Management consluting
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
377617
Active companies
286689
Formed in latest 12 months
47008
Median active-company age
5.0 years
Revenue known
4025
Importers
1989
Exporters
1019
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 377,617 |
| Active companies | 286,689 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 47,008 |
| Importers | 1,989 |
| Exporters | 1,019 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 4025 known, 282664 unknown (1.4%).
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 | 3,368 | 2,611 |
| 2025-12 | 3,134 | 3,314 |
| 2026-01 | 4,218 | 3,133 |
| 2026-02 | 3,591 | 3,130 |
| 2026-03 | 4,598 | 3,293 |
| 2026-04 | 4,290 | 2,666 |
| 2026-05 | 4,020 | 3,034 |
| 2026-06 | 4,064 | 2,355 |
| 2026-07 | 4,259 | 4,376 |
| 2026-08 | 1,757 | 2,274 |
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 | 259,900 |
| Dissolved | 87,291 |
| Dormant | 26,789 |
| Liquidation | 3,563 |
| In Administration | 45 |
| Voluntary Arrangement | 10 |
| Receiver Action | 9 |
| Converted / Closed | 8 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 2 |
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 | 33,875 |
| Inner London - East | 29,936 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 15,986 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 15,741 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 14,645 |
| Greater Manchester | 11,495 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 10,853 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 10,228 |
| West Midlands | 8,125 |
| Essex | 7,676 |
Geography coverage: 284717 known, 1972 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 | 175,177 |
| 1m-15m | 17,137 |
| 15m-54m | 402 |
| 54m+ | 498 |
Revenue-range coverage: 193214 known, 93475 unknown (67.4%).
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 | 115,916 |
| Small | 70,813 |
| Medium | 74 |
| Large | 737 |
| Holding | 356 |
| Dormant | 26,789 |
Company-size coverage: 214685 known, 72004 unknown (74.9%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 54,671 |
| 1–9 | 128,659 |
| 10–49 | 2,433 |
| 50–249 | 298 |
| 250+ | 63 |
Employee coverage: 186124 known, 100565 unknown (64.9%).
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 | 46,206 |
| 1–3 years | 60,621 |
| 3–5 years | 36,734 |
| 5–10 years | 69,559 |
| 10–20 years | 55,787 |
| 20+ years | 17,782 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 286689 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 | 286,689 |
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 | 1,419 |
| Exporter only | 449 |
| Both | 570 |
| Neither | 284,251 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 571 | £105,618,886,627 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 518 | £83,048,915,119 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 420 | £23,669,495,059 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 375 | £20,651,769,969 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 261 | £9,937,193,579 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 226 | £14,424,327,603 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 211 | £6,896,093,316 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 186 | £3,399,127,157 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 184 | £11,420,254,731 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 178 | £5,449,797,761 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 380 | £30,435,442,625 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 354 | £41,814,810,209 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 256 | £14,806,309,957 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 164 | £2,305,637,480 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 123 | £3,559,425,044 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 108 | £4,744,638,674 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 101 | £1,100,670,200 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 98 | £5,925,628,091 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 93 | £1,513,445,586 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 87 | £925,171,921 | 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 | 35,576 | 271,060 | 15,629 | 94.5% |
| Holding company | 27 | 271,060 | 15,629 | 94.5% |
| Solo founder | 164,269 | 271,060 | 15,629 | 94.5% |
| Ecommerce | 311 | 1,902 | 284,787 | 0.7% |
| Website | 2,293 | 2,395 | 284,294 | 0.8% |
| 1,561 | 2,395 | 284,294 | 0.8% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Umbrella-company Limited | £457,867,129 |
| Redshaw Advisors Limited | £427,006,352 |
| Hisense Uk Limited | £213,138,446 |
| Liquid Friday Group Limited | £134,929,405 |
| Newton Consulting Limited | £99,021,829 |
| Centrum International Limited | £96,804,165 |
| Slalom Consulting Limited | £76,775,000 |
| Avantis Marine Limited | £65,682,096 |
| Azimuth Motors Holdings Ltd. | £58,283,120 |
| Potters Resorts Limited | £54,498,163 |
Revenue coverage: 4025 known, 282664 unknown (1.4%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Professional services n.e.c. | 84,899 |
| Advertising agencies | 55,904 |
| Creative and Industrial Design | 52,086 |
| Accounting and audit | 45,243 |
| Non-trading company | 41,499 |
| Non-industrial engineering | 40,821 |
| Geospatial services | 35,916 |
| Head office services | 31,136 |
| Bookkeeping | 25,797 |
| Financial management | 22,813 |
| Architechts | 21,401 |
| Public relations | 16,720 |
| Media sales | 14,639 |
| Scientific and technical R&D | 14,005 |
| Environmental consulting | 13,968 |
| Tax consulting | 13,400 |
| Industrial engineering | 12,773 |
| Solicitors | 12,512 |
| Copyright agents | 10,438 |
| Specialist photography | 9,211 |
| Other | 64,094 |
SIC classification
SIC 70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Includes
advice and help to businesses and public services in planning, organisation, efficiency and control, management information etc.
Excludes
legal advice and representation, see ##69.10, architectural and engineering advisory activities, see ##71.11, ##71.12, environmental, agronomy, security and similar consulting activities, see ##74.90, executive placement or search consulting activities, see ##78.10, educational consulting activities, see ##85.60