Cars & light vehicles
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
18182
Active companies
11948
Formed in latest 12 months
2356
Median active-company age
3.6 years
Revenue known
168
Importers
185
Exporters
84
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 18,182 |
| Active companies | 11,948 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 2,356 |
| Importers | 185 |
| Exporters | 84 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 168 known, 11780 unknown (1.4%).
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 | 149 | 279 |
| 2026-01 | 203 | 203 |
| 2026-02 | 168 | 191 |
| 2026-03 | 178 | 232 |
| 2026-04 | 199 | 155 |
| 2026-05 | 191 | 206 |
| 2026-06 | 202 | 118 |
| 2026-07 | 204 | 303 |
| 2026-08 | 197 | 175 |
| 2026-09 | 158 | 135 |
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 | 10,752 |
| Dissolved | 6,028 |
| Dormant | 1,196 |
| Liquidation | 193 |
| In Administration | 10 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 2 |
| 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 - East | 1,155 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 1,092 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 792 |
| Greater Manchester | 761 |
| West Midlands | 701 |
| Inner London - West | 638 |
| West Yorkshire | 517 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 465 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 432 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 341 |
Geography coverage: 11831 known, 117 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 | 5,832 |
| 1m-15m | 930 |
| 15m-54m | 51 |
| 54m+ | 69 |
Revenue-range coverage: 6882 known, 5066 unknown (57.6%).
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 | 3,894 |
| Small | 2,653 |
| Medium | 17 |
| Large | 102 |
| Holding | 19 |
| Dormant | 1,196 |
Company-size coverage: 7881 known, 4067 unknown (66.0%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 2,452 |
| 1–9 | 3,737 |
| 10–49 | 243 |
| 50–249 | 35 |
| 250+ | 5 |
Employee coverage: 6472 known, 5476 unknown (54.2%).
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 | 2,312 |
| 1–3 years | 3,067 |
| 3–5 years | 1,616 |
| 5–10 years | 2,632 |
| 10–20 years | 1,596 |
| 20+ years | 725 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 11948 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 | 11,948 |
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 | 148 |
| Exporter only | 47 |
| Both | 37 |
| Neither | 11,716 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 126 | £11,438,254,351 | 2016-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 51 | £11,615,009,327 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 33 | £6,040,595,869 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 19 | £801,736,069 | 2017-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 19 | £981,072,757 | 2020-09-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 10 | £309,143,457 | 2016-01-01 – 2025-10-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 7 | £617,098,233 | 2022-04-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 7 | £143,325,530 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 7 | £40,599,227 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 70 — Glass and Glassware | 6 | £20,174,285 | 2019-04-01 – 2025-09-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 59 | £27,526,435,031 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 19 | £2,725,491,613 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 19 | £2,259,672,321 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 8 | £1,107,436,373 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 6 | £84,913,133 | 2016-03-01 – 2025-12-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 5 | £48,937,377 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 4 | £8,749,449 | 2016-09-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 3 | £203,087,843 | 2020-10-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 3 | £14,716,531 | 2016-01-01 – 2025-11-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 3 | £14,563,853 | 2017-07-01 – 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 | 813 | 10,887 | 1,061 | 91.1% |
| Holding company | 1 | 10,887 | 1,061 | 91.1% |
| Solo founder | 6,909 | 10,887 | 1,061 | 91.1% |
| Ecommerce | 18 | 137 | 11,811 | 1.1% |
| Website | 165 | 176 | 11,772 | 1.5% |
| 83 | 176 | 11,772 | 1.5% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Grosvenor Contracts Leasing Limited | £66,420,726 |
| Amey Fleet Services Limited | £61,391,000 |
| Car Hire (day Of Swansea) Limited | £56,787,806 |
| Otto Car Limited | £51,236,730 |
| Herd Hire Ltd | £50,553,812 |
| Silva Brothers Logistics Ltd | £45,540,989 |
| Jurni Limited | £44,290,450 |
| Classic Cars (uk) Limited | £40,519,226 |
| Centurion Truck Rental Ltd | £33,966,892 |
| Toomey Leasing Group Limited | £30,182,574 |
Revenue coverage: 168 known, 11780 unknown (1.4%).
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 equipment and goods n.e.c. | 8,292 |
| Construction equipment | 5,605 |
| Media equipment | 2,710 |
| Recreational & sports goods | 1,887 |
| Trucks & heavy vehicles | 1,807 |
| Personal & household goods | 1,172 |
| Agricultural equipment | 814 |
| Office equipment (including computers) | 783 |
| Passenger aircraft | 490 |
| Passenger boats/ships | 461 |
| Freight vessels | 189 |
| Cargo aircraft | 80 |
SIC classification
SIC 77110 — Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles
Includes
renting and operational leasing of the following types of vehicles: passenger cars and other light motor vehicles (with a weight not exceeding 3.5 tonnes) without driver
Excludes
renting or leasing of cars or light motor vehicles with driver, see ##49.32, ##49.39