Business regulation
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
1688
Active companies
1092
Formed in latest 12 months
167
Median active-company age
3.8 years
Revenue known
26
Importers
4
Exporters
1
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 1,688 |
| Active companies | 1,092 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 167 |
| Importers | 4 |
| Exporters | 1 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 26 known, 1066 unknown (2.4%).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12 | 12 | 16 |
| 2026-01 | 11 | 13 |
| 2026-02 | 11 | 15 |
| 2026-03 | 25 | 25 |
| 2026-04 | 12 | 12 |
| 2026-05 | 17 | 21 |
| 2026-06 | 10 | 13 |
| 2026-07 | 9 | 25 |
| 2026-08 | 16 | 19 |
| 2026-09 | 9 | 10 |
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 | 940 |
| Dissolved | 589 |
| Dormant | 152 |
| Liquidation | 7 |
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 - East | 140 |
| Inner London - West | 105 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 52 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 51 |
| Greater Manchester | 44 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 43 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 43 |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 40 |
| West Midlands | 35 |
| Essex | 31 |
Geography coverage: 1082 known, 10 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 | 594 |
| 1m-15m | 57 |
| 54m+ | 5 |
Revenue-range coverage: 656 known, 436 unknown (60.1%).
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 | 401 |
| Small | 229 |
| Large | 5 |
| Holding | 2 |
| Dormant | 152 |
Company-size coverage: 789 known, 303 unknown (72.3%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 210 |
| 1–9 | 394 |
| 10–49 | 18 |
Employee coverage: 622 known, 470 unknown (57.0%).
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 | 157 |
| 1–3 years | 306 |
| 3–5 years | 185 |
| 5–10 years | 302 |
| 10–20 years | 116 |
| 20+ years | 26 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 1092 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 | 1,092 |
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 | 3 |
| Both | 1 |
| Neither | 1,088 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 3 | £144,690,489 | 2019-11-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 2 | £582,476,228 | 2020-02-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 34 — Soaps, cleaning products, and waxes | 1 | £86,347,177 | 2025-12-01 – 2025-12-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 1 | £3,390,018 | 2021-02-01 – 2021-02-01 |
| 56 — Textile padding, felt, and nonwoven fabrics; special yarns; ropes and cables | 1 | £5,595,799 | 2020-10-01 – 2021-02-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 1 | £340,784 | 2026-03-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 1 | £645,740,778 | 2019-12-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 1 | £542,646,426 | 2019-10-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 1 | £97,763,259 | 2025-07-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 1 | £24,299,956 | 2019-10-01 – 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 | 80 | 1,008 | 84 | 92.3% |
| Holding company | 0 | 1,008 | 84 | 92.3% |
| Solo founder | 671 | 1,008 | 84 | 92.3% |
| Ecommerce | 1 | 3 | 1,089 | 0.3% |
| Website | 3 | 3 | 1,089 | 0.3% |
| 2 | 3 | 1,089 | 0.3% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Let's Do Business (south East) Group Limited | £2,047,187 |
| Indegene Healthcare Uk Ltd | £1,882,105 |
| Futurus Squared Limited | £442,030 |
| The Central Dartmoor Farm Cluster Cic | £243,082 |
| Vision Reach Limited | £100,485 |
| Kosi Ise Limited | £95,858 |
| Rough Hey Management Limited | £74,584 |
| Pentadeva Systems Ltd | £72,540 |
| The Cjs Hub C.i.c. | £66,632 |
| Bryce Energy Services Ltd | £56,114 |
Revenue coverage: 26 known, 1066 unknown (2.4%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Health, education & social regulation | 6,175 |
| Fire services | 2,882 |
| Public administration | 1,766 |
| Public safety | 1,260 |
| Defense | 1,018 |
| Judicial services | 381 |
| Foreign affairs (already short) | 209 |
| Social security administration | 86 |
SIC classification
SIC 84130 — Regulation of and contribution to more efficient operation of businesses
Includes
public administration and regulation, including subsidy allocation, for different economic sectors:, agriculture, land use, energy and mining resources, infrastructure, transport, communication, hotels and tourism, wholesale and retail trade, administration of research and development policies and associated funds to improve economic performance, administration of general labour affairs, implementation of regional development policy measures, e.g. to reduce unemployment
Excludes
research and experimental development activities, see division ##72