2026-01 | 240 | 170 |
| 2026-02 | 173 | 157 |
| 2026-03 | 254 | 190 |
| 2026-04 | 224 | 199 |
| 2026-05 | 177 | 162 |
| 2026-06 | 161 | 127 |
| 2026-07 | 205 | 294 |
| 2026-08 | 86 | 143 |
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 | 23,319 |
| Dissolved | 4,896 |
| Dormant | 2,494 |
| Liquidation | 180 |
| In Administration | 3 |
| 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 | 2,345 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 2,030 |
| Inner London - West | 1,788 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 1,783 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 1,225 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 1,201 |
| Greater Manchester | 1,185 |
| West Midlands | 1,031 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 1,016 |
| Outer London - South | 979 |
Geography coverage: 25635 known, 178 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 | 19,214 |
| 1m-15m | 753 |
| 15m-54m | 9 |
| 54m+ | 9 |
Revenue-range coverage: 19985 known, 5828 unknown (77.4%).
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 | 14,202 |
| Small | 5,188 |
| Medium | 4 |
| Large | 20 |
| Holding | 1 |
| Dormant | 2,494 |
Company-size coverage: 21909 known, 3904 unknown (84.9%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 4,719 |
| 1–9 | 14,450 |
| 10–49 | 436 |
| 50–249 | 18 |
| 250+ | 6 |
Employee coverage: 19629 known, 6184 unknown (76.0%).
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 | 2,395 |
| 1–3 years | 3,903 |
| 3–5 years | 2,819 |
| 5–10 years | 6,592 |
| 10–20 years | 7,389 |
| 20+ years | 2,715 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 25813 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 | 25,813 |
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 | 45 |
| Exporter only | 7 |
| Both | 9 |
| Neither | 25,752 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 13 | £811,877,931 | 2016-01-01 – 2024-04-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 11 | £1,291,661,320 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 11 | £1,616,874,539 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 9 | £278,733,576 | 2016-07-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 6 | £576,475,939 | 2017-12-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 6 | £12,476,308 | 2016-03-01 – 2025-05-01 |
| 33 — Essential oils and perfumes | 5 | £478,795,853 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 5 | £396,262,476 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 5 | £70,122,397 | 2016-02-01 – 2025-03-01 |
| 22 — Drinks, Alcohol, and Vinegar | 4 | £145,721,177 | 2018-10-01 – 2026-04-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 7 | £320,712,728 | 2016-04-01 – 2025-09-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 5 | £211,506,284 | 2016-07-01 – 2024-07-01 |
| 32 — Tanning and dyeing products | 3 | £66,274,268 | 2016-06-01 – 2021-08-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 3 | £3,050,643 | 2016-11-01 – 2025-02-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 3 | £186,145,482 | 2016-01-01 – 2025-11-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 3 | £149,295,858 | 2016-02-01 – 2025-02-01 |
| 13 — Natural Gums, Resins, and Plant Extracts | 2 | £2,845,206 | 2016-08-01 – 2025-09-01 |
| 15 — Fats, Oils, and Waxes from Animals, Plants, or Microbes | 2 | £22,050,236 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 18 — Cocoa and cocoa products | 2 | £9,174,442 | 2020-12-01 – 2025-11-01 |
| 27 — Mineral fuels, oils, and related products | 2 | £64,332 | 2020-02-01 – 2020-11-01 |
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 | 2,058 | 24,546 | 1,267 | 95.1% |
| Holding company | 1 | 24,546 | 1,267 | 95.1% |
| Solo founder | 13,676 | 24,546 | 1,267 | 95.1% |
| Ecommerce | 5 | 44 | 25,769 | 0.2% |
| Website | 55 | 58 | 25,755 | 0.2% |
| 40 | 58 | 25,755 | 0.2% |
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 |
| Lycatel Services Limited | £34,483,366 |
| People Umbrella Limited | £33,910,470 |
| People Paye Limited | £31,436,955 |
| Additions Contractors Limited | £24,952,463 |
| Paystream Accounting Services Limited | £15,931,246 |
| Sargent-disc Limited | £12,174,835 |
| No Worries Red Umbrella Ltd | £11,729,154 |
| Best4business Accountants & Company Limited | £4,157,000 |
| Sapphire Accounting Limited | £2,235,175 |
Revenue coverage: 567 known, 25246 unknown (2.2%).
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 | 286,918 |
| Professional services n.e.c. | 84,933 |
| Advertising agencies | 55,985 |
| Creative and Industrial Design | 52,136 |
| Accounting and audit | 45,262 |
| Non-trading company | 41,498 |
| Non-industrial engineering | 40,843 |
| Geospatial services | 35,954 |
| Head office services | 31,140 |
| Financial management | 22,820 |
| Architechts | 21,406 |
| Public relations | 16,729 |
| Media sales | 14,640 |
| Scientific and technical R&D | 14,017 |
| Environmental consulting | 13,974 |
| Tax consulting | 13,408 |
| Industrial engineering | 12,782 |
| Solicitors | 12,514 |
| Copyright agents | 10,446 |
| Specialist photography | 9,215 |
| Other | 64,131 |
SIC classification
SIC 69202 — Bookkeeping activities
Includes
recording of commercial transactions from businesses or others
Excludes
data-processing and tabulation activities, see ##63.11, management consultancy on accounting systems, budgetary control procedures, see ##70.22, bill collection, see ##82.91