Directories
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
1062
Active companies
649
Formed in latest 12 months
102
Median active-company age
4.5 years
Revenue known
18
Importers
2
Exporters
4
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 1,062 |
| Active companies | 649 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 102 |
| Importers | 2 |
| Exporters | 4 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 18 known, 631 unknown (2.8%).
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 | 5 | 11 |
| 2025-12 | 4 | 10 |
| 2026-01 | 14 | 9 |
| 2026-02 | 10 | 15 |
| 2026-03 | 14 | 16 |
| 2026-04 | 9 | 14 |
| 2026-05 | 5 | 14 |
| 2026-06 | 5 | 9 |
| 2026-07 | 10 | 12 |
| 2026-08 | 7 | 6 |
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 | 532 |
| Dissolved | 408 |
| Dormant | 117 |
| Liquidation | 5 |
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 | 90 |
| Inner London - East | 77 |
| West Midlands | 33 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 31 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 30 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 27 |
| Greater Manchester | 23 |
| Outer London - South | 23 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 22 |
| Essex | 20 |
Geography coverage: 643 known, 6 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 | 338 |
| 1m-15m | 23 |
Revenue-range coverage: 361 known, 288 unknown (55.6%).
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 | 225 |
| Small | 125 |
| Dormant | 117 |
Company-size coverage: 467 known, 182 unknown (72.0%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 119 |
| 1–9 | 205 |
| 10–49 | 14 |
| 50–249 | 1 |
Employee coverage: 339 known, 310 unknown (52.2%).
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 | 102 |
| 1–3 years | 167 |
| 3–5 years | 74 |
| 5–10 years | 165 |
| 10–20 years | 87 |
| 20+ years | 54 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 649 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 | 649 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Exporter only | 2 |
| Both | 2 |
| Neither | 645 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 2 | £17,285,818 | 2024-02-01 – 2024-07-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 2 | £45,832,384 | 2024-04-01 – 2025-06-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 2 | £11,260,762 | 2017-11-01 – 2024-04-01 |
| 19 — Cereal and milk-based food products | 1 | £16,634,779 | 2024-11-01 – 2024-11-01 |
| 22 — Drinks, Alcohol, and Vinegar | 1 | £44,951,217 | 2024-03-01 – 2024-04-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 1 | £11,037,132 | 2025-07-01 – 2025-07-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 1 | £87,502,268 | 2024-07-01 – 2025-07-01 |
| 58 — Special woven and decorative fabrics | 1 | £120,051 | 2017-11-01 – 2017-11-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 1 | £101,585,705 | 2023-07-01 – 2023-07-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 1 | £1,049,402 | 2024-02-01 – 2024-02-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 2 | £500,191,367 | 2023-07-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 2 | £11,403,318 | 2021-02-01 – 2025-07-01 |
| 23 — Animal feed and food waste | 1 | £24,638,208 | 2025-07-01 – 2025-07-01 |
| 25 — Salt, sulphur, earths, stone, plaster, lime, and cement | 1 | £6,927,697 | 2025-06-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 1 | £11,883,418 | 2021-10-01 – 2022-02-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 1 | £1,129,325 | 2024-07-01 – 2025-07-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 1 | £3,023,653 | 2025-07-01 – 2025-07-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 1 | £1,322,485 | 2026-04-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 64 — Footwear and related items | 1 | £2,835,318 | 2026-04-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 66 — Umbrellas, Sun Umbrellas, Walking Sticks, and Similar Items | 1 | £89,269 | 2017-12-01 – 2017-12-01 |
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 | 52 | 607 | 42 | 93.5% |
| Holding company | 0 | 607 | 42 | 93.5% |
| Solo founder | 366 | 607 | 42 | 93.5% |
| Ecommerce | 0 | 4 | 645 | 0.6% |
| Website | 6 | 6 | 643 | 0.9% |
| 6 | 6 | 643 | 0.9% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Biolifesas Ltd | £542,125 |
| Tweakments Guide Limited | £347,282 |
| Effective Publishing Cic | £188,285 |
| The Sk8 Directory Limited | £47,665 |
| Popupfinder Ltd | £47,291 |
| Presenterly Ltd | £30,537 |
| Mum's Guide To Limited | £30,078 |
| Flipvision Ltd | £29,442 |
| Somatic Experiencing Association Uk Cic | £16,711 |
| Innovative Minds Ltd | £7,335 |
Revenue coverage: 18 known, 631 unknown (2.8%).
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 | 16,577 |
| Books | 11,729 |
| Consumer & business magasines | 3,309 |
| Academic journals | 1,007 |
| Newspapers | 995 |
SIC classification
SIC 58120 — Publishing of directories and mailing lists
Includes
publishing of mailing lists, publishing of telephone books, publishing of other directories and compilations, such as case law, pharmaceutical compendia etc.
Details
This class includes the publishing of newspapers, including advertising newspapers, appearing at least four times a week. Publishing can be in print or electronic form, including on the Internet.