Games
UK companies organised by the CorpSignals industry, segment, and subsegment taxonomy.
Subsegments
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
22609
Active companies
14916
Formed in latest 12 months
3622
Median active-company age
3.0 years
Revenue known
298
Importers
184
Exporters
125
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 22,609 |
| Active companies | 14,916 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 3,622 |
| Importers | 184 |
| Exporters | 125 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 298 known, 14618 unknown (2.0%).
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 | 171 | 268 |
| 2026-01 | 282 | 264 |
| 2026-02 | 232 | 239 |
| 2026-03 | 301 | 241 |
| 2026-04 | 365 | 205 |
| 2026-05 | 344 | 210 |
| 2026-06 | 351 | 168 |
| 2026-07 | 333 | 335 |
| 2026-08 | 322 | 189 |
| 2026-09 | 244 | 187 |
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 | 12,718 |
| Dissolved | 7,575 |
| Dormant | 2,198 |
| Liquidation | 109 |
| In Administration | 5 |
| Voluntary Arrangement | 2 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 1 |
| Receiver Action | 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 |
|---|---|
| Inner London - West | 2,740 |
| Inner London - East | 2,354 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 764 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 615 |
| Greater Manchester | 500 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 463 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 458 |
| South East Wales | 386 |
| West Midlands | 369 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 367 |
Geography coverage: 14785 known, 131 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 | 6,667 |
| 1m-15m | 820 |
| 15m-54m | 45 |
| 54m+ | 81 |
Revenue-range coverage: 7613 known, 7303 unknown (51.0%).
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 | 4,534 |
| Small | 2,547 |
| Medium | 9 |
| Large | 134 |
| Holding | 39 |
| Dormant | 2,198 |
Company-size coverage: 9461 known, 5455 unknown (63.4%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 2,809 |
| 1–9 | 4,116 |
| 10–49 | 233 |
| 50–249 | 46 |
| 250+ | 2 |
Employee coverage: 7206 known, 7710 unknown (48.3%).
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 | 3,570 |
| 1–3 years | 3,942 |
| 3–5 years | 1,994 |
| 5–10 years | 2,886 |
| 10–20 years | 1,992 |
| 20+ years | 532 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 14916 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 |
|---|---|
| Development | 11,174 |
| Publishing | 5,093 |
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 | 90 |
| Exporter only | 31 |
| Both | 94 |
| Neither | 14,701 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 125 | £36,431,995,688 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 77 | £4,780,662,284 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 70 | £20,418,376,250 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 51 | £1,477,776,547 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 38 | £1,664,568,788 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 20 | £92,221,024 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 18 | £2,184,318,556 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 17 | £357,248,919 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 16 | £712,398,705 | 2016-08-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 42 — Leather goods, travel bags, and animal harnesses | 15 | £365,340,352 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 89 | £8,466,847,466 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 63 | £5,813,705,553 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 53 | £1,241,573,015 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 34 | £714,795,384 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 17 | £177,688,754 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 10 | £614,857,981 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 10 | £12,599,474 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 9 | £158,871,578 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 8 | £274,058,283 | 2017-01-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 42 — Leather goods, travel bags, and animal harnesses | 7 | £20,872,851 | 2016-10-01 – 2026-03-01 |
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 | 674 | 13,772 | 1,144 | 92.3% |
| Holding company | 4 | 13,772 | 1,144 | 92.3% |
| Solo founder | 9,100 | 13,772 | 1,144 | 92.3% |
| Ecommerce | 14 | 174 | 14,742 | 1.2% |
| Website | 208 | 213 | 14,703 | 1.4% |
| 167 | 213 | 14,703 | 1.4% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Rebellion Developments Limited | £71,819,888 |
| Rebellion Interactive Limited | £69,978,866 |
| Gismart Limited | £61,279,959 |
| Mettech Ltd | £51,627,333 |
| Ioi Brighton Ltd | £49,230,457 |
| Computer Risk Management Limited | £45,640,569 |
| Asun Services Limited | £40,195,206 |
| Focus Multimedia Limited | £38,236,277 |
| Boombit Games Ltd | £30,943,193 |
| Parwaz Game Studios Ltd | £29,450,163 |
Revenue coverage: 298 known, 14618 unknown (2.0%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Consulting | 174,067 |
| Software (non-game) | 133,560 |
| Other | 98,500 |
| Online-first businesses | 24,235 |
| Data processing/hosting | 23,406 |
| IT facility management | 7,087 |