Passenger aircraft
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
657
Active companies
490
Formed in latest 12 months
46
Median active-company age
7.7 years
Revenue known
4
Importers
18
Exporters
11
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 657 |
| Active companies | 490 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 46 |
| Importers | 18 |
| Exporters | 11 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 4 known, 486 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12 | 1 | 4 |
| 2026-01 | 0 | 5 |
| 2026-02 | 5 | 1 |
| 2026-03 | 4 | 5 |
| 2026-04 | 8 | 7 |
| 2026-05 | 4 | 6 |
| 2026-06 | 5 | 3 |
| 2026-07 | 4 | 9 |
| 2026-08 | 4 | 1 |
| 2026-09 | 6 | 0 |
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 | 447 |
| Dissolved | 151 |
| Dormant | 43 |
| Liquidation | 16 |
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 | 118 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 34 |
| Inner London - East | 33 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 24 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 21 |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 19 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 19 |
| Essex | 17 |
| South East Wales | 15 |
| Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | 14 |
Geography coverage: 488 known, 2 unknown (99.6%).
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 | 245 |
| 1m-15m | 49 |
| 15m-54m | 1 |
| 54m+ | 82 |
Revenue-range coverage: 377 known, 113 unknown (76.9%).
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 | 139 |
| Small | 151 |
| Large | 81 |
| Holding | 3 |
| Dormant | 43 |
Company-size coverage: 417 known, 73 unknown (85.1%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 120 |
| 1–9 | 152 |
| 10–49 | 3 |
| 250+ | 1 |
Employee coverage: 276 known, 214 unknown (56.3%).
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 | 46 |
| 1–3 years | 67 |
| 3–5 years | 72 |
| 5–10 years | 112 |
| 10–20 years | 124 |
| 20+ years | 69 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 490 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 | 490 |
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 | 9 |
| Exporter only | 2 |
| Both | 9 |
| Neither | 470 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 12 | £2,936,575,245 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 88 — Aircraft, spacecraft, and their parts | 11 | £4,210,974,313 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 11 | £991,315,575 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 8 | £1,022,077,169 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 7 | £4,077,062,239 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 4 | £97,824,648 | 2016-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 4 | £192,303,802 | 2016-07-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 4 | £161,211,546 | 2019-05-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 3 | £631,140,356 | 2019-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 3 | £122,433,699 | 2021-03-01 – 2026-03-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 88 — Aircraft, spacecraft, and their parts | 10 | £8,444,143,715 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 7 | £378,515,617 | 2017-06-01 – 2025-03-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 6 | £5,090,647,140 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 6 | £780,335,770 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 4 | £120,791,180 | 2017-03-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 4 | £698,414,668 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 3 | £315,588,737 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 3 | £62,492,890 | 2020-07-01 – 2025-02-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 2 | £272,039,125 | 2020-01-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 2 | £23,182,980 | 2019-03-01 – 2026-02-01 |
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 | 37 | 321 | 169 | 65.5% |
| Holding company | 0 | 321 | 169 | 65.5% |
| Solo founder | 184 | 321 | 169 | 65.5% |
| Ecommerce | 1 | 11 | 479 | 2.2% |
| Website | 13 | 13 | 477 | 2.7% |
| 10 | 13 | 477 | 2.7% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Amient Ltd. | £202,590 |
| Jt Helicopters Limited | £40,874 |
| Grey Star Aviation Ltd | £32,880 |
| Helipower Hire Limited | £1,200 |
Revenue coverage: 4 known, 486 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 |
|---|---|
| Cars & light vehicles | 11,940 |
| Other equipment and goods n.e.c. | 8,285 |
| Construction equipment | 5,599 |
| Media equipment | 2,711 |
| Recreational & sports goods | 1,885 |
| Trucks & heavy vehicles | 1,806 |
| Personal & household goods | 1,171 |
| Agricultural equipment | 813 |
| Office equipment (including computers) | 782 |
| Passenger boats/ships | 461 |
| Freight vessels | 188 |
| Cargo aircraft | 80 |
SIC classification
SIC 77351 — Renting and leasing of air passenger transport equipment
Includes
renting and operational leasing of passenger air transport equipment without operator
Excludes
renting of air-transport equipment with operator, see division ##51, financial leasing, see ##64.91