Freight vessels
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
276
Active companies
189
Formed in latest 12 months
14
Median active-company age
5.2 years
Revenue known
2
Importers
7
Exporters
3
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 276 |
| Active companies | 189 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 14 |
| Importers | 7 |
| Exporters | 3 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 2 known, 187 unknown (1.1%).
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 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-12 | 2 | 2 |
| 2026-01 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-02 | 0 | 7 |
| 2026-03 | 1 | 3 |
| 2026-04 | 1 | 6 |
| 2026-05 | 3 | 2 |
| 2026-06 | 2 | 2 |
| 2026-07 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026-08 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 189 |
| Dissolved | 86 |
| In Administration | 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 | 47 |
| Inner London - East | 15 |
| North Yorkshire | 12 |
| Kent | 10 |
| Outer London - South | 9 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 9 |
| Greater Manchester | 7 |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 7 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 6 |
| Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | 6 |
Geography coverage: 189 known, 0 unknown (100.0%).
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 | 61 |
| 1m-15m | 51 |
| 15m-54m | 2 |
| 54m+ | 8 |
Revenue-range coverage: 122 known, 67 unknown (64.6%).
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 | 42 |
| Small | 71 |
| Large | 7 |
| Holding | 1 |
| Dormant | 42 |
Company-size coverage: 163 known, 26 unknown (86.2%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 48 |
| 1–9 | 36 |
| 10–49 | 4 |
Employee coverage: 88 known, 101 unknown (46.6%).
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 | 14 |
| 1–3 years | 52 |
| 3–5 years | 23 |
| 5–10 years | 41 |
| 10–20 years | 39 |
| 20+ years | 20 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 189 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 | 189 |
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 | 4 |
| Both | 3 |
| Neither | 182 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 2 | £76,046,908 | 2023-11-01 – 2025-12-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 2 | £773,764,964 | 2022-07-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 2 | £126,796,231 | 2023-09-01 – 2025-11-01 |
| 86 — Railway and tramway vehicles and parts | 2 | £37,225,545 | 2022-01-01 – 2025-11-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 1 | £147,201,206 | 2023-11-01 – 2023-11-01 |
| 44 — Wood and Wood Products | 1 | £2,547,151 | 2022-06-01 – 2023-04-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 1 | £110,945,361 | 2022-09-01 – 2022-09-01 |
| 70 — Glass and Glassware | 1 | £8,486,061 | 2023-09-01 – 2023-09-01 |
| 74 — Copper and copper products | 1 | £2,131,869 | 2025-09-01 – 2025-09-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 1 | £26,878,753 | 2022-11-01 – 2022-11-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42 — Leather goods, travel bags, and animal harnesses | 1 | £2,300,119 | 2023-09-01 – 2023-09-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 1 | £1,430,094 | 2023-09-01 – 2023-09-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 1 | £14,871,772 | 2022-10-01 – 2022-10-01 |
| 66 — Umbrellas, Sun Umbrellas, Walking Sticks, and Similar Items | 1 | £108,342 | 2022-11-01 – 2022-11-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 1 | £10,908,099 | 2022-11-01 – 2022-11-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 1 | £85,322,840 | 2021-01-01 – 2021-01-01 |
| 86 — Railway and tramway vehicles and parts | 1 | £8,676,795 | 2016-01-01 – 2023-08-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 1 | £1,312,171 | 2019-05-01 – 2022-11-01 |
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 | 12 | 143 | 46 | 75.7% |
| Holding company | 1 | 143 | 46 | 75.7% |
| Solo founder | 86 | 143 | 46 | 75.7% |
| Ecommerce | 0 | 4 | 185 | 2.1% |
| Website | 5 | 5 | 184 | 2.6% |
| 3 | 5 | 184 | 2.6% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Velos Trading Ltd | £6,302,300 |
| Heidmar Uk Limited | £2,030,392 |
Revenue coverage: 2 known, 187 unknown (1.1%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Cars & light vehicles | 11,818 |
| Other equipment and goods n.e.c. | 8,220 |
| Construction equipment | 5,580 |
| Media equipment | 2,689 |
| Recreational & sports goods | 1,867 |
| Trucks & heavy vehicles | 1,790 |
| Personal & household goods | 1,134 |
| Agricultural equipment | 809 |
| Office equipment (including computers) | 784 |
| Passenger aircraft | 479 |
| Passenger boats/ships | 457 |
| Cargo aircraft | 78 |
SIC classification
SIC 77342 — Renting and leasing of freight water transport equipment
Includes
renting and operational leasing of freight water-transport equipment, such as commercial boats and ships, without operator
Excludes
renting of water-transport equipment with operator, see division ##50, financial leasing, see ##64.91