Petrol stations and lubricant shops
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
3005
Active companies
2483
Formed in latest 12 months
219
Median active-company age
9.2 years
Revenue known
63
Importers
42
Exporters
16
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 3,005 |
| Active companies | 2,483 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 219 |
| Importers | 42 |
| Exporters | 16 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 63 known, 2420 unknown (2.5%).
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 | 15 | 17 |
| 2026-01 | 14 | 6 |
| 2026-02 | 16 | 13 |
| 2026-03 | 23 | 14 |
| 2026-04 | 20 | 8 |
| 2026-05 | 9 | 9 |
| 2026-06 | 18 | 12 |
| 2026-07 | 16 | 24 |
| 2026-08 | 28 | 11 |
| 2026-09 | 11 | 5 |
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 | 2,324 |
| Dissolved | 476 |
| Dormant | 159 |
| Liquidation | 44 |
| In Administration | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 177 |
| West Midlands | 132 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 128 |
| Greater Manchester | 122 |
| Outer London - South | 106 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 99 |
| West Yorkshire | 93 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 81 |
| Lancashire | 77 |
| Kent | 71 |
Geography coverage: 2459 known, 24 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 | 848 |
| 1m-15m | 976 |
| 15m-54m | 104 |
| 54m+ | 48 |
Revenue-range coverage: 1976 known, 507 unknown (79.6%).
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 | 549 |
| Small | 1,274 |
| Medium | 26 |
| Large | 85 |
| Holding | 16 |
| Dormant | 159 |
Company-size coverage: 2109 known, 374 unknown (84.9%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 361 |
| 1–9 | 842 |
| 10–49 | 560 |
| 50–249 | 83 |
| 250+ | 4 |
Employee coverage: 1850 known, 633 unknown (74.5%).
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 | 215 |
| 1–3 years | 318 |
| 3–5 years | 250 |
| 5–10 years | 528 |
| 10–20 years | 543 |
| 20+ years | 629 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 2483 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 | 2,483 |
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 | 33 |
| Exporter only | 7 |
| Both | 9 |
| Neither | 2,434 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 16 | £7,070,572,336 | 2016-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 14 | £8,010,509,623 | 2018-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 12 | £5,533,794,388 | 2016-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 12 | £1,020,770,799 | 2018-07-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 34 — Soaps, cleaning products, and waxes | 7 | £238,431,572 | 2017-09-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 7 | £901,110,384 | 2016-07-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 27 — Mineral fuels, oils, and related products | 6 | £1,525,364,677 | 2017-09-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 38 — Miscellaneous chemical products | 6 | £116,995,900 | 2019-07-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 6 | £451,446,467 | 2016-05-01 – 2025-11-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 6 | £448,823,107 | 2017-07-01 – 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 | 7 | £1,386,042,419 | 2018-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 5 | £239,413,406 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 4 | £865,805,136 | 2016-09-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 34 — Soaps, cleaning products, and waxes | 3 | £31,202,057 | 2021-02-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 38 — Miscellaneous chemical products | 3 | £79,553,149 | 2021-10-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 3 | £671,467,560 | 2016-06-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 27 — Mineral fuels, oils, and related products | 2 | £2,152,440,493 | 2021-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 33 — Essential oils and perfumes | 2 | £26,537,906 | 2020-06-01 – 2025-02-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 2 | £241,053,181 | 2021-02-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 89 — Ships, Boats, and Floating Structures | 2 | £16,253,639 | 2021-05-01 – 2023-09-01 |
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 | 433 | 2,084 | 399 | 83.9% |
| Holding company | 1 | 2,084 | 399 | 83.9% |
| Solo founder | 941 | 2,084 | 399 | 83.9% |
| Ecommerce | 5 | 34 | 2,449 | 1.4% |
| Website | 41 | 41 | 2,442 | 1.7% |
| 20 | 41 | 2,442 | 1.7% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Platinum Retail Limited | £182,059,975 |
| J P & S Servicess Ltd | £99,140,223 |
| Grove Retail Ltd | £83,935,304 |
| S And M Tyres Limited | £81,987,899 |
| Craggs Energy Limited | £69,145,240 |
| Samy Investments Ltd | £52,307,918 |
| Sectorsure No. 10 Limited | £46,288,043 |
| Penny Petroleum (gb) Limited | £45,054,550 |
| Jrs Services (forecourts) Limited | £44,806,298 |
| M & L Richardson & Sons Limited | £44,531,941 |
Revenue coverage: 63 known, 2420 unknown (2.5%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Online & mailorder | 220,151 |
| Other: vending machines, door-to-door, etc | 53,914 |
| Department stores | 40,209 |
| Hyper & supermarkets, general stores | 38,686 |
| Clothing Stores | 31,316 |
| Stalls | 18,503 |
| Vehicle parts and accessories | 14,847 |
| Other specialised stores | 14,550 |
| Specialised food stores n.e.c. | 13,006 |
| Cosmetics Store | 11,594 |
| Home furnishing stores | 11,299 |
| Outdoor & Sporting Goods Stores | 10,505 |
| Watches and jewellery stores | 9,345 |
| Garden & Pet Supply Stores | 8,201 |
| Pharmacy | 8,043 |
| Bakeries & Confectionery | 7,900 |
| Beverage stores | 6,002 |
| Butchers | 5,878 |
| Mobile phone stores | 5,856 |
| Flooring Store | 5,778 |
| Other | 65,918 |
SIC classification
SIC 47300 — Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores
Includes
retail sale of fuel for motor vehicles and motorcycles, retail sale of lubricating products and cooling products for motor vehicles
Excludes
wholesale of fuels, see ##46.71, retail sale of liquefied petroleum gas for cooking or heating, see ##47.78