Quantity surveying
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
11306
Active companies
8946
Formed in latest 12 months
1020
Median active-company age
6.1 years
Revenue known
104
Importers
18
Exporters
12
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 11,306 |
| Active companies | 8,946 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 1,020 |
| Importers | 18 |
| Exporters | 12 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 104 known, 8842 unknown (1.2%).
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 | 91 | 58 |
| 2025-12 | 56 | 75 |
| 2026-01 | 90 | 77 |
| 2026-02 | 97 | 73 |
| 2026-03 | 118 | 71 |
| 2026-04 | 90 | 69 |
| 2026-05 | 80 | 76 |
| 2026-06 | 75 | 49 |
| 2026-07 | 82 | 109 |
| 2026-08 | 45 | 65 |
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 | 8,352 |
| Dissolved | 2,212 |
| Dormant | 594 |
| Liquidation | 144 |
| In Administration | 2 |
| Receiver Action | 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 |
|---|---|
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 462 |
| Inner London - West | 452 |
| Inner London - East | 448 |
| Greater Manchester | 406 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 401 |
| Essex | 382 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 358 |
| Kent | 355 |
| West Midlands | 333 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 305 |
Geography coverage: 8863 known, 83 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 | 6,227 |
| 1m-15m | 539 |
| 15m-54m | 19 |
| 54m+ | 15 |
Revenue-range coverage: 6800 known, 2146 unknown (76.0%).
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 | 3,843 |
| Small | 2,761 |
| Medium | 5 |
| Large | 32 |
| Holding | 10 |
| Dormant | 594 |
Company-size coverage: 7245 known, 1701 unknown (81.0%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 1,379 |
| 1–9 | 5,036 |
| 10–49 | 145 |
| 50–249 | 23 |
| 250+ | 1 |
Employee coverage: 6584 known, 2362 unknown (73.6%).
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 | 1,008 |
| 1–3 years | 1,808 |
| 3–5 years | 1,100 |
| 5–10 years | 2,343 |
| 10–20 years | 2,052 |
| 20+ years | 635 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 8946 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 | 8,946 |
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 | 13 |
| Exporter only | 7 |
| Both | 5 |
| Neither | 8,921 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 7 | £1,949,174,375 | 2016-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 7 | £330,557,767 | 2016-07-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 5 | £3,810,120,916 | 2016-03-01 – 2025-09-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 5 | £194,363,354 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 3 | £50,602,682 | 2016-08-01 – 2024-09-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 2 | £149,081,491 | 2021-03-01 – 2022-08-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 2 | £32,666,223 | 2023-08-01 – 2025-07-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 2 | £10,312,354 | 2016-05-01 – 2019-11-01 |
| 33 — Essential oils and perfumes | 1 | £1,364,778 | 2021-03-01 – 2021-05-01 |
| 42 — Leather goods, travel bags, and animal harnesses | 1 | £6,134,211 | 2021-11-01 – 2021-11-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 5 | £167,667,127 | 2020-06-01 – 2025-06-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 3 | £19,360,951 | 2019-06-01 – 2022-09-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 3 | £52,100,468 | 2020-05-01 – 2025-10-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 2 | £2,711,485 | 2021-07-01 – 2024-05-01 |
| 29 — Organic Chemicals | 1 | £14,220,221 | 2025-04-01 – 2025-04-01 |
| 34 — Soaps, cleaning products, and waxes | 1 | £3,926,023 | 2019-06-01 – 2019-06-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 1 | £161,517 | 2024-11-01 – 2024-11-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 1 | £558,235 | 2024-11-01 – 2024-11-01 |
| 72 — Iron and Steel | 1 | £279,681 | 2019-06-01 – 2019-06-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 1 | £6,979,600 | 2024-12-01 – 2025-05-01 |
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 | 1,436 | 8,479 | 467 | 94.8% |
| Holding company | 0 | 8,479 | 467 | 94.8% |
| Solo founder | 4,888 | 8,479 | 467 | 94.8% |
| Ecommerce | 1 | 16 | 8,930 | 0.2% |
| Website | 19 | 19 | 8,927 | 0.2% |
| 17 | 19 | 8,927 | 0.2% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Ogcs Global Ltd | £38,507,764 |
| Now Construction Limited | £27,090,512 |
| W.t. Partnership Limited | £24,315,477 |
| Colliers Building Consultancy Limited | £18,638,633 |
| Cumming Management Group Uk Ltd | £18,239,324 |
| Quantem Services Limited | £16,037,405 |
| Cumming Group (fm & Constructor Services) Limited | £12,999,717 |
| Quartz Project Services Limited | £12,356,949 |
| Watts Group Limited | £11,152,371 |
| Castons Consulting Limited | £11,004,109 |
Revenue coverage: 104 known, 8842 unknown (1.2%).
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 | 286,918 |
| Professional services n.e.c. | 84,933 |
| Advertising agencies | 55,985 |
| Creative and Industrial Design | 52,136 |
| Accounting and audit | 45,262 |
| Non-trading company | 41,498 |
| Non-industrial engineering | 40,843 |
| Geospatial services | 35,954 |
| Head office services | 31,140 |
| Bookkeeping | 25,813 |
| Financial management | 22,820 |
| Architechts | 21,406 |
| Public relations | 16,729 |
| Media sales | 14,640 |
| Scientific and technical R&D | 14,017 |
| Environmental consulting | 13,974 |
| Tax consulting | 13,408 |
| Industrial engineering | 12,782 |
| Solicitors | 12,514 |
| Copyright agents | 10,446 |
| Other | 64,400 |
SIC classification
SIC 74902 — Quantity surveying activities
Excludes
research and development activities, see ##72