Real estate
UK companies organised by the CorpSignals industry, segment, and subsegment taxonomy.
Segments
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
809691
Active companies
686588
Formed in latest 12 months
90639
Median active-company age
5.2 years
Revenue known
5497
Importers
1998
Exporters
675
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 809,691 |
| Active companies | 686,588 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 90,639 |
| Importers | 1,998 |
| Exporters | 675 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 5497 known, 681091 unknown (0.8%).
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 | 7,065 | 3,531 |
| 2025-12 | 5,972 | 4,550 |
| 2026-01 | 8,482 | 4,014 |
| 2026-02 | 7,757 | 4,457 |
| 2026-03 | 8,738 | 4,629 |
| 2026-04 | 7,191 | 3,874 |
| 2026-05 | 6,654 | 4,160 |
| 2026-06 | 6,878 | 3,340 |
| 2026-07 | 7,307 | 6,254 |
| 2026-08 | 4,422 | 4,300 |
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 | 612,561 |
| Dissolved | 117,058 |
| Dormant | 74,027 |
| Liquidation | 4,159 |
| Receiver Action | 1,283 |
| In Administration | 494 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 60 |
| Voluntary Arrangement | 25 |
| Converted / Closed | 24 |
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 | 59,340 |
| Inner London - East | 55,766 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 51,066 |
| Greater Manchester | 34,843 |
| West Midlands | 31,814 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 30,864 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 28,454 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 25,932 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 23,624 |
| West Yorkshire | 20,146 |
Geography coverage: 680472 known, 6116 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 | 406,192 |
| 1m-15m | 60,177 |
| 15m-54m | 1,119 |
| 54m+ | 3,021 |
Revenue-range coverage: 470509 known, 216079 unknown (68.5%).
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 | 224,834 |
| Small | 229,086 |
| Medium | 141 |
| Large | 3,810 |
| Holding | 1,138 |
| Dormant | 74,027 |
Company-size coverage: 533036 known, 153552 unknown (77.6%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 207,899 |
| 1–9 | 212,074 |
| 10–49 | 3,794 |
| 50–249 | 440 |
| 250+ | 94 |
Employee coverage: 424301 known, 262287 unknown (61.8%).
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 | 89,494 |
| 1–3 years | 148,803 |
| 3–5 years | 98,402 |
| 5–10 years | 174,219 |
| 10–20 years | 93,598 |
| 20+ years | 82,068 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 686584 known, 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Other property rentals | 465,654 |
| Principal trading | 285,892 |
| Property management | 130,406 |
| Real estate agencies | 40,412 |
| Housing Association rentals | 25,327 |
| Event space leasing | 1,506 |
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 | 1,604 |
| Exporter only | 281 |
| Both | 394 |
| Neither | 684,309 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 778 | £40,982,409,897 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 530 | £77,178,481,750 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 520 | £66,484,898,945 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 381 | £13,382,565,007 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 275 | £12,492,212,842 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 257 | £15,886,654,454 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 69 — Ceramic products | 249 | £2,576,657,264 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 70 — Glass and Glassware | 214 | £1,566,005,667 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 204 | £4,173,108,696 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 44 — Wood and Wood Products | 193 | £2,153,834,387 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 247 | £26,223,423,560 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 220 | £20,206,993,847 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 164 | £9,691,271,914 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 133 | £17,020,856,155 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 133 | £1,715,942,850 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 92 | £2,178,780,045 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 84 | £4,433,832,301 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 60 | £549,670,030 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 59 | £777,367,300 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 56 | £165,087,179 | 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 | 121,642 | 581,321 | 105,267 | 84.7% |
| Holding company | 97 | 581,321 | 105,267 | 84.7% |
| Solo founder | 260,238 | 581,321 | 105,267 | 84.7% |
| Ecommerce | 208 | 1,347 | 685,241 | 0.2% |
| Website | 1,677 | 1,851 | 684,737 | 0.3% |
| 915 | 1,851 | 684,737 | 0.3% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Clearsprings Ready Homes Ltd | £1,743,883,634 |
| Ew Beard (holdings) Limited | £230,643,000 |
| Aspire Defence Services Limited | £175,315,000 |
| Super Smart Service Ltd | £118,593,806 |
| Little Wenlock Enterprises Limited | £97,327,400 |
| Stonewood Properties Limited | £81,131,988 |
| Cromwood Ltd | £79,637,036 |
| Hbb Relocation Services Limited | £66,809,852 |
| Land Securities Properties Limited | £65,466,000 |
| Admiral Taverns (chester) Limited | £62,730,000 |
Revenue coverage: 5497 known, 681091 unknown (0.8%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Professional services | 811,635 |
| Construction | 575,886 |
| Retail | 517,688 |
| Technology | 365,476 |
| Hospitality & Food Services | 309,936 |
| Health & social care | 272,930 |
| Business support | 258,944 |
| Personal services | 257,207 |
| Processing & manufacturing | 198,592 |
| Entertainment | 180,384 |
| Wholesale | 172,489 |
| Transport & storage | 171,774 |
| Education | 155,990 |
| Activities for own use | 141,890 |
| Holding companies | 139,346 |
| Industry not specified | 136,013 |
| Dormant company | 111,159 |
| Maintenance & repair | 108,079 |
| Facility Services | 93,881 |
| Finance | 85,245 |
| Other | 595,988 |