Financial management
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
31443
Active companies
22808
Formed in latest 12 months
2994
Median active-company age
5.9 years
Revenue known
505
Importers
61
Exporters
27
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 31,443 |
| Active companies | 22,808 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 2,994 |
| Importers | 61 |
| Exporters | 27 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 505 known, 22303 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 | 229 | 229 |
| 2025-12 | 215 | 307 |
| 2026-01 | 280 | 264 |
| 2026-02 | 197 | 252 |
| 2026-03 | 278 | 334 |
| 2026-04 | 245 | 267 |
| 2026-05 | 210 | 260 |
| 2026-06 | 255 | 231 |
| 2026-07 | 241 | 402 |
| 2026-08 | 94 | 178 |
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 | 20,061 |
| Dissolved | 8,360 |
| Dormant | 2,747 |
| Liquidation | 261 |
| In Administration | 10 |
| Receiver Action | 2 |
| 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 | 3,348 |
| Inner London - East | 2,143 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 1,353 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 1,231 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 1,082 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 887 |
| Greater Manchester | 838 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 709 |
| West Midlands | 651 |
| Outer London - South | 639 |
Geography coverage: 22655 known, 153 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 | 14,181 |
| 1m-15m | 1,421 |
| 15m-54m | 45 |
| 54m+ | 166 |
Revenue-range coverage: 15813 known, 6995 unknown (69.3%).
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 | 9,781 |
| Small | 5,147 |
| Medium | 8 |
| Large | 233 |
| Holding | 86 |
| Dormant | 2,747 |
Company-size coverage: 18002 known, 4806 unknown (78.9%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 4,901 |
| 1–9 | 10,036 |
| 10–49 | 186 |
| 50–249 | 15 |
| 250+ | 4 |
Employee coverage: 15142 known, 7666 unknown (66.4%).
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 | 2,935 |
| 1–3 years | 4,363 |
| 3–5 years | 2,813 |
| 5–10 years | 6,495 |
| 10–20 years | 4,707 |
| 20+ years | 1,495 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 22808 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 | 22,808 |
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 | 11 |
| Both | 16 |
| Neither | 22,736 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 16 | £1,889,290,775 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 14 | £3,606,771,997 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 13 | £825,991,052 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 11 | £443,393,628 | 2018-10-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 8 | £383,768,917 | 2017-10-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 7 | £65,161,760 | 2017-09-01 – 2025-11-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 7 | £307,921,049 | 2016-08-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 6 | £34,058,479 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 4 | £449,463,486 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 64 — Footwear and related items | 4 | £178,770,692 | 2018-03-01 – 2024-03-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 10 | £401,840,181 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 6 | £639,940,280 | 2017-05-01 – 2024-01-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 4 | £8,427,470 | 2021-08-01 – 2025-08-01 |
| 32 — Tanning and dyeing products | 3 | £73,919,874 | 2016-06-01 – 2021-08-01 |
| 21 — Miscellaneous food products | 2 | £162,989,340 | 2019-08-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 44 — Wood and Wood Products | 2 | £954,807 | 2024-01-01 – 2025-05-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 2 | £144,297,678 | 2017-09-01 – 2019-07-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 2 | £673,611 | 2021-11-01 – 2022-06-01 |
| 64 — Footwear and related items | 2 | £13,725,802 | 2021-11-01 – 2023-09-01 |
| 71 — Jewelry, precious stones, and metals | 2 | £113,491,585 | 2021-04-01 – 2024-04-01 |
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 | 2,926 | 20,842 | 1,966 | 91.4% |
| Holding company | 8 | 20,842 | 1,966 | 91.4% |
| Solo founder | 12,194 | 20,842 | 1,966 | 91.4% |
| Ecommerce | 7 | 61 | 22,747 | 0.3% |
| Website | 74 | 78 | 22,730 | 0.3% |
| 49 | 78 | 22,730 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Cirrus Consultants Ltd | £42,682,849 |
| Orbital Management Systems Limited | £31,121,711 |
| Steadplan Group Limited | £28,019,097 |
| Forisgfs Uk Limited | £26,637,969 |
| Ggc Securities Ltd | £25,677,012 |
| Forvis Mazars Financial Planning Limited | £21,609,000 |
| Chase Pharmacy Limited | £19,794,551 |
| Bedrock Asset Management (uk) Ltd | £12,333,282 |
| Tresillian Properties Limited | £11,899,022 |
| Rc Hotel Management Ltd | £11,130,710 |
Revenue coverage: 505 known, 22303 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 | 286,382 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Copyright agents | 10,425 |
| Specialist photography | 9,204 |
| Other | 64,034 |
SIC classification
SIC 70221 — Financial management
Includes
advice, guidance or operational assistance to businesses and the public service regarding: design of accounting methods or procedures, cost accounting programmes, budgetary control procedures
Excludes
design of computer software for accounting systems, see ##62.01, accounting, bookkeeping and auditing activities, tax consulting, see ##69.20
Details
This subclass includes the provision of advice, guidance and operational assistance to businesses and other organisations on management issues, such as corporate strategic and organisational planning, business process re-engineering, change management, marketing objectives and policies; human resource policies, practices and planning; production scheduling and control planning.