Online-first businesses
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
34566
Active companies
23256
Formed in latest 12 months
8208
Median active-company age
1.9 years
Revenue known
387
Importers
98
Exporters
53
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 34,566 |
| Active companies | 23,256 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 8,208 |
| Importers | 98 |
| Exporters | 53 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 387 known, 22869 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 | 507 | 318 |
| 2025-12 | 546 | 367 |
| 2026-01 | 658 | 273 |
| 2026-02 | 518 | 398 |
| 2026-03 | 716 | 427 |
| 2026-04 | 759 | 359 |
| 2026-05 | 792 | 335 |
| 2026-06 | 827 | 256 |
| 2026-07 | 1,000 | 531 |
| 2026-08 | 117 | 241 |
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 | 23,256 |
| Dissolved | 11,168 |
| Liquidation | 134 |
| In Administration | 6 |
| Converted / Closed | 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 |
|---|---|
| Inner London - West | 5,317 |
| Inner London - East | 4,404 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 1,093 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 836 |
| Greater Manchester | 819 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 744 |
| West Midlands | 691 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 664 |
| South East Wales | 543 |
| Suffolk | 521 |
Geography coverage: 23122 known, 134 unknown (99.4%).
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 | 8,583 |
| 1m-15m | 766 |
| 15m-54m | 16 |
| 54m+ | 45 |
Revenue-range coverage: 9410 known, 13846 unknown (40.5%).
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 | 6,018 |
| Small | 2,879 |
| Medium | 2 |
| Large | 70 |
| Holding | 34 |
| Dormant | 3,013 |
Company-size coverage: 12016 known, 11240 unknown (51.7%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 3,588 |
| 1–9 | 5,129 |
| 10–49 | 219 |
| 50–249 | 28 |
| 250+ | 2 |
Employee coverage: 8966 known, 14290 unknown (38.6%).
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 | 8,022 |
| 1–3 years | 5,736 |
| 3–5 years | 2,353 |
| 5–10 years | 4,284 |
| 10–20 years | 2,278 |
| 20+ years | 583 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 23256 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 |
|---|---|
| Search engines, marketplaces etc | 23,256 |
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 | 71 |
| Exporter only | 26 |
| Both | 27 |
| Neither | 23,132 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 41 | £10,101,240,556 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 32 | £6,675,362,702 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 18 | £475,589,399 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 17 | £543,678,494 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 14 | £1,009,783,350 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 14 | £81,928,136 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 13 | £895,843,595 | 2018-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 12 | £1,059,192,040 | 2017-09-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 12 | £285,095,213 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 42 — Leather goods, travel bags, and animal harnesses | 10 | £206,786,641 | 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 | 24 | £3,611,107,207 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 21 | £1,594,214,035 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 10 | £194,547,502 | 2016-03-01 – 2025-12-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 8 | £174,347,406 | 2016-06-01 – 2024-11-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 8 | £128,913,683 | 2016-07-01 – 2026-01-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 7 | £542,617,750 | 2019-09-01 – 2023-01-01 |
| 42 — Leather goods, travel bags, and animal harnesses | 6 | £59,306,552 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-01-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 6 | £64,225,622 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 6 | £55,194,549 | 2016-02-01 – 2025-11-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 6 | £72,154,095 | 2016-01-01 – 2025-02-01 |
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 | 939 | 21,907 | 1,349 | 94.2% |
| Holding company | 4 | 21,907 | 1,349 | 94.2% |
| Solo founder | 15,287 | 21,907 | 1,349 | 94.2% |
| Ecommerce | 24 | 127 | 23,129 | 0.5% |
| Website | 152 | 162 | 23,094 | 0.7% |
| 96 | 162 | 23,094 | 0.7% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Worksome Ltd | £100,006,937 |
| Sors Markets Ltd | £82,546,006 |
| Muzz Ltd | £24,518,394 |
| Momondo Group Limited | £22,470,000 |
| Metropress Limited | £15,939,774 |
| Mayden House Limited | £12,600,388 |
| Mayden Ventures Limited | £11,531,205 |
| Open Energy Market Limited | £10,930,016 |
| Funding Options Limited | £8,883,279 |
| Driiveme Ltd | £8,299,197 |
Revenue coverage: 387 known, 22869 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 |
|---|---|
| Consulting | 172,744 |
| Software (non-game) | 128,369 |
| Other | 97,631 |
| Data processing/hosting | 22,670 |
| Games | 14,620 |
| IT facility management | 7,110 |