Academic journals
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
1376
Active companies
1004
Formed in latest 12 months
129
Median active-company age
6.0 years
Revenue known
29
Importers
11
Exporters
14
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 1,376 |
| Active companies | 1,004 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 129 |
| Importers | 11 |
| Exporters | 14 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 29 known, 975 unknown (2.9%).
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 | 11 | 10 |
| 2025-12 | 6 | 12 |
| 2026-01 | 7 | 15 |
| 2026-02 | 11 | 14 |
| 2026-03 | 14 | 8 |
| 2026-04 | 9 | 11 |
| 2026-05 | 11 | 10 |
| 2026-06 | 6 | 6 |
| 2026-07 | 13 | 20 |
| 2026-08 | 9 | 8 |
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 | 824 |
| Dissolved | 370 |
| Dormant | 180 |
| Converted / Closed | 1 |
| Liquidation | 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 |
|---|---|
| Inner London - West | 172 |
| Inner London - East | 166 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 65 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 59 |
| Outer London - South | 38 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 38 |
| West Midlands | 37 |
| Greater Manchester | 32 |
| Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | 26 |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 25 |
Geography coverage: 994 known, 10 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 | 478 |
| 1m-15m | 121 |
| 15m-54m | 1 |
| 54m+ | 16 |
Revenue-range coverage: 616 known, 388 unknown (61.4%).
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 | 313 |
| Small | 266 |
| Large | 18 |
| Holding | 7 |
| Dormant | 180 |
Company-size coverage: 784 known, 220 unknown (78.1%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 203 |
| 1–9 | 313 |
| 10–49 | 18 |
| 50–249 | 3 |
Employee coverage: 537 known, 467 unknown (53.5%).
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 | 128 |
| 1–3 years | 210 |
| 3–5 years | 115 |
| 5–10 years | 190 |
| 10–20 years | 123 |
| 20+ years | 238 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 1004 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 | 1,004 |
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 | 9 |
| Both | 5 |
| Neither | 984 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 5 | £277,907,312 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 4 | £2,201,900,763 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 3 | £112,786,733 | 2018-08-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 3 | £2,264,877,316 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 3 | £50,914,220 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 2 | £373,190,602 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 1 | £245,023,344 | 2016-02-01 – 2024-04-01 |
| 42 — Leather goods, travel bags, and animal harnesses | 1 | £5,122,607 | 2016-03-01 – 2019-02-01 |
| 43 — Furskins and Artificial Fur Products | 1 | £69,594 | 2018-07-01 – 2018-07-01 |
| 44 — Wood and Wood Products | 1 | £18,602,849 | 2022-02-01 – 2024-04-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 8 | £587,705,092 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 5 | £355,972,040 | 2016-08-01 – 2025-03-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 5 | £301,112,775 | 2016-07-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 4 | £335,272,478 | 2016-09-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 3 | £25,995,599 | 2017-05-01 – 2025-08-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 2 | £13,491,263 | 2020-12-01 – 2023-05-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 2 | £13,140,155 | 2020-12-01 – 2025-12-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 2 | £3,530,771 | 2020-12-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 2 | £6,110,814 | 2016-10-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 72 — Iron and Steel | 2 | £1,058,280 | 2023-03-01 – 2025-06-01 |
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 | 58 | 780 | 224 | 77.7% |
| Holding company | 1 | 780 | 224 | 77.7% |
| Solo founder | 434 | 780 | 224 | 77.7% |
| Ecommerce | 4 | 11 | 993 | 1.1% |
| Website | 12 | 13 | 991 | 1.3% |
| 10 | 13 | 991 | 1.3% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Nhbs Ltd. | £6,933,303 |
| Touch Independent Medical Education Ltd | £6,887,621 |
| Cibse Services Limited | £3,545,223 |
| Ijs Publishing Group Limited | £1,778,000 |
| Biolifesas Ltd | £542,125 |
| Warwick International Publishing House Ltd | £345,005 |
| Surco Limited | £247,056 |
| The Public Domain Review C.i.c. | £221,563 |
| Lawrence And Wishart Limited | £205,032 |
| Acarrier Limited | £101,165 |
Revenue coverage: 29 known, 975 unknown (2.9%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Other print | 16,553 |
| Books | 11,696 |
| Consumer & business magasines | 3,304 |
| Newspapers | 995 |
| Directories | 647 |
SIC classification
SIC 58141 — Publishing of learned journals
Details
This subclass includes the activities of publishing journals and periodicals providing entertainment or lifestyle information to individuals, information within businesses or across the business community or information for trades or professions. It also includes customer magazines produced for businesses and distributed free, newsletters and the publishing of radio and television schedules. These publications appear less than four times a week and can be published in print or electronic form, including on the Internet.