Air cargo handling
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
2303
Active companies
1494
Formed in latest 12 months
264
Median active-company age
4.2 years
Revenue known
28
Importers
180
Exporters
161
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 2,303 |
| Active companies | 1,494 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 264 |
| Importers | 180 |
| Exporters | 161 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 28 known, 1466 unknown (1.9%).
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 | 26 | 29 |
| 2025-12 | 12 | 23 |
| 2026-01 | 26 | 27 |
| 2026-02 | 18 | 27 |
| 2026-03 | 15 | 32 |
| 2026-04 | 9 | 23 |
| 2026-05 | 19 | 32 |
| 2026-06 | 28 | 17 |
| 2026-07 | 25 | 45 |
| 2026-08 | 4 | 10 |
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 | 1,494 |
| Dissolved | 785 |
| Liquidation | 24 |
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 - East | 226 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 217 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 134 |
| Inner London - West | 110 |
| West Midlands | 97 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 89 |
| Greater Manchester | 81 |
| Essex | 52 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 52 |
| Outer London - South | 47 |
Geography coverage: 1485 known, 9 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 | 684 |
| 1m-15m | 167 |
| 15m-54m | 13 |
| 54m+ | 24 |
Revenue-range coverage: 888 known, 606 unknown (59.4%).
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 | 489 |
| Small | 327 |
| Medium | 2 |
| Large | 33 |
| Holding | 3 |
| Dormant | 197 |
Company-size coverage: 1051 known, 443 unknown (70.3%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 244 |
| 1–9 | 542 |
| 10–49 | 38 |
| 50–249 | 6 |
| 250+ | 2 |
Employee coverage: 832 known, 662 unknown (55.7%).
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 | 247 |
| 1–3 years | 373 |
| 3–5 years | 200 |
| 5–10 years | 346 |
| 10–20 years | 176 |
| 20+ years | 152 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 1494 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 |
|---|---|
| Directly assigned to this segment | 1,494 |
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 | 89 |
| Exporter only | 70 |
| Both | 91 |
| Neither | 1,244 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 69 | £30,009,961,084 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 53 | £5,115,213,131 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 47 | £30,459,974,564 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 43 | £3,220,010,572 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 37 | £1,591,604,140 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 32 | £2,228,112,612 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 27 | £833,401,699 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 27 | £2,697,961,209 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 26 | £3,153,217,468 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 24 | £2,852,682,111 | 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 | 72 | £15,133,287,264 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 72 | £9,352,351,342 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 53 | £4,503,588,143 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 48 | £2,947,019,090 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 44 | £715,081,502 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 29 | £276,534,915 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 28 | £1,293,900,935 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 28 | £311,083,095 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 26 | £1,091,934,554 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 26 | £238,775,291 | 2016-08-01 – 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 | 59 | 1,346 | 148 | 90.1% |
| Holding company | 1 | 1,346 | 148 | 90.1% |
| Solo founder | 892 | 1,346 | 148 | 90.1% |
| Ecommerce | 15 | 129 | 1,365 | 8.6% |
| Website | 169 | 179 | 1,315 | 12.0% |
| 111 | 179 | 1,315 | 12.0% |
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 |
| Peterson (united Kingdom) Limited | £179,408,789 |
| Quick International Couriers (uk) Limited | £82,897,064 |
| Landmark Global (uk) Limited | £53,206,105 |
| Intradco Cargo Services Limited | £25,589,260 |
| Perishable Movements Limited | £25,303,974 |
| Shipco Transport Limited | £20,327,067 |
| Aviation Servicing Company Ltd | £10,980,679 |
| Customs Clearance Limited | £10,695,870 |
| Puzzle Freight Limited | £8,318,538 |
Revenue coverage: 28 known, 1466 unknown (1.9%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Road freight | 75,745 |
| Freight forwarding | 24,263 |
| Taxi services | 21,352 |
| Courier services | 16,481 |
| Misc. land transport | 10,622 |
| Land freight storage | 9,522 |
| Removal services | 8,259 |
| Other land support n.e.c. | 4,526 |
| Marine cargo transport | 3,693 |
| Land cargo handling | 3,009 |
| National post | 2,886 |
| Cargo airlines | 2,678 |
| Charter airlines | 1,822 |
| Air support services | 1,704 |
| Water support services | 1,363 |
| City land transport | 1,275 |
| Water cargo handling | 1,180 |
| Marine passenger transport | 1,146 |
| Intercity rail | 808 |
| Passenger airlines | 709 |
| Other | 3,784 |
SIC classification
SIC 52242 — Cargo handling for air transport activities
Includes
loading and unloading of goods or passengers' luggage travelling via air transport
Excludes
operation of terminal facilities, see ##52.23