Steam & air
UK companies organised by the CorpSignals industry, segment, and subsegment taxonomy.
Segments
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
2458
Active companies
1955
Formed in latest 12 months
295
Median active-company age
6.2 years
Revenue known
34
Importers
88
Exporters
39
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 2,458 |
| Active companies | 1,955 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 295 |
| Importers | 88 |
| Exporters | 39 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 34 known, 1921 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 | 17 | 11 |
| 2025-12 | 6 | 10 |
| 2026-01 | 17 | 9 |
| 2026-02 | 25 | 15 |
| 2026-03 | 9 | 22 |
| 2026-04 | 9 | 17 |
| 2026-05 | 20 | 13 |
| 2026-06 | 26 | 12 |
| 2026-07 | 71 | 17 |
| 2026-08 | 27 | 10 |
Window: 2024-01 to 2026-08.
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 | 1,796 |
| Dissolved | 448 |
| Dormant | 159 |
| Liquidation | 53 |
| In Administration | 1 |
| Voluntary Arrangement | 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 |
|---|---|
| Essex | 107 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 104 |
| Kent | 100 |
| Inner London - East | 95 |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 90 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 90 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 87 |
| Greater Manchester | 80 |
| Inner London - West | 79 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 73 |
Geography coverage: 1940 known, 15 unknown (99.2%).
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 | 1,156 |
| 1m-15m | 201 |
| 15m-54m | 5 |
| 54m+ | 33 |
Revenue-range coverage: 1395 known, 560 unknown (71.4%).
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 | 600 |
| Small | 720 |
| Medium | 2 |
| Large | 42 |
| Holding | 2 |
| Dormant | 159 |
Company-size coverage: 1525 known, 430 unknown (78.0%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 244 |
| 1–9 | 952 |
| 10–49 | 110 |
| 50–249 | 3 |
Employee coverage: 1309 known, 646 unknown (67.0%).
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 | 281 |
| 1–3 years | 323 |
| 3–5 years | 245 |
| 5–10 years | 430 |
| 10–20 years | 436 |
| 20+ years | 240 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 1955 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 |
|---|---|
| Supply | 1,955 |
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 | 55 |
| Exporter only | 6 |
| Both | 33 |
| Neither | 1,861 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 75 | £10,600,493,370 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 56 | £11,351,098,600 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 37 | £2,040,902,497 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 30 | £1,635,408,842 | 2016-08-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 14 | £1,208,374,077 | 2017-01-01 – 2026-01-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 13 | £356,610,452 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 10 | £18,378,196 | 2016-08-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 9 | £44,228,373 | 2019-10-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 9 | £1,067,846,729 | 2018-02-01 – 2025-10-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 8 | £91,459,606 | 2019-06-01 – 2026-04-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 25 | £4,539,131,075 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 22 | £2,469,983,851 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 16 | £1,338,978,152 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 7 | £440,444,820 | 2017-11-01 – 2025-03-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 5 | £23,508,392 | 2016-01-01 – 2025-11-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 5 | £28,284,428 | 2017-07-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 5 | £66,155,467 | 2016-03-01 – 2025-04-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 4 | £179,818,249 | 2017-03-01 – 2025-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 4 | £190,859,499 | 2016-06-01 – 2025-10-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 4 | £31,085,272 | 2018-06-01 – 2023-05-01 |
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 | 230 | 1,720 | 235 | 88.0% |
| Holding company | 0 | 1,720 | 235 | 88.0% |
| Solo founder | 874 | 1,720 | 235 | 88.0% |
| Ecommerce | 10 | 54 | 1,901 | 2.8% |
| Website | 75 | 77 | 1,878 | 3.9% |
| 56 | 77 | 1,878 | 3.9% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Panasonic Heating & Ventilation Air-conditioning Uk Ltd | £35,184,622 |
| Chc Group Limited | £29,203,101 |
| Cool Designs Holdings Limited | £28,436,665 |
| Stulz U.k. Limited | £13,605,919 |
| Condition Environment Services Limited | £12,900,877 |
| Condair Limited | £9,325,252 |
| Southampton Geothermal Heating Company Limited(the) | £7,953,000 |
| Thameswey Energy Limited | £7,642,279 |
| Thameswey Central Milton Keynes Limited | £4,822,442 |
| Titan Air Conditioning Ltd | £4,757,105 |
Revenue coverage: 34 known, 1921 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 | 811,771 |
| Real estate | 686,477 |
| Construction | 576,169 |
| Retail | 518,103 |
| Technology | 365,323 |
| Hospitality & Food Services | 310,109 |
| Health & social care | 273,128 |
| Business support | 259,131 |
| Personal services | 257,488 |
| Processing & manufacturing | 198,756 |
| Entertainment | 180,392 |
| Wholesale | 172,622 |
| Transport & storage | 171,806 |
| Education | 155,957 |
| Activities for own use | 141,907 |
| Holding companies | 139,148 |
| Industry not specified | 136,026 |
| Dormant company | 111,427 |
| Maintenance & repair | 108,078 |
| Facility Services | 93,876 |
| Other | 679,727 |