Fire services
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
3706
Active companies
2861
Formed in latest 12 months
488
Median active-company age
3.6 years
Revenue known
30
Importers
41
Exporters
29
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 3,706 |
| Active companies | 2,861 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 488 |
| Importers | 41 |
| Exporters | 29 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 30 known, 2831 unknown (1.0%).
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 | 34 | 27 |
| 2025-12 | 24 | 27 |
| 2026-01 | 43 | 24 |
| 2026-02 | 33 | 35 |
| 2026-03 | 39 | 36 |
| 2026-04 | 45 | 24 |
| 2026-05 | 38 | 22 |
| 2026-06 | 43 | 23 |
| 2026-07 | 44 | 29 |
| 2026-08 | 29 | 18 |
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 | 2,626 |
| Dissolved | 798 |
| Dormant | 235 |
| Liquidation | 44 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 2 |
| Voluntary Arrangement | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Essex | 193 |
| Kent | 159 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 157 |
| Inner London - East | 149 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 142 |
| Greater Manchester | 119 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 113 |
| West Midlands | 113 |
| Inner London - West | 107 |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 102 |
Geography coverage: 2840 known, 21 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 | 1,575 |
| 1m-15m | 264 |
| 15m-54m | 5 |
| 54m+ | 10 |
Revenue-range coverage: 1854 known, 1007 unknown (64.8%).
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 | 948 |
| Small | 842 |
| Medium | 1 |
| Large | 15 |
| Holding | 3 |
| Dormant | 235 |
Company-size coverage: 2044 known, 817 unknown (71.4%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 408 |
| 1–9 | 1,278 |
| 10–49 | 95 |
| 50–249 | 11 |
Employee coverage: 1792 known, 1069 unknown (62.6%).
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 | 483 |
| 1–3 years | 748 |
| 3–5 years | 469 |
| 5–10 years | 690 |
| 10–20 years | 299 |
| 20+ years | 172 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 2861 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 | 2,861 |
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 | 23 |
| Exporter only | 11 |
| Both | 18 |
| Neither | 2,809 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 26 | £8,725,626,735 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 22 | £5,660,462,669 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 19 | £1,386,192,907 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 13 | £829,546,062 | 2018-10-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 8 | £617,325,339 | 2021-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 8 | £174,157,393 | 2021-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 8 | £420,131,712 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 7 | £34,223,420 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 6 | £139,021,657 | 2020-11-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 5 | £91,302,136 | 2016-10-01 – 2026-03-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 20 | £2,420,428,834 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 18 | £2,155,531,558 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 15 | £3,468,067,013 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 12 | £463,931,080 | 2016-08-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 10 | £711,410,341 | 2016-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 7 | £60,747,501 | 2017-05-01 – 2025-11-01 |
| 38 — Miscellaneous chemical products | 6 | £187,424,459 | 2017-04-01 – 2025-07-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 6 | £28,166,958 | 2016-08-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 6 | £41,919,077 | 2016-12-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 6 | £341,941,435 | 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 | 364 | 2,592 | 269 | 90.6% |
| Holding company | 0 | 2,592 | 269 | 90.6% |
| Solo founder | 1,559 | 2,592 | 269 | 90.6% |
| Ecommerce | 4 | 29 | 2,832 | 1.0% |
| Website | 38 | 40 | 2,821 | 1.4% |
| 39 | 40 | 2,821 | 1.4% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Ventro Ltd | £24,678,355 |
| Zetland Fire Service Ltd | £1,314,206 |
| Concept Fire Services Ltd | £633,507 |
| Dp Fire Pro Ltd | £446,380 |
| Js Fireproofing Ltd | £402,591 |
| Amparar Limited | £303,290 |
| Pf Safety Ltd | £242,755 |
| On Point Fire And Security Limited | £161,940 |
| Vlad Elite Firestopping Ltd | £145,134 |
| Elite Fire Sprinklers Ltd | £136,316 |
Revenue coverage: 30 known, 2831 unknown (1.0%).
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 | 6,255 |
| Public administration | 1,786 |
| Public safety | 1,277 |
| Business regulation | 1,091 |
| Defense | 1,005 |
| Judicial services | 377 |
| Foreign affairs (already short) | 212 |
| Social security administration | 86 |
SIC classification
SIC 84250 — Fire service activities
Includes
fire fighting and fire prevention: administration and operation of regular and auxiliary fire brigades in fire prevention, fire fighting, rescue of persons and animals, assistance in civic disasters, floods, road accidents etc.
Excludes
forestry fire-protection and fire-fighting services, see ##02.40, oil and gas field fire fighting, see ##09.10, fire fighting and fire-prevention services at airports provided by non-specialised units, see ##52.23
Details
This section includes education at any level or for any profession. The instruction may be oral or written and may be provided by radio, television, Internet or via correspondence. It includes education by the various institutions in the regular school system at its different levels as well as adult education, literacy programmes etc. Also included are military schools and academies, prison schools etc. at their respective levels. The section includes public as well as private education. For each level of initial education, the classes include special education for physically or mentally disabled pupils. The breakdown of the categories in this section is based on the level of education offered as defined by the levels of ISCED 1997. The activities of educational institutions providing courses on ISCED level 0 are classified in ##85.10, on ISCED level 1 in ##85.20, on ISCED levels 2-3 in group ##85.3, on ISCED level 4 in ##85.41 and on ISCED level 5-6 in ##85.42. This section also includes instruction primarily concerned with sport and recreational activities such as tennis or golf and education support activities.