Ground, terminal, traffic control services
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
2344
Active companies
1704
Formed in latest 12 months
205
Median active-company age
6.8 years
Revenue known
44
Importers
185
Exporters
172
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 2,344 |
| Active companies | 1,704 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 205 |
| Importers | 185 |
| Exporters | 172 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 44 known, 1660 unknown (2.6%).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12 | 14 | 13 |
| 2026-01 | 11 | 25 |
| 2026-02 | 12 | 28 |
| 2026-03 | 28 | 23 |
| 2026-04 | 17 | 17 |
| 2026-05 | 17 | 17 |
| 2026-06 | 20 | 15 |
| 2026-07 | 22 | 27 |
| 2026-08 | 11 | 14 |
| 2026-09 | 10 | 18 |
Window: 2024-01 to 2026-09.
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 | 1,505 |
| Dissolved | 619 |
| Dormant | 199 |
| Liquidation | 19 |
| In Administration | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 197 |
| Inner London - West | 169 |
| Inner London - East | 125 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 93 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 85 |
| Essex | 71 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 61 |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 61 |
| South East Wales | 61 |
| Greater Manchester | 50 |
Geography coverage: 1700 known, 4 unknown (99.8%).
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 | 882 |
| 1m-15m | 250 |
| 15m-54m | 28 |
| 54m+ | 56 |
Revenue-range coverage: 1216 known, 488 unknown (71.4%).
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 | 503 |
| Small | 584 |
| Medium | 7 |
| Large | 80 |
| Holding | 20 |
| Dormant | 199 |
Company-size coverage: 1393 known, 311 unknown (81.7%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 348 |
| 1–9 | 678 |
| 10–49 | 64 |
| 50–249 | 21 |
| 250+ | 6 |
Employee coverage: 1117 known, 587 unknown (65.6%).
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 | 197 |
| 1–3 years | 269 |
| 3–5 years | 209 |
| 5–10 years | 402 |
| 10–20 years | 334 |
| 20+ years | 293 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 1704 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 |
|---|---|
| 52230 | 1,704 |
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 | 39 |
| Exporter only | 26 |
| Both | 146 |
| Neither | 1,493 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 135 | £67,395,371,658 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 116 | £13,683,634,071 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 88 — Aircraft, spacecraft, and their parts | 114 | £20,106,119,553 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 112 | £87,478,167,958 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 86 | £7,356,293,210 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 71 | £5,823,716,548 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 68 | £6,461,759,145 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 59 | £2,093,094,099 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 54 | £2,379,893,307 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 52 | £603,170,369 | 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 | 119 | £29,472,669,374 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 108 | £14,414,370,055 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 105 | £71,125,867,060 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 88 — Aircraft, spacecraft, and their parts | 103 | £43,418,224,725 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 74 | £3,026,815,571 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 72 | £3,458,398,279 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 66 | £2,999,259,983 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 50 | £289,765,644 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 47 | £781,522,399 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 45 | £781,009,982 | 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 | 198 | 1,399 | 305 | 82.1% |
| Holding company | 0 | 1,399 | 305 | 82.1% |
| Solo founder | 766 | 1,399 | 305 | 82.1% |
| Ecommerce | 10 | 142 | 1,562 | 8.3% |
| Website | 185 | 189 | 1,515 | 11.1% |
| 154 | 189 | 1,515 | 11.1% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Sentry Aerospares Limited | £234,300,931 |
| Australia Post Global Ecommerce Solutions (uk) Limited | £127,796,164 |
| Landmark Global (uk) Limited | £53,206,105 |
| S&jd Robertson North Air Limited | £47,297,000 |
| Prestwick Aircraft Maintenance Ltd | £41,441,957 |
| Castle Air Limited | £34,236,679 |
| Va Cargo Limited | £33,478,118 |
| Developing Assets (uk) Limited | £30,575,379 |
| Exeter Aerospace Limited | £29,838,779 |
| Bostonair Limited | £24,608,160 |
Revenue coverage: 44 known, 1660 unknown (2.6%).
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.
No usable values are available for this chart.
SIC classification
SIC 52230 — Service activities incidental to air transportation
Includes
activities related to air transport of passengers, animals or freight:, operation of terminal facilities such as airway terminals etc., airport and air-traffic-control activities, ground service activities on airfields etc., firefighting and fire-prevention services at airports
Excludes
cargo handling, see ##52.24, operation of flying schools, see ##85.32, ##85.53