Courier 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
24444
Active companies
16480
Formed in latest 12 months
3706
Median active-company age
4.0 years
Revenue known
346
Importers
220
Exporters
257
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 24,444 |
| Active companies | 16,480 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 3,706 |
| Importers | 220 |
| Exporters | 257 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 346 known, 16134 unknown (2.1%).
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 | 349 | 193 |
| 2025-12 | 260 | 226 |
| 2026-01 | 325 | 169 |
| 2026-02 | 242 | 211 |
| 2026-03 | 342 | 314 |
| 2026-04 | 285 | 203 |
| 2026-05 | 273 | 241 |
| 2026-06 | 264 | 172 |
| 2026-07 | 299 | 336 |
| 2026-08 | 45 | 123 |
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 | 16,480 |
| Dissolved | 7,629 |
| Liquidation | 329 |
| In Administration | 3 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 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 |
|---|---|
| West Midlands | 1,662 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 959 |
| Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | 944 |
| Inner London - East | 938 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 825 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 784 |
| Greater Manchester | 753 |
| West Yorkshire | 587 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 566 |
| Kent | 495 |
Geography coverage: 16294 known, 186 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 | 9,129 |
| 1m-15m | 929 |
| 15m-54m | 19 |
| 54m+ | 29 |
Revenue-range coverage: 10106 known, 6374 unknown (61.3%).
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 | 6,340 |
| Small | 3,516 |
| Medium | 6 |
| Large | 40 |
| Holding | 4 |
| Dormant | 905 |
Company-size coverage: 10811 known, 5669 unknown (65.6%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 2,129 |
| 1–9 | 7,416 |
| 10–49 | 247 |
| 50–249 | 30 |
| 250+ | 1 |
Employee coverage: 9823 known, 6657 unknown (59.6%).
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 | 3,582 |
| 1–3 years | 3,684 |
| 3–5 years | 1,912 |
| 5–10 years | 4,585 |
| 10–20 years | 2,240 |
| 20+ years | 477 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 16480 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 |
|---|---|
| Unlicensed | 12,375 |
| Licensed | 4,809 |
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 | 101 |
| Exporter only | 138 |
| Both | 119 |
| Neither | 16,122 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 81 | £25,650,697,434 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 67 | £14,067,849,847 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 57 | £3,346,765,650 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 49 | £3,134,278,192 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 37 | £1,295,157,422 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 36 | £1,497,967,683 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 35 | £553,305,098 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 35 | £2,408,025,913 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 32 | £3,021,036,967 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 32 | £2,398,179,589 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 141 | £17,720,973,755 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 134 | £16,195,520,652 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 111 | £6,885,825,254 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 90 | £1,383,524,868 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 79 | £4,421,620,215 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 76 | £1,154,488,093 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 68 | £958,207,009 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 97 — Art and Antiques | 66 | £10,463,458,635 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 60 | £1,064,880,459 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 56 | £4,508,264,785 | 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 | 596 | 15,917 | 563 | 96.6% |
| Holding company | 0 | 15,917 | 563 | 96.6% |
| Solo founder | 11,413 | 15,917 | 563 | 96.6% |
| Ecommerce | 47 | 227 | 16,253 | 1.4% |
| Website | 272 | 289 | 16,191 | 1.8% |
| 178 | 289 | 16,191 | 1.8% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Skynet Worldwide Express Limited | £62,748,415 |
| Silva Brothers Logistics Ltd | £45,540,989 |
| Norsk European Wholesale Limited | £32,038,749 |
| Direct Link Worldwide Limited | £21,126,216 |
| Yourway Transport Limited | £17,617,259 |
| Mail Handling International Limited | £16,095,591 |
| Premier Logistics(uk)limited | £13,122,507 |
| Greater London Hire Limited | £12,699,410 |
| Express Distribution Services Ltd | £9,875,547 |
| Ladmi Ltd | £7,845,230 |
Revenue coverage: 346 known, 16134 unknown (2.1%).
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 | 75,770 |
| Freight forwarding | 24,275 |
| Taxi services | 21,372 |
| Misc. land transport | 10,630 |
| Land freight storage | 9,526 |
| Removal services | 8,264 |
| Other land support n.e.c. | 4,529 |
| Marine cargo transport | 3,696 |
| Land cargo handling | 3,011 |
| National post | 2,886 |
| Cargo airlines | 2,678 |
| Charter airlines | 1,822 |
| Air support services | 1,704 |
| Air cargo handling | 1,494 |
| Water support services | 1,363 |
| City land transport | 1,276 |
| Water cargo handling | 1,181 |
| Marine passenger transport | 1,146 |
| Intercity rail | 810 |
| Passenger airlines | 709 |
| Other | 3,782 |