Public relations
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
21922
Active companies
16740
Formed in latest 12 months
2647
Median active-company age
5.0 years
Revenue known
273
Importers
172
Exporters
80
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 21,922 |
| Active companies | 16,740 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 2,647 |
| Importers | 172 |
| Exporters | 80 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 273 known, 16467 unknown (1.6%).
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 | 228 | 120 |
| 2025-12 | 186 | 203 |
| 2026-01 | 235 | 197 |
| 2026-02 | 180 | 202 |
| 2026-03 | 230 | 219 |
| 2026-04 | 205 | 158 |
| 2026-05 | 219 | 168 |
| 2026-06 | 211 | 121 |
| 2026-07 | 206 | 246 |
| 2026-08 | 53 | 99 |
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 | 16,740 |
| Dissolved | 5,012 |
| Liquidation | 164 |
| In Administration | 3 |
| 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 | 2,867 |
| Inner London - East | 2,447 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 1,085 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 914 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 728 |
| Greater Manchester | 582 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 536 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 534 |
| Outer London - South | 411 |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 406 |
Geography coverage: 16635 known, 105 unknown (99.4%).
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 | 10,265 |
| 1m-15m | 957 |
| 15m-54m | 16 |
| 54m+ | 26 |
Revenue-range coverage: 11264 known, 5476 unknown (67.3%).
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 | 6,508 |
| Small | 4,437 |
| Medium | 7 |
| Large | 50 |
| Holding | 31 |
| Dormant | 1,372 |
Company-size coverage: 12405 known, 4335 unknown (74.1%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 2,761 |
| 1–9 | 7,660 |
| 10–49 | 342 |
| 50–249 | 25 |
| 250+ | 3 |
Employee coverage: 10791 known, 5949 unknown (64.5%).
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 | 2,592 |
| 1–3 years | 3,699 |
| 3–5 years | 2,083 |
| 5–10 years | 4,558 |
| 10–20 years | 2,977 |
| 20+ years | 831 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 16740 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 | 16,740 |
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 | 125 |
| Exporter only | 33 |
| Both | 47 |
| Neither | 16,535 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 43 | £2,452,261,687 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 38 | £5,484,328,273 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 34 | £582,356,029 | 2016-10-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 33 | £1,318,522,902 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 31 | £2,643,457,321 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 30 | £2,795,439,120 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 26 | £3,812,338,698 | 2017-12-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 64 — Footwear and related items | 24 | £1,114,120,885 | 2016-09-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 42 — Leather goods, travel bags, and animal harnesses | 23 | £653,988,889 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 23 | £640,117,360 | 2016-09-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 25 | £433,976,608 | 2017-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 23 | £1,759,677,717 | 2016-09-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 71 — Jewelry, precious stones, and metals | 15 | £560,375,519 | 2018-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 42 — Leather goods, travel bags, and animal harnesses | 14 | £185,808,263 | 2017-11-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 14 | £297,738,660 | 2018-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 14 | £1,024,679,201 | 2017-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 14 | £278,274,647 | 2017-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 14 | £193,554,920 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 11 | £663,010,028 | 2016-10-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 64 — Footwear and related items | 11 | £110,113,594 | 2017-03-01 – 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 | 1,095 | 15,681 | 1,059 | 93.7% |
| Holding company | 0 | 15,681 | 1,059 | 93.7% |
| Solo founder | 10,399 | 15,681 | 1,059 | 93.7% |
| Ecommerce | 15 | 158 | 16,582 | 0.9% |
| Website | 190 | 195 | 16,545 | 1.2% |
| 135 | 195 | 16,545 | 1.2% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Stella Enterprises Limited | £38,237,528 |
| Electric Glue Limited | £28,664,579 |
| Uncommon Creative Studio Holding Limited | £26,749,297 |
| It Is On Limited | £23,903,775 |
| Brands2life Limited | £19,522,836 |
| The Independents Creative Collective Uk Limited | £15,191,606 |
| Centre For Information Resilience C.i.c. | £14,712,788 |
| City Press Services Limited | £14,687,234 |
| Cognite Communications Limited | £14,500,253 |
| Catherine Turner Limited | £13,792,123 |
Revenue coverage: 273 known, 16467 unknown (1.6%).
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 |
| Head office services | 31,145 |
| Bookkeeping | 25,810 |
| Financial management | 22,839 |
| Architechts | 21,403 |
| 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 70210 — Public relations and communications activities
Excludes
advertising agencies and media representation services, see ##73.1, market research and public opinion polling, see ##73.20
Details
This subclass includes the provision of advice, guidance and operational assistance to businesses and other organisations on issues such as cost reduction and other financial issues; compensation and retirement strategies.