Consumer & business magasines
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
4424
Active companies
3313
Formed in latest 12 months
324
Median active-company age
9.7 years
Revenue known
72
Importers
71
Exporters
75
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 4,424 |
| Active companies | 3,313 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 324 |
| Importers | 71 |
| Exporters | 75 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 72 known, 3241 unknown (2.2%).
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 | 19 | 38 |
| 2026-01 | 29 | 32 |
| 2026-02 | 18 | 35 |
| 2026-03 | 25 | 35 |
| 2026-04 | 23 | 27 |
| 2026-05 | 36 | 23 |
| 2026-06 | 28 | 18 |
| 2026-07 | 31 | 67 |
| 2026-08 | 29 | 31 |
| 2026-09 | 20 | 23 |
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 | 2,924 |
| Dissolved | 1,043 |
| Dormant | 389 |
| Liquidation | 63 |
| In Administration | 3 |
| Voluntary Arrangement | 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 | 570 |
| Inner London - East | 472 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 217 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 157 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 141 |
| Kent | 132 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 124 |
| Greater Manchester | 102 |
| Outer London - South | 95 |
| Essex | 79 |
Geography coverage: 3286 known, 27 unknown (99.2%).
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 | 1,942 |
| 1m-15m | 436 |
| 15m-54m | 7 |
| 54m+ | 42 |
Revenue-range coverage: 2427 known, 886 unknown (73.3%).
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 | 1,155 |
| Small | 1,122 |
| Medium | 5 |
| Large | 71 |
| Holding | 25 |
| Dormant | 389 |
Company-size coverage: 2767 known, 546 unknown (83.5%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 686 |
| 1–9 | 1,324 |
| 10–49 | 191 |
| 50–249 | 37 |
Employee coverage: 2238 known, 1075 unknown (67.6%).
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 | 319 |
| 1–3 years | 463 |
| 3–5 years | 271 |
| 5–10 years | 632 |
| 10–20 years | 826 |
| 20+ years | 802 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 3313 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 | 3,313 |
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 | 37 |
| Exporter only | 41 |
| Both | 34 |
| Neither | 3,201 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 36 | £1,755,654,151 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 27 | £6,993,404,621 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 23 | £4,376,781,231 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 13 | £224,948,682 | 2016-08-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 13 | £1,034,917,882 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 12 | £672,379,071 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 11 | £317,188,527 | 2016-08-01 – 2024-12-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 9 | £403,501,798 | 2017-03-01 – 2025-10-01 |
| 22 — Drinks, Alcohol, and Vinegar | 7 | £366,903,630 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 7 | £166,791,030 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-04-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 38 | £3,068,062,057 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 24 | £1,868,475,176 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 19 | £1,552,773,093 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 16 | £605,535,214 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 16 | £181,523,053 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 9 | £183,185,199 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 9 | £120,199,244 | 2017-06-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 8 | £66,836,705 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 8 | £98,448,079 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 64 — Footwear and related items | 8 | £51,153,808 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-04-01 |
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 | 255 | 2,745 | 568 | 82.9% |
| Holding company | 1 | 2,745 | 568 | 82.9% |
| Solo founder | 1,336 | 2,745 | 568 | 82.9% |
| Ecommerce | 19 | 81 | 3,232 | 2.4% |
| Website | 102 | 103 | 3,210 | 3.1% |
| 87 | 103 | 3,210 | 3.1% |
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 |
|---|---|
| East Sussex Press Limited | £72,919,425 |
| Forbes Digital Marketing Limited | £59,198,972 |
| Apl Media Limited | £17,380,002 |
| C W Research Limited | £14,990,382 |
| Benchmark Mineral Intelligence Limited | £14,516,096 |
| Redactive Publishing Limited | £13,515,625 |
| Ma Business Limited | £12,482,056 |
| Ma Agriculture Limited | £12,311,722 |
| Media 10 Limited | £11,941,425 |
| Key Publishing Limited | £11,457,538 |
Revenue coverage: 72 known, 3241 unknown (2.2%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Other print | 16,613 |
| Books | 11,838 |
| Academic journals | 1,018 |
| Newspapers | 992 |
| Directories | 648 |