Consulting
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
244162
Active companies
173065
Formed in latest 12 months
30206
Median active-company age
5.1 years
Revenue known
2915
Importers
1509
Exporters
1029
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 244,162 |
| Active companies | 173,065 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 30,206 |
| Importers | 1,509 |
| Exporters | 1,029 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 2915 known, 170150 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 | 2,174 | 2,093 |
| 2025-12 | 2,078 | 2,492 |
| 2026-01 | 2,697 | 2,324 |
| 2026-02 | 2,253 | 2,367 |
| 2026-03 | 2,684 | 2,531 |
| 2026-04 | 2,659 | 2,107 |
| 2026-05 | 2,573 | 2,064 |
| 2026-06 | 2,536 | 1,702 |
| 2026-07 | 2,769 | 3,210 |
| 2026-08 | 603 | 1,231 |
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 | 173,065 |
| Dissolved | 68,706 |
| Liquidation | 2,344 |
| In Administration | 31 |
| Voluntary Arrangement | 7 |
| Receiver Action | 4 |
| Converted / Closed | 3 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 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 |
|---|---|
| Inner London - East | 22,492 |
| Inner London - West | 21,263 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 11,118 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 10,773 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 7,804 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 7,445 |
| Greater Manchester | 6,729 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 6,699 |
| Outer London - South | 5,521 |
| West Midlands | 5,499 |
Geography coverage: 171859 known, 1206 unknown (99.3%).
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 | 104,456 |
| 1m-15m | 8,763 |
| 15m-54m | 281 |
| 54m+ | 510 |
Revenue-range coverage: 114010 known, 59055 unknown (65.9%).
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 | 73,600 |
| Small | 35,894 |
| Medium | 66 |
| Large | 851 |
| Holding | 218 |
| Dormant | 16,488 |
Company-size coverage: 127117 known, 45948 unknown (73.5%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 29,369 |
| 1–9 | 77,746 |
| 10–49 | 2,388 |
| 50–249 | 328 |
| 250+ | 33 |
Employee coverage: 109864 known, 63201 unknown (63.5%).
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 | 29,479 |
| 1–3 years | 35,714 |
| 3–5 years | 20,252 |
| 5–10 years | 37,589 |
| 10–20 years | 37,000 |
| 20+ years | 13,031 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 173065 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 | 173,065 |
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 | 903 |
| Exporter only | 423 |
| Both | 606 |
| Neither | 171,133 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 939 | £167,326,570,282 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 621 | £88,737,741,348 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 420 | £16,431,970,810 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 208 | £9,575,118,740 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 118 | £4,053,438,866 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 105 | £532,181,733 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 96 | £4,083,906,940 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 86 | £9,083,760,727 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 84 | £7,121,661,487 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 83 | £1,089,509,055 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 755 | £64,652,520,903 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 565 | £36,463,870,918 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 308 | £13,204,819,727 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 117 | £1,372,592,184 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 80 | £953,348,533 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 75 | £2,679,081,132 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 53 | £1,516,522,311 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 53 | £76,598,190 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 51 | £421,531,031 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 44 | £2,851,593,114 | 2016-02-01 – 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
| Trait | Companies | Known | Unknown | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family business | 15,762 | 163,597 | 9,468 | 94.5% |
| Holding company | 22 | 163,597 | 9,468 | 94.5% |
| Solo founder | 99,733 | 163,597 | 9,468 | 94.5% |
| Ecommerce | 206 | 1,519 | 171,546 | 0.9% |
| Website | 1,837 | 1,927 | 171,138 | 1.1% |
| 1,463 | 1,927 | 171,138 | 1.1% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Sopra Steria Limited | £436,398,000 |
| Nomia Limited | £434,809,674 |
| Gbm Digital Technologies Limited | £147,332,950 |
| Misco Technologies Limited | £119,328,709 |
| Lindar Media Limited | £96,902,547 |
| Next Ventures Limited | £89,711,199 |
| Shi Corporation Uk Limited | £88,312,163 |
| Worldline It Services Uk Limited | £81,334,000 |
| Hippo Digital Limited | £73,230,400 |
| Tsys Card Tech Limited | £71,737,000 |
Revenue coverage: 2915 known, 170150 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 |
|---|---|
| Software (non-game) | 128,979 |
| Other | 97,821 |
| Online-first businesses | 23,370 |
| Data processing/hosting | 22,760 |
| Games | 14,650 |
| IT facility management | 7,114 |
SIC classification
SIC 62020 — Information technology consultancy activities
Excludes
sale of computer hardware or software, see ##46.51, ##47.41, installation of mainframe and similar computers, see ##33.20, installation (setting-up) of personal computers, see ##62.09, installation of software, computer disaster recovery, see ##62.09
Details
This class includes the provision of on-site management and operation of clients' computer systems and/or data processing facilities, as well as related support services.