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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
23041
Active companies
16528
Formed in latest 12 months
2720
Median active-company age
5.7 years
Revenue known
449
Importers
252
Exporters
211
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 23,041 |
| Active companies | 16,528 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 2,720 |
| Importers | 252 |
| Exporters | 211 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 449 known, 16079 unknown (2.7%).
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 | 233 | 204 |
| 2025-12 | 210 | 257 |
| 2026-01 | 269 | 215 |
| 2026-02 | 201 | 253 |
| 2026-03 | 176 | 227 |
| 2026-04 | 175 | 192 |
| 2026-05 | 195 | 207 |
| 2026-06 | 175 | 156 |
| 2026-07 | 240 | 330 |
| 2026-08 | 21 | 87 |
Window: 2024-01 to 2026-08.
Company status
What this shows: all current Companies House status values; blank and missing values are combined as Unknown.
Top values shown in the chart
| Status | Companies |
|---|---|
| Active | 16,528 |
| Dissolved | 6,350 |
| Liquidation | 158 |
| In Administration | 2 |
| Converted / Closed | 1 |
| Receiver Action | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Inner London - West | 2,592 |
| Inner London - East | 2,551 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 856 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 833 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 658 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 515 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 498 |
| Greater Manchester | 470 |
| Kent | 438 |
| West Midlands | 421 |
Geography coverage: 16412 known, 116 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 | 9,354 |
| 1m-15m | 963 |
| 15m-54m | 29 |
| 54m+ | 78 |
Revenue-range coverage: 10424 known, 6104 unknown (63.1%).
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 | 6,172 |
| Small | 3,774 |
| Medium | 9 |
| Large | 124 |
| Holding | 33 |
| Dormant | 2,128 |
Company-size coverage: 12240 known, 4288 unknown (74.1%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 3,315 |
| 1–9 | 6,152 |
| 10–49 | 292 |
| 50–249 | 42 |
| 250+ | 3 |
Employee coverage: 9804 known, 6724 unknown (59.3%).
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 | 2,659 |
| 1–3 years | 3,198 |
| 3–5 years | 1,777 |
| 5–10 years | 3,599 |
| 10–20 years | 3,412 |
| 20+ years | 1,883 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 16528 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 |
|---|---|
| Catalogues, cards, statistics etc | 16,528 |
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 | 133 |
| Exporter only | 92 |
| Both | 119 |
| Neither | 16,184 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 120 | £4,489,792,366 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 74 | £15,629,388,407 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 62 | £1,475,562,248 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 62 | £3,311,998,073 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 56 | £11,751,253,256 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 46 | £2,398,852,099 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 43 | £242,894,232 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 40 | £2,030,817,414 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 38 | £1,475,303,624 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 34 | £979,962,528 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 135 | £7,762,037,597 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 57 | £3,730,685,797 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 54 | £4,007,913,132 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 48 | £279,770,909 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 46 | £553,920,091 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 33 | £661,758,161 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 30 | £511,606,836 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 97 — Art and Antiques | 28 | £3,538,686,927 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 25 | £16,319,646 | 2016-07-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 22 | £33,758,903 | 2016-05-01 – 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 | 1,192 | 15,062 | 1,466 | 91.1% |
| Holding company | 2 | 15,062 | 1,466 | 91.1% |
| Solo founder | 8,870 | 15,062 | 1,466 | 91.1% |
| Ecommerce | 66 | 258 | 16,270 | 1.6% |
| Website | 304 | 312 | 16,216 | 1.9% |
| 215 | 312 | 16,216 | 1.9% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Ironsource Uk Limited | £118,832,679 |
| Gl Assessment Limited | £57,917,000 |
| Finixio Ltd | £40,018,524 |
| Label Worx Limited | £39,250,765 |
| Our Media Limited | £38,304,000 |
| Heni Soho Limited | £31,251,071 |
| Frontiers Media Limited | £28,159,081 |
| Network N Limited | £27,999,407 |
| Wolters Kluwer Health (medical Research) Limited | £25,308,000 |
| Learndirect Limited | £23,577,951 |
Revenue coverage: 449 known, 16079 unknown (2.7%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Books | 11,660 |
| Consumer & business magasines | 3,301 |
| Academic journals | 1,002 |
| Newspapers | 998 |
| Directories | 643 |