Telecom equipment (not phones)
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
5136
Active companies
2819
Formed in latest 12 months
607
Median active-company age
3.2 years
Revenue known
23
Importers
197
Exporters
83
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 5,136 |
| Active companies | 2,819 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 607 |
| Importers | 197 |
| Exporters | 83 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 23 known, 2796 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11 | 40 | 115 |
| 2025-12 | 55 | 45 |
| 2026-01 | 50 | 50 |
| 2026-02 | 42 | 58 |
| 2026-03 | 40 | 52 |
| 2026-04 | 45 | 47 |
| 2026-05 | 37 | 48 |
| 2026-06 | 50 | 39 |
| 2026-07 | 35 | 85 |
| 2026-08 | 6 | 33 |
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 | 2,819 |
| Dissolved | 2,292 |
| Liquidation | 25 |
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 | 346 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 239 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 231 |
| Greater Manchester | 211 |
| Inner London - West | 202 |
| West Midlands | 157 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 87 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 85 |
| Outer London - South | 85 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 76 |
Geography coverage: 2793 known, 26 unknown (99.1%).
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 | 1,445 |
| 1m-15m | 146 |
| 15m-54m | 2 |
| 54m+ | 2 |
Revenue-range coverage: 1595 known, 1224 unknown (56.6%).
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 | 987 |
| Small | 559 |
| Medium | 1 |
| Large | 4 |
| Holding | 4 |
| Dormant | 262 |
Company-size coverage: 1817 known, 1002 unknown (64.5%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 411 |
| 1–9 | 1,075 |
| 10–49 | 47 |
| 50–249 | 4 |
Employee coverage: 1537 known, 1282 unknown (54.5%).
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 | 578 |
| 1–3 years | 785 |
| 3–5 years | 411 |
| 5–10 years | 695 |
| 10–20 years | 282 |
| 20+ years | 68 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 2819 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 | 2,819 |
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 | 131 |
| Exporter only | 17 |
| Both | 66 |
| Neither | 2,605 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 163 | £67,163,376,433 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 66 | £14,316,704,296 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 61 | £2,512,475,329 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 42 — Leather goods, travel bags, and animal harnesses | 46 | £1,313,303,920 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 44 | £2,314,944,237 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 70 — Glass and Glassware | 42 | £356,731,587 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 41 | £4,738,846,500 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 31 | £598,314,540 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 31 | £2,607,529,320 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 91 — Clocks, watches, and their parts | 24 | £70,996,325 | 2017-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 71 | £11,982,038,677 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 29 | £2,487,348,032 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 28 | £1,555,257,781 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 11 | £213,169,506 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 42 — Leather goods, travel bags, and animal harnesses | 8 | £39,726,483 | 2016-08-01 – 2026-01-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 8 | £358,850,801 | 2018-04-01 – 2026-01-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 7 | £529,928,613 | 2016-05-01 – 2025-08-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 7 | £4,161,462 | 2016-12-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 6 | £66,291,668 | 2016-04-01 – 2025-09-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 6 | £83,904,855 | 2021-01-01 – 2026-01-01 |
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 | 97 | 2,648 | 171 | 93.9% |
| Holding company | 0 | 2,648 | 171 | 93.9% |
| Solo founder | 1,892 | 2,648 | 171 | 93.9% |
| Ecommerce | 53 | 123 | 2,696 | 4.4% |
| Website | 161 | 175 | 2,644 | 6.2% |
| 108 | 175 | 2,644 | 6.2% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Cubic Defence Uk Ltd. | £20,235,160 |
| Pics Telecom International Limited | £11,499,668 |
| Comm-tech Voice & Data Limited | £8,075,008 |
| Barnford Installations Ltd | £401,910 |
| Safelan Solutions Limited | £276,485 |
| U-phone (a&s) Ltd | £207,718 |
| Simoneal Limited | £93,486 |
| Sparlay It Ltd | £89,364 |
| Secfyre Limited | £83,563 |
| Rmk Trading & Investments Ltd | £62,610 |
Revenue coverage: 23 known, 2796 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 |
|---|---|
| Online & mailorder | 215,586 |
| Other: vending machines, door-to-door, etc | 54,166 |
| Department stores | 40,159 |
| Hyper & supermarkets, general stores | 38,262 |
| Clothing Stores | 31,366 |
| Stalls | 18,284 |
| Vehicle parts and accessories | 14,672 |
| Other specialised stores | 14,449 |
| Specialised food stores n.e.c. | 12,925 |
| Cosmetics Store | 11,592 |
| Home furnishing stores | 11,269 |
| Outdoor & Sporting Goods Stores | 10,521 |
| Watches and jewellery stores | 9,302 |
| Garden & Pet Supply Stores | 8,175 |
| Pharmacy | 8,013 |
| Bakeries & Confectionery | 7,857 |
| Beverage stores | 6,001 |
| Butchers | 5,823 |
| Mobile phone stores | 5,810 |
| Flooring Store | 5,783 |
| Other | 65,603 |