Technology

UK companies organised by the CorpSignals industry, segment, and subsegment taxonomy.

Segments

Consulting (245202 companies)
Data processing/hosting (32868 companies)
Games (22228 companies)
IT facility management (10569 companies)
Online-first businesses (35064 companies)
Other (136985 companies)
Software (non-game) (175957 companies)

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

514364

Active companies

365184

Formed in latest 12 months

78797

Median active-company age

4.4 years

Revenue known

6337

Importers

4970

Exporters

3462

Top values shown in the chart

CategoryCompanies
All companies 514,364
Active companies 365,184
Formed in latest 12 months 78,797
Importers 4,970
Exporters 3,462

Revenue coverage among active companies: 6337 known, 358847 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

MonthFormedDissolved
2025-115,3214,256
2025-125,0015,250
2026-016,6724,803
2026-025,5774,968
2026-037,1455,265
2026-047,2864,310
2026-057,1114,435
2026-067,0803,632
2026-077,8666,852
2026-084,5754,611

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

StatusCompanies
Active 327,188
Dissolved 144,434
Dormant 37,996
Liquidation 4,575
In Administration 127
Insolvency Proceedings 18
Voluntary Arrangement 17
Receiver Action 5
Converted / Closed 4

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 regionCompanies
Inner London - West 51,588
Inner London - East 50,712
Outer London - West and North West 20,109
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 19,384
Surrey, East and West Sussex 16,001
Greater Manchester 14,526
Outer London - East and North East 14,032
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12,191
West Midlands 11,054
Outer London - South 9,937

Geography coverage: 362445 known, 2739 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 rangeCompanies
0-1m 195,091
1m-15m 21,552
15m-54m 921
54m+ 1,934

Revenue-range coverage: 219498 known, 145686 unknown (60.1%).

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 sizeCompanies
Micro 133,184
Small 75,306
Medium 238
Large 3,042
Holding 972
Dormant 37,996

Company-size coverage: 250738 known, 114446 unknown (68.7%).

Top values shown in the chart

EmployeesCompanies
0 61,576
1–9 139,586
10–49 7,356
50–249 1,099
250+ 91

Employee coverage: 209708 known, 155476 unknown (57.4%).

Active-company age

What this shows: how long currently active companies have been incorporated.

Top values shown in the chart

Age bandCompanies
Under 1 year 76,740
1–3 years 77,011
3–5 years 40,083
5–10 years 72,419
10–20 years 70,251
20+ years 28,680

Incorporation-date coverage: 365184 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

ClassificationCompanies
Consulting 173,108
Software (non-game) 130,155
Other 97,938
Online-first businesses 23,582
Data processing/hosting 22,937
Games 14,721
IT facility management 7,092

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 participationCompanies
Importer only 2,666
Exporter only 1,158
Both 2,304
Neither 359,056

Top imports HS2 categories

Top values shown in the chart

HS2 categoryCompaniesGBPAvailable dates
85 — Electrical machinery and equipment3,321£300,466,574,2392016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts2,258£181,009,784,3492016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
90 — Optical and medical tools and devices1,584£44,772,867,0862016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings737£24,576,658,2342016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment565£16,306,066,7702016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
73 — Iron or Steel Products412£13,292,436,9052016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods397£1,615,427,4882016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
39 — Plastics and plastic products365£21,054,886,2472016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
48 — Paper and Paperboard Products353£5,361,873,5772016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams)350£28,895,163,7732016-01-01 – 2026-05-01

Top exports HS2 categories

Top values shown in the chart

HS2 categoryCompaniesGBPAvailable dates
85 — Electrical machinery and equipment2,480£118,436,723,0472016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts1,943£72,847,720,7352016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
90 — Optical and medical tools and devices1,170£40,595,951,1952016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings464£4,352,499,6992016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment385£3,834,194,7872016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams)285£12,319,499,7522016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods239£306,693,3842016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
73 — Iron or Steel Products223£5,344,770,5022016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
83 — Miscellaneous metal items215£1,480,914,7892016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures209£9,112,830,3402016-01-01 – 2026-05-01

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

TraitCompaniesKnownUnknownCoverage
Family business 27,494 334,986 30,198 91.7%
Holding company 71 334,986 30,198 91.7%
Solo founder 203,582 334,986 30,198 91.7%
Ecommerce 626 4,531 360,653 1.2%
Website 5,468 5,679 359,505 1.6%
LinkedIn 4,521 5,679 359,505 1.6%

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

CompanyRevenue
Scopely Explore International Limited £701,004,687
Sopra Steria Limited £436,398,000
Nomia Limited £434,809,674
Blockchain Access Uk Ltd £429,618,000
Anaplan Limited £343,528,788
Corsair Components Limited £276,028,052
Transak Limited £255,040,005
Scopely Explore International Technology Limited £236,606,158
Storm Software Plc £199,470,691
Vantage Data Centers Uk Limited £196,327,000

Revenue coverage: 6337 known, 358847 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

ClassificationCompanies
Professional services 811,244
Real estate 686,300
Construction 575,639
Retail 517,235
Hospitality & Food Services 309,768
Health & social care 272,823
Business support 258,874
Personal services 257,103
Processing & manufacturing 198,533
Entertainment 180,281
Wholesale 172,377
Transport & storage 171,657
Education 155,904
Activities for own use 141,864
Holding companies 139,236
Industry not specified 136,002
Dormant company 111,136
Maintenance & repair 108,015
Facility Services 93,797
Finance 85,212
Other 595,701