Charter airlines
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
2423
Active companies
1832
Formed in latest 12 months
143
Median active-company age
9.2 years
Revenue known
40
Importers
107
Exporters
77
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 2,423 |
| Active companies | 1,832 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 143 |
| Importers | 107 |
| Exporters | 77 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 40 known, 1792 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12 | 8 | 15 |
| 2026-01 | 14 | 13 |
| 2026-02 | 9 | 23 |
| 2026-03 | 13 | 19 |
| 2026-04 | 8 | 19 |
| 2026-05 | 10 | 19 |
| 2026-06 | 10 | 13 |
| 2026-07 | 11 | 33 |
| 2026-08 | 12 | 9 |
| 2026-09 | 13 | 11 |
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 | 1,580 |
| Dissolved | 559 |
| Dormant | 252 |
| Liquidation | 29 |
| In Administration | 2 |
| Voluntary Arrangement | 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 | 205 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 176 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 131 |
| Inner London - East | 116 |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 79 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 69 |
| North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset | 67 |
| Gloucestershire and Wiltshire | 64 |
| Essex | 61 |
| Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire | 54 |
Geography coverage: 1816 known, 16 unknown (99.1%).
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 | 1,019 |
| 1m-15m | 271 |
| 15m-54m | 22 |
| 54m+ | 42 |
Revenue-range coverage: 1354 known, 478 unknown (73.9%).
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 | 628 |
| Small | 615 |
| Medium | 3 |
| Large | 58 |
| Holding | 18 |
| Dormant | 252 |
Company-size coverage: 1574 known, 258 unknown (85.9%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 467 |
| 1–9 | 727 |
| 10–49 | 33 |
| 50–249 | 18 |
Employee coverage: 1245 known, 587 unknown (68.0%).
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 | 143 |
| 1–3 years | 253 |
| 3–5 years | 194 |
| 5–10 years | 378 |
| 10–20 years | 453 |
| 20+ years | 411 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 1832 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 | 1,832 |
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 | 40 |
| Exporter only | 10 |
| Both | 67 |
| Neither | 1,715 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 88 — Aircraft, spacecraft, and their parts | 74 | £18,871,778,294 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 70 | £53,789,912,823 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 68 | £64,548,538,633 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 68 | £10,479,076,799 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 43 | £5,053,445,902 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 42 | £4,340,553,768 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 40 | £5,396,694,499 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 37 | £1,656,736,725 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 34 | £1,925,515,026 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 34 | £511,004,081 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 88 — Aircraft, spacecraft, and their parts | 59 | £29,359,684,224 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 51 | £45,654,795,824 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 46 | £16,355,483,398 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 45 | £7,986,889,473 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 36 | £1,788,215,021 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 26 | £1,388,660,963 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 24 | £1,417,644,810 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 22 | £135,606,323 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 21 | £350,236,609 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 89 — Ships, Boats, and Floating Structures | 21 | £145,316,174 | 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 | 181 | 1,500 | 332 | 81.9% |
| Holding company | 1 | 1,500 | 332 | 81.9% |
| Solo founder | 734 | 1,500 | 332 | 81.9% |
| Ecommerce | 7 | 80 | 1,752 | 4.4% |
| Website | 96 | 97 | 1,735 | 5.3% |
| 75 | 97 | 1,735 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Chapman Freeborn Airchartering Limited | £69,745,178 |
| Tag Aviation (uk) Limited | £50,998,573 |
| Volare Aviation Limited | £35,025,567 |
| Castle Air Limited | £34,236,679 |
| Inflite The Jet Centre Limited | £26,372,551 |
| Centreline Av Limited | £26,177,075 |
| Starspeed Limited | £22,779,359 |
| Air Charter Scotland Limited | £17,087,740 |
| European Aviation Limited | £14,599,202 |
| Rvl Aviation Limited | £13,770,610 |
Revenue coverage: 40 known, 1792 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 |
|---|---|
| Road freight | 76,240 |
| Freight forwarding | 24,743 |
| Taxi services | 21,739 |
| Courier services | 16,697 |
| Misc. land transport | 10,764 |
| Land freight storage | 9,616 |
| Removal services | 8,362 |
| Other land support n.e.c. | 4,595 |
| Marine cargo transport | 3,669 |
| Land cargo handling | 3,022 |
| National post | 2,870 |
| Cargo airlines | 2,656 |
| Air support services | 1,704 |
| Air cargo handling | 1,511 |
| Water support services | 1,381 |
| City land transport | 1,280 |
| Water cargo handling | 1,181 |
| Marine passenger transport | 1,147 |
| Intercity rail | 857 |
| Passenger airlines | 713 |
| Other | 3,805 |
SIC classification
SIC 51102 — Non-scheduled passenger air transport
Includes
non-scheduled transport of passengers by air, scenic and sightseeing flights, regular charter flights for passengers, general aviation activities, such as: transport of passengers by aero clubs for instruction or pleasure