Telecom
UK companies organised by the CorpSignals industry, segment, and subsegment taxonomy.
Segments
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
26895
Active companies
19126
Formed in latest 12 months
1731
Median active-company age
8.1 years
Revenue known
430
Importers
1061
Exporters
743
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 26,895 |
| Active companies | 19,126 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 1,731 |
| Importers | 1,061 |
| Exporters | 743 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 430 known, 18696 unknown (2.2%).
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 | 125 | 218 |
| 2025-12 | 125 | 277 |
| 2026-01 | 160 | 210 |
| 2026-02 | 146 | 214 |
| 2026-03 | 154 | 249 |
| 2026-04 | 167 | 198 |
| 2026-05 | 140 | 204 |
| 2026-06 | 121 | 185 |
| 2026-07 | 125 | 319 |
| 2026-08 | 94 | 194 |
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 | 17,004 |
| Dissolved | 7,208 |
| Dormant | 2,122 |
| Liquidation | 524 |
| In Administration | 26 |
| Voluntary Arrangement | 6 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 4 |
| 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 | 1,818 |
| Inner London - East | 1,600 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 1,131 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 917 |
| Greater Manchester | 818 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 811 |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 768 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 753 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 676 |
| West Midlands | 651 |
Geography coverage: 18927 known, 199 unknown (99.0%).
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 | 11,412 |
| 1m-15m | 2,296 |
| 15m-54m | 161 |
| 54m+ | 397 |
Revenue-range coverage: 14266 known, 4860 unknown (74.6%).
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 | 6,908 |
| Small | 6,334 |
| Medium | 39 |
| Large | 555 |
| Holding | 147 |
| Dormant | 2,122 |
Company-size coverage: 16105 known, 3021 unknown (84.2%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 3,460 |
| 1–9 | 8,747 |
| 10–49 | 815 |
| 50–249 | 137 |
| 250+ | 8 |
Employee coverage: 13167 known, 5959 unknown (68.8%).
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 | 1,700 |
| 1–3 years | 2,743 |
| 3–5 years | 2,015 |
| 5–10 years | 4,708 |
| 10–20 years | 4,906 |
| 20+ years | 3,053 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 19125 known, 1 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.
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 | 476 |
| Exporter only | 158 |
| Both | 585 |
| Neither | 17,907 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 947 | £227,056,651,595 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 414 | £20,065,131,838 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 400 | £90,155,445,892 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 175 | £7,319,990,540 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 105 | £5,554,266,411 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 96 | £6,811,177,991 | 2016-07-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 85 | £3,152,831,612 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 84 | £8,840,901,903 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 82 | £1,103,088,364 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 76 | £273,689,650 | 2016-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 671 | £77,659,424,755 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 316 | £29,694,186,416 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 312 | £16,763,015,132 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 122 | £1,746,987,614 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 79 | £2,420,024,542 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 75 | £2,514,902,666 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 69 | £735,073,030 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 88 — Aircraft, spacecraft, and their parts | 59 | £22,969,952,304 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 57 | £669,702,783 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 91 — Clocks, watches, and their parts | 49 | £222,113,055 | 2016-03-01 – 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 | 1,406 | 15,891 | 3,235 | 83.1% |
| Holding company | 8 | 15,891 | 3,235 | 83.1% |
| Solo founder | 8,464 | 15,891 | 3,235 | 83.1% |
| Ecommerce | 87 | 792 | 18,334 | 4.1% |
| Website | 980 | 1,009 | 18,117 | 5.3% |
| 860 | 1,009 | 18,117 | 5.3% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Whp Telecoms Limited | £183,301,648 |
| Zevantel Europe Limited | £130,770,584 |
| Nimans Limited | £126,250,507 |
| Ringcentral Uk Ltd | £124,462,924 |
| Harlette Capital Limited | £99,999,999 |
| Topdach Limited | £99,978,334 |
| Babble Cloud Limited | £85,284,000 |
| Adtran Europe Limited | £84,654,482 |
| Qxtel Limited | £81,506,401 |
| Six Degrees Technology Group Limited | £79,717,000 |
Revenue coverage: 430 known, 18696 unknown (2.2%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Professional services | 811,244 |
| Real estate | 686,300 |
| Construction | 575,639 |
| Retail | 517,235 |
| Technology | 365,184 |
| 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 |
| Other | 661,787 |