Social & humanities R&D
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
6483
Active companies
4691
Formed in latest 12 months
956
Median active-company age
3.6 years
Revenue known
197
Importers
19
Exporters
19
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 6,483 |
| Active companies | 4,691 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 956 |
| Importers | 19 |
| Exporters | 19 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 197 known, 4494 unknown (4.2%).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12 | 55 | 60 |
| 2026-01 | 79 | 51 |
| 2026-02 | 66 | 62 |
| 2026-03 | 82 | 45 |
| 2026-04 | 99 | 57 |
| 2026-05 | 74 | 63 |
| 2026-06 | 75 | 35 |
| 2026-07 | 91 | 87 |
| 2026-08 | 86 | 65 |
| 2026-09 | 78 | 64 |
Window: 2024-01 to 2026-09.
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 | 4,048 |
| Dissolved | 1,773 |
| Dormant | 643 |
| Liquidation | 17 |
| Converted / Closed | 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 | 812 |
| Inner London - East | 802 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 239 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 206 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 180 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 151 |
| West Midlands | 150 |
| Greater Manchester | 145 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 101 |
| Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | 100 |
Geography coverage: 4642 known, 49 unknown (99.0%).
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 | 2,297 |
| 1m-15m | 295 |
| 15m-54m | 4 |
| 54m+ | 39 |
Revenue-range coverage: 2635 known, 2056 unknown (56.2%).
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 | 1,503 |
| Small | 1,001 |
| Medium | 3 |
| Large | 45 |
| Holding | 18 |
| Dormant | 643 |
Company-size coverage: 3213 known, 1478 unknown (68.5%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 947 |
| 1–9 | 1,333 |
| 10–49 | 54 |
| 50–249 | 5 |
Employee coverage: 2339 known, 2352 unknown (49.9%).
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 | 942 |
| 1–3 years | 1,145 |
| 3–5 years | 680 |
| 5–10 years | 1,067 |
| 10–20 years | 589 |
| 20+ years | 268 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 4691 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 | 4,691 |
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 | 6 |
| Exporter only | 6 |
| Both | 13 |
| Neither | 4,666 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 13 | £1,750,917,759 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 9 | £1,431,310,025 | 2016-08-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 7 | £1,126,914,090 | 2018-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 5 | £47,561,067 | 2018-06-01 – 2026-01-01 |
| 30 — Pharmaceutical Products | 4 | £2,637,660,108 | 2019-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 38 — Miscellaneous chemical products | 4 | £1,092,462,096 | 2016-07-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 4 | £750,343,408 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 29 — Organic Chemicals | 3 | £213,247,305 | 2020-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 3 | £126,639,583 | 2017-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 3 | £5,784,999 | 2018-11-01 – 2026-04-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 11 | £646,675,939 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 8 | £455,171,676 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 8 | £408,280,029 | 2017-02-01 – 2025-07-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 4 | £303,680,086 | 2021-01-01 – 2025-09-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 4 | £38,016,368 | 2022-10-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 4 | £425,690,773 | 2016-08-01 – 2023-07-01 |
| 30 — Pharmaceutical Products | 3 | £1,912,172,122 | 2019-03-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 21 — Miscellaneous food products | 2 | £120,555,401 | 2017-07-01 – 2023-06-01 |
| 29 — Organic Chemicals | 2 | £16,923,171 | 2021-06-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 2 | £12,533,413 | 2022-11-01 – 2024-10-01 |
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 | 200 | 4,210 | 481 | 89.7% |
| Holding company | 0 | 4,210 | 481 | 89.7% |
| Solo founder | 2,601 | 4,210 | 481 | 89.7% |
| Ecommerce | 5 | 17 | 4,674 | 0.4% |
| Website | 23 | 23 | 4,668 | 0.5% |
| 23 | 23 | 4,668 | 0.5% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Certara Uk Limited | £46,044,700 |
| Symprove Ltd | £36,864,604 |
| Sweatco Ltd | £15,772,449 |
| Innovative Trials Limited | £7,981,868 |
| Health Psychology Research Limited | £1,165,750 |
| International Longevity Centre - Uk | £1,140,020 |
| Grant Pearson Brown Consulting Limited | £539,060 |
| Social Engine Ltd | £346,389 |
| Centre For Responsible Credit Ltd | £326,034 |
| The Research & Evaluation Centre Ltd | £270,560 |
Revenue coverage: 197 known, 4494 unknown (4.2%).
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 | 288,321 |
| Professional services n.e.c. | 84,924 |
| Advertising agencies | 56,439 |
| Creative and Industrial Design | 52,357 |
| Accounting and audit | 45,193 |
| Non-trading company | 41,220 |
| Non-industrial engineering | 40,958 |
| Geospatial services | 36,239 |
| Head office services | 31,110 |
| Bookkeeping | 25,840 |
| Financial management | 22,775 |
| Architechts | 21,344 |
| Public relations | 16,746 |
| Media sales | 14,465 |
| Scientific and technical R&D | 14,245 |
| Environmental consulting | 13,928 |
| Tax consulting | 13,389 |
| Industrial engineering | 12,802 |
| Solicitors | 12,482 |
| Copyright agents | 10,527 |
| Other | 68,728 |
SIC classification
SIC 72200 — Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities
Includes
research and development on social sciences, research and development on humanities, interdisciplinary research and development, predominantly on social sciences and humanities
Excludes
market research, see ##73.20
Details
This class includes the provision of a full range of advertising services (i.e., through in-house capabilities or subcontracting), including advice, creative services, production of advertising material, and buying.