Copyright agents
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
13293
Active companies
10425
Formed in latest 12 months
1551
Median active-company age
5.4 years
Revenue known
160
Importers
25
Exporters
9
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 13,293 |
| Active companies | 10,425 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 1,551 |
| Importers | 25 |
| Exporters | 9 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 160 known, 10265 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 | 123 | 80 |
| 2025-12 | 82 | 108 |
| 2026-01 | 119 | 96 |
| 2026-02 | 96 | 79 |
| 2026-03 | 152 | 98 |
| 2026-04 | 152 | 103 |
| 2026-05 | 136 | 95 |
| 2026-06 | 124 | 85 |
| 2026-07 | 158 | 143 |
| 2026-08 | 33 | 70 |
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 | 9,095 |
| Dissolved | 2,765 |
| Dormant | 1,330 |
| Liquidation | 101 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 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 - West | 1,388 |
| Inner London - East | 1,268 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 660 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 520 |
| Greater Manchester | 483 |
| West Midlands | 439 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 421 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 354 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 354 |
| Outer London - South | 322 |
Geography coverage: 10331 known, 94 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 | 6,127 |
| 1m-15m | 616 |
| 15m-54m | 10 |
| 54m+ | 24 |
Revenue-range coverage: 6777 known, 3648 unknown (65.0%).
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 | 4,051 |
| Small | 2,505 |
| Medium | 2 |
| Large | 36 |
| Holding | 12 |
| Dormant | 1,330 |
Company-size coverage: 7936 known, 2489 unknown (76.1%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 1,929 |
| 1–9 | 4,415 |
| 10–49 | 153 |
| 50–249 | 12 |
| 250+ | 3 |
Employee coverage: 6512 known, 3913 unknown (62.5%).
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 | 1,524 |
| 1–3 years | 2,101 |
| 3–5 years | 1,314 |
| 5–10 years | 2,594 |
| 10–20 years | 2,234 |
| 20+ years | 658 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 10425 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 | 10,425 |
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 | 20 |
| Exporter only | 4 |
| Both | 5 |
| Neither | 10,396 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 9 | £1,943,118,181 | 2018-09-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 7 | £401,208,559 | 2019-02-01 – 2025-12-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 7 | £157,363,546 | 2019-05-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 6 | £121,025,524 | 2018-03-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 4 | £27,407,101 | 2018-03-01 – 2024-04-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 3 | £69,405,616 | 2022-06-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 3 | £16,520,807 | 2017-07-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 3 | £11,644,358 | 2018-10-01 – 2025-04-01 |
| 42 — Leather goods, travel bags, and animal harnesses | 2 | £63,005,073 | 2025-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 2 | £18,954,141 | 2018-03-01 – 2023-10-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 2 | £20,278,372 | 2022-09-01 – 2025-07-01 |
| 70 — Glass and Glassware | 2 | £5,680,822 | 2021-01-01 – 2023-01-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 2 | £1,890,066 | 2019-02-01 – 2023-04-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 2 | £16,354,520 | 2019-02-01 – 2025-04-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 2 | £77,484,443 | 2020-11-01 – 2025-02-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 2 | £99,133,090 | 2021-12-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 2 | £22,502,252 | 2022-09-01 – 2025-07-01 |
| 22 — Drinks, Alcohol, and Vinegar | 1 | £274,456,923 | 2022-03-01 – 2022-03-01 |
| 38 — Miscellaneous chemical products | 1 | £183,992,091 | 2021-12-01 – 2021-12-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 1 | £128,557,542 | 2021-01-01 – 2025-07-01 |
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 | 667 | 9,654 | 771 | 92.6% |
| Holding company | 1 | 9,654 | 771 | 92.6% |
| Solo founder | 6,279 | 9,654 | 771 | 92.6% |
| Ecommerce | 3 | 28 | 10,397 | 0.3% |
| Website | 31 | 34 | 10,391 | 0.3% |
| 19 | 34 | 10,391 | 0.3% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Lucky Win Limited | £49,646,766 |
| Fairlie Holdings Limited | £25,374,083 |
| Abion Uk Limited | £25,269,606 |
| Simply Conveyancing Property Lawyers Limited | £14,878,151 |
| Page White & Farrer Limited | £9,700,904 |
| Lighthouse Global Europe Limited | £7,990,005 |
| Claims Compo Limited | £3,426,802 |
| Libertas Brands Ltd | £3,238,767 |
| Fidelis Legal Services Limited | £2,342,259 |
| Arun And Chichester Citizens Advice Bureau | £2,041,178 |
Revenue coverage: 160 known, 10265 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 |
|---|---|
| Management consluting | 286,382 |
| Professional services n.e.c. | 84,847 |
| Advertising agencies | 55,812 |
| Creative and Industrial Design | 52,029 |
| Accounting and audit | 45,231 |
| Non-trading company | 41,489 |
| Non-industrial engineering | 40,775 |
| Geospatial services | 35,876 |
| Head office services | 31,126 |
| Bookkeeping | 25,790 |
| Financial management | 22,808 |
| Architechts | 21,395 |
| Public relations | 16,715 |
| Media sales | 14,623 |
| Scientific and technical R&D | 13,982 |
| Environmental consulting | 13,952 |
| Tax consulting | 13,396 |
| Industrial engineering | 12,760 |
| Solicitors | 12,509 |
| Specialist photography | 9,204 |
| Other | 64,034 |
SIC classification
SIC 69109 — Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities n.e.c.
Includes
preparation, drawing up and certification activities, the provision of advice regarding patents and copyrights, other legal activities not elsewhere classified, activities of notaries, bailiffs, arbitrators, examiners and referees etc.
Excludes
law court activities, see ##84.23