Retail & wholesale, Maintenance & repair
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
5750
Active companies
4011
Formed in latest 12 months
639
Median active-company age
5.5 years
Revenue known
67
Importers
367
Exporters
195
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 5,750 |
| Active companies | 4,011 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 639 |
| Importers | 367 |
| Exporters | 195 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 67 known, 3944 unknown (1.7%).
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 | 65 | 52 |
| 2025-12 | 39 | 57 |
| 2026-01 | 36 | 54 |
| 2026-02 | 47 | 62 |
| 2026-03 | 60 | 61 |
| 2026-04 | 51 | 37 |
| 2026-05 | 37 | 52 |
| 2026-06 | 48 | 32 |
| 2026-07 | 62 | 85 |
| 2026-08 | 8 | 21 |
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 | 4,011 |
| Dissolved | 1,662 |
| Liquidation | 69 |
| In Administration | 8 |
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 | 245 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 231 |
| Inner London - West | 174 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 164 |
| Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | 155 |
| Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | 151 |
| West Midlands | 151 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 141 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 135 |
| Outer London - South | 132 |
Geography coverage: 3972 known, 39 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 | 2,143 |
| 1m-15m | 453 |
| 15m-54m | 18 |
| 54m+ | 20 |
Revenue-range coverage: 2634 known, 1377 unknown (65.7%).
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 | 1,367 |
| Small | 1,157 |
| Medium | 7 |
| Large | 32 |
| Holding | 13 |
| Dormant | 396 |
Company-size coverage: 2972 known, 1039 unknown (74.1%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 639 |
| 1–9 | 1,767 |
| 10–49 | 112 |
| 50–249 | 12 |
| 250+ | 3 |
Employee coverage: 2533 known, 1478 unknown (63.2%).
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 | 608 |
| 1–3 years | 838 |
| 3–5 years | 459 |
| 5–10 years | 870 |
| 10–20 years | 686 |
| 20+ years | 550 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 4011 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 |
|---|---|
| Motorcycles, parts and accessories | 4,011 |
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 | 223 |
| Exporter only | 51 |
| Both | 144 |
| Neither | 3,593 |
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) | 304 | £32,537,819,519 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 120 | £23,106,436,304 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 104 | £20,225,084,282 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 74 | £3,358,118,629 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 65 | £3,463,742,223 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 59 | £2,835,355,350 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 52 | £996,178,354 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 50 | £1,497,267,258 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 45 | £4,962,805,100 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 65 — Headgear and accessories | 42 | £293,873,694 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
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) | 173 | £10,144,540,902 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 51 | £5,692,975,680 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 36 | £3,166,228,642 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 28 | £1,481,999,789 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 22 | £363,672,619 | 2016-10-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 19 | £532,279,228 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 18 | £97,844,368 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 65 — Headgear and accessories | 17 | £52,980,948 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 16 | £223,592,274 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 14 | £203,555,350 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-04-01 |
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 | 406 | 3,770 | 241 | 94.0% |
| Holding company | 0 | 3,770 | 241 | 94.0% |
| Solo founder | 2,254 | 3,770 | 241 | 94.0% |
| Ecommerce | 125 | 289 | 3,722 | 7.2% |
| Website | 348 | 359 | 3,652 | 9.0% |
| 114 | 359 | 3,652 | 9.0% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Harley-davidson Europe Limited | £523,369,000 |
| Sportsbikeshop Limited | £59,149,735 |
| Moto Gb Limited | £51,567,271 |
| Oxford Products Limited | £45,565,609 |
| Fowlers Of Bristol Limited | £32,464,023 |
| Azur Auto Limited | £30,819,000 |
| Chippenham Motor Company Limited | £30,302,722 |
| Cmc Chesterfield Limited | £28,889,619 |
| Ravenwood Packaging Limited | £22,797,881 |
| Moto73 Ltd | £20,440,504 |
Revenue coverage: 67 known, 3944 unknown (1.7%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Professional services | 809,930 |
| Real estate | 684,529 |
| Construction | 575,355 |
| Retail | 516,139 |
| Technology | 363,293 |
| Hospitality & Food Services | 309,260 |
| Health & social care | 272,552 |
| Business support | 258,928 |
| Personal services | 257,327 |
| Processing & manufacturing | 198,442 |
| Entertainment | 179,933 |
| Wholesale | 172,009 |
| Transport & storage | 171,135 |
| Education | 155,215 |
| Activities for own use | 141,803 |
| Holding companies | 138,411 |
| Industry not specified | 135,987 |
| Dormant company | 111,681 |
| Maintenance & repair | 107,815 |
| Facility Services | 93,551 |
| Other | 676,538 |