Head office services
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
37318
Active companies
31145
Formed in latest 12 months
1760
Median active-company age
15.1 years
Revenue known
564
Importers
1479
Exporters
1198
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 37,318 |
| Active companies | 31,145 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 1,760 |
| Importers | 1,479 |
| Exporters | 1,198 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 564 known, 30581 unknown (1.8%).
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 | 120 | 149 |
| 2025-12 | 118 | 214 |
| 2026-01 | 184 | 156 |
| 2026-02 | 142 | 159 |
| 2026-03 | 200 | 214 |
| 2026-04 | 185 | 165 |
| 2026-05 | 142 | 169 |
| 2026-06 | 148 | 165 |
| 2026-07 | 151 | 280 |
| 2026-08 | 39 | 104 |
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 | 31,145 |
| Dissolved | 5,336 |
| Liquidation | 759 |
| In Administration | 61 |
| Receiver Action | 8 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 6 |
| Voluntary Arrangement | 3 |
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 | 4,923 |
| Inner London - East | 2,207 |
| Greater Manchester | 1,493 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 1,461 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 1,453 |
| West Midlands | 1,318 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 1,142 |
| West Yorkshire | 952 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 927 |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 867 |
Geography coverage: 30775 known, 370 unknown (98.8%).
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 | 10,805 |
| 1m-15m | 8,098 |
| 15m-54m | 474 |
| 54m+ | 3,757 |
Revenue-range coverage: 23134 known, 8011 unknown (74.3%).
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 | 4,945 |
| Small | 11,804 |
| Medium | 129 |
| Large | 4,162 |
| Holding | 3,372 |
| Dormant | 4,059 |
Company-size coverage: 28471 known, 2674 unknown (91.4%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 8,216 |
| 1–9 | 7,477 |
| 10–49 | 521 |
| 50–249 | 486 |
| 250+ | 143 |
Employee coverage: 16843 known, 14302 unknown (54.1%).
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 | 1,732 |
| 1–3 years | 2,139 |
| 3–5 years | 1,618 |
| 5–10 years | 4,587 |
| 10–20 years | 9,904 |
| 20+ years | 11,163 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 31143 known, 2 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 | 31,145 |
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 | 472 |
| Exporter only | 191 |
| Both | 1,007 |
| Neither | 29,475 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 955 | £199,199,060,867 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 907 | £208,326,042,198 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 711 | £46,115,769,417 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 555 | £22,088,983,109 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 494 | £31,333,900,211 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 484 | £33,914,008,381 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 354 | £6,089,064,318 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 334 | £2,399,743,986 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 331 | £7,611,175,981 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 331 | £59,138,893,178 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 804 | £118,638,447,944 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 738 | £82,294,611,670 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 569 | £43,641,183,354 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 404 | £12,252,968,523 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 367 | £20,123,694,641 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 365 | £6,965,511,082 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 331 | £35,412,106,317 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 276 | £2,356,249,185 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 256 | £1,106,964,840 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 253 | £2,838,965,327 | 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 | 3,571 | 17,808 | 13,337 | 57.2% |
| Holding company | 19 | 17,808 | 13,337 | 57.2% |
| Solo founder | 6,676 | 17,808 | 13,337 | 57.2% |
| Ecommerce | 141 | 1,047 | 30,098 | 3.4% |
| Website | 1,270 | 1,373 | 29,772 | 4.4% |
| 1,164 | 1,373 | 29,772 | 4.4% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Anglo American International Holdings Limited | £1,963,868,000 |
| Sodexo Limited | £1,437,266,000 |
| Thomson Reuters (professional) Uk Limited | £590,172,000 |
| Wogen Limited | £549,806,000 |
| Anglo American Holdings Limited | £529,500,000 |
| Croda Europe Limited | £432,408,000 |
| Ew Beard (holdings) Limited | £230,643,000 |
| Scott Group Investments Limited | £209,821,749 |
| Bmg Rights Management (uk) Limited | £209,350,000 |
| International Plywood Plc | £196,860,922 |
Revenue coverage: 564 known, 30581 unknown (1.8%).
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 | 286,662 |
| Professional services n.e.c. | 84,964 |
| Advertising agencies | 55,908 |
| Creative and Industrial Design | 52,089 |
| Accounting and audit | 45,271 |
| Non-trading company | 41,551 |
| Non-industrial engineering | 40,827 |
| Geospatial services | 35,894 |
| Bookkeeping | 25,810 |
| Financial management | 22,839 |
| Architechts | 21,403 |
| Public relations | 16,740 |
| Media sales | 14,656 |
| Scientific and technical R&D | 13,986 |
| Environmental consulting | 13,957 |
| Tax consulting | 13,410 |
| Industrial engineering | 12,774 |
| Solicitors | 12,514 |
| Copyright agents | 10,429 |
| Specialist photography | 9,227 |
| Other | 64,117 |
SIC classification
SIC 70100 — Activities of head offices
Includes
head offices, centralised administrative offices, corporate offices, district and regional offices, subsidiary management offices
Excludes
activities of holding companies, not engaged in managing, see ##64.20
Details
This class includes the provision of advice, guidance and operational assistance, including lobbying activities, to businesses and other organisations on public relations and communication.