Transport & storage
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
262431
Active companies
171806
Formed in latest 12 months
31673
Median active-company age
4.8 years
Revenue known
3787
Importers
4043
Exporters
3580
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 262,431 |
| Active companies | 171,806 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 31,673 |
| Importers | 4,043 |
| Exporters | 3,580 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 3787 known, 168019 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 | 2,456 | 2,252 |
| 2025-12 | 1,972 | 2,706 |
| 2026-01 | 2,614 | 2,229 |
| 2026-02 | 2,234 | 2,210 |
| 2026-03 | 2,829 | 2,837 |
| 2026-04 | 2,580 | 2,380 |
| 2026-05 | 2,502 | 2,324 |
| 2026-06 | 2,695 | 1,701 |
| 2026-07 | 2,842 | 3,406 |
| 2026-08 | 1,603 | 1,949 |
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 | 158,734 |
| Dissolved | 87,642 |
| Dormant | 13,072 |
| Liquidation | 2,823 |
| In Administration | 109 |
| Voluntary Arrangement | 29 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 14 |
| Converted / Closed | 5 |
| Receiver Action | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|
| West Midlands | 12,778 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 10,210 |
| Inner London - East | 9,384 |
| Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | 7,932 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 7,748 |
| Greater Manchester | 7,680 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 7,480 |
| Inner London - West | 6,536 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 6,393 |
| Essex | 5,924 |
Geography coverage: 169910 known, 1896 unknown (98.9%).
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 | 92,967 |
| 1m-15m | 15,907 |
| 15m-54m | 745 |
| 54m+ | 1,243 |
Revenue-range coverage: 110862 known, 60944 unknown (64.5%).
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 | 61,390 |
| Small | 44,508 |
| Medium | 285 |
| Large | 1,904 |
| Holding | 369 |
| Dormant | 13,072 |
Company-size coverage: 121528 known, 50278 unknown (70.7%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 25,512 |
| 1–9 | 73,938 |
| 10–49 | 5,161 |
| 50–249 | 966 |
| 250+ | 127 |
Employee coverage: 105704 known, 66102 unknown (61.5%).
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 | 30,868 |
| 1–3 years | 36,766 |
| 3–5 years | 20,439 |
| 5–10 years | 44,362 |
| 10–20 years | 26,140 |
| 20+ years | 13,224 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 171799 known, 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Road freight | 75,979 |
| Freight forwarding | 24,424 |
| Taxi services | 21,532 |
| Courier services | 16,555 |
| Misc. land transport | 10,671 |
| Land freight storage | 9,547 |
| Removal services | 8,308 |
| Other land support n.e.c. | 4,555 |
| Marine cargo transport | 3,700 |
| Land cargo handling | 3,021 |
| National post | 2,883 |
| Cargo airlines | 2,680 |
| Charter airlines | 1,825 |
| Air support services | 1,707 |
| Air cargo handling | 1,506 |
| Water support services | 1,368 |
| City land transport | 1,279 |
| Water cargo handling | 1,185 |
| Marine passenger transport | 1,149 |
| Intercity rail | 821 |
| Other | 4,504 |
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 | 1,927 |
| Exporter only | 1,464 |
| Both | 2,116 |
| Neither | 166,299 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 1,738 | £243,917,763,484 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 1,647 | £267,417,603,774 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 1,180 | £51,822,971,949 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 1,153 | £46,231,691,438 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 881 | £45,812,496,464 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 857 | £25,214,450,490 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 699 | £33,919,872,611 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 597 | £16,370,434,277 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 568 | £7,327,918,678 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 559 | £7,636,412,665 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 1,750 | £219,701,769,328 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 1,655 | £109,752,142,813 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 1,258 | £62,830,934,699 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 1,240 | £62,425,608,708 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 1,148 | £13,487,026,435 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 808 | £14,662,451,001 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 683 | £6,257,262,684 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 675 | £22,668,027,652 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 572 | £6,456,703,209 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 571 | £6,536,922,073 | 2016-01-01 – 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 | 10,227 | 159,140 | 12,666 | 92.6% |
| Holding company | 32 | 159,140 | 12,666 | 92.6% |
| Solo founder | 106,709 | 159,140 | 12,666 | 92.6% |
| Ecommerce | 470 | 3,522 | 168,284 | 2.0% |
| Website | 4,356 | 4,559 | 167,247 | 2.7% |
| 3,065 | 4,559 | 167,247 | 2.7% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Brightsun Travel (uk) Limited | £422,215,015 |
| Ford & Slater Limited | £364,584,874 |
| Hs1 Limited | £291,900,000 |
| Union Glory Limited | £269,682,915 |
| Uniserve Limited | £243,858,000 |
| Business Oil Platform Limited | £235,819,305 |
| Sentry Aerospares Limited | £234,300,931 |
| Amey Rail Limited | £229,873,000 |
| Trans Global Freight Management Limited | £222,283,161 |
| Movianto Uk Limited | £207,114,000 |
Revenue coverage: 3787 known, 168019 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 | 811,771 |
| Real estate | 686,477 |
| Construction | 576,169 |
| Retail | 518,103 |
| Technology | 365,323 |
| Hospitality & Food Services | 310,109 |
| Health & social care | 273,128 |
| Business support | 259,131 |
| Personal services | 257,488 |
| Processing & manufacturing | 198,756 |
| Entertainment | 180,392 |
| Wholesale | 172,622 |
| Education | 155,957 |
| Activities for own use | 141,907 |
| Holding companies | 139,148 |
| Industry not specified | 136,026 |
| Dormant company | 111,427 |
| Maintenance & repair | 108,078 |
| Facility Services | 93,876 |
| Finance | 85,294 |
| Other | 596,388 |