Software (non-game)
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
175741
Active companies
129955
Formed in latest 12 months
42779
Median active-company age
2.3 years
Revenue known
2205
Importers
1408
Exporters
940
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 175,741 |
| Active companies | 129,955 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 42,779 |
| Importers | 1,408 |
| Exporters | 940 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 2205 known, 127750 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 | 2,490 | 1,297 |
| 2025-12 | 2,348 | 1,667 |
| 2026-01 | 3,226 | 1,592 |
| 2026-02 | 2,902 | 1,632 |
| 2026-03 | 4,073 | 1,780 |
| 2026-04 | 4,274 | 1,478 |
| 2026-05 | 4,344 | 1,522 |
| 2026-06 | 4,294 | 1,212 |
| 2026-07 | 4,898 | 2,283 |
| 2026-08 | 2,656 | 1,535 |
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 | 117,260 |
| Dissolved | 44,678 |
| Dormant | 12,695 |
| Liquidation | 1,036 |
| In Administration | 57 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 10 |
| Voluntary Arrangement | 5 |
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 | 24,104 |
| Inner London - East | 22,013 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 6,023 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 5,390 |
| Greater Manchester | 5,111 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 4,665 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 4,425 |
| West Midlands | 3,436 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 3,194 |
| Outer London - South | 2,911 |
Geography coverage: 129011 known, 944 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 | 53,760 |
| 1m-15m | 6,878 |
| 15m-54m | 321 |
| 54m+ | 569 |
Revenue-range coverage: 61528 known, 68427 unknown (47.3%).
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 | 36,340 |
| Small | 21,656 |
| Medium | 91 |
| Large | 980 |
| Holding | 392 |
| Dormant | 12,695 |
Company-size coverage: 72154 known, 57801 unknown (55.5%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 19,539 |
| 1–9 | 35,930 |
| 10–49 | 2,824 |
| 50–249 | 429 |
| 250+ | 30 |
Employee coverage: 58752 known, 71203 unknown (45.2%).
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 | 41,828 |
| 1–3 years | 30,405 |
| 3–5 years | 13,503 |
| 5–10 years | 21,875 |
| 10–20 years | 15,339 |
| 20+ years | 7,005 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 129955 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 | 118,253 |
| Publishing | 19,380 |
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 | 801 |
| Exporter only | 333 |
| Both | 607 |
| Neither | 128,214 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 871 | £146,367,827,422 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 585 | £89,733,354,306 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 435 | £17,331,060,089 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 190 | £8,713,639,810 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 161 | £5,955,411,320 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 117 | £5,292,760,826 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 111 | £535,912,498 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 98 | £1,933,658,485 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 96 | £7,898,392,105 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 95 | £7,930,996,322 | 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 | 593 | £51,998,139,293 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 496 | £36,363,298,314 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 335 | £16,271,414,677 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 111 | £1,489,755,056 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 99 | £1,320,042,027 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 74 | £4,042,359,459 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 69 | £3,747,821,944 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 60 | £90,942,079 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 56 | £384,833,753 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 55 | £410,524,965 | 2016-05-01 – 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 | 6,876 | 118,462 | 11,493 | 91.2% |
| Holding company | 27 | 118,462 | 11,493 | 91.2% |
| Solo founder | 77,154 | 118,462 | 11,493 | 91.2% |
| Ecommerce | 170 | 1,361 | 128,594 | 1.0% |
| Website | 1,609 | 1,677 | 128,278 | 1.3% |
| 1,361 | 1,677 | 128,278 | 1.3% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Anaplan Limited | £343,528,788 |
| Transak Limited | £255,040,005 |
| Storm Software Plc | £199,470,691 |
| Sas Software Limited | £186,426,919 |
| Tide Platform Ltd | £177,186,000 |
| Brent Cars Limited | £168,606,528 |
| Andigital Limited | £142,953,473 |
| B.h.c. Limited | £96,036,270 |
| Metaenterprices Ltd | £89,445,041 |
| Godel Technologies Europe Limited | £81,211,583 |
Revenue coverage: 2205 known, 127750 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 | 172,996 |
| Other | 97,880 |
| Online-first businesses | 23,543 |
| Data processing/hosting | 22,903 |
| Games | 14,705 |
| IT facility management | 7,086 |