Inland passenger transport
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
585
Active companies
434
Formed in latest 12 months
19
Median active-company age
16.6 years
Revenue known
10
Importers
17
Exporters
3
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 585 |
| Active companies | 434 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 19 |
| Importers | 17 |
| Exporters | 3 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 10 known, 424 unknown (2.3%).
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 | 1 | 6 |
| 2026-01 | 7 | 1 |
| 2026-02 | 1 | 4 |
| 2026-03 | 1 | 3 |
| 2026-04 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026-05 | 0 | 11 |
| 2026-06 | 1 | 10 |
| 2026-07 | 1 | 3 |
| 2026-08 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-09 | 1 | 3 |
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 | 387 |
| Dissolved | 145 |
| Dormant | 47 |
| Liquidation | 5 |
| Converted / Closed | 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 |
|---|---|
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 36 |
| Inner London - East | 23 |
| Inner London - West | 23 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 21 |
| Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire | 19 |
| Kent | 19 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 15 |
| Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | 15 |
| Essex | 14 |
| Merseyside | 12 |
Geography coverage: 431 known, 3 unknown (99.3%).
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 | 271 |
| 1m-15m | 80 |
| 15m-54m | 3 |
| 54m+ | 9 |
Revenue-range coverage: 363 known, 71 unknown (83.6%).
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 | 150 |
| Small | 187 |
| Large | 12 |
| Holding | 2 |
| Dormant | 47 |
Company-size coverage: 398 known, 36 unknown (91.7%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 113 |
| 1–9 | 164 |
| 10–49 | 44 |
| 50–249 | 5 |
Employee coverage: 326 known, 108 unknown (75.1%).
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 | 19 |
| 1–3 years | 38 |
| 3–5 years | 34 |
| 5–10 years | 68 |
| 10–20 years | 86 |
| 20+ years | 189 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 434 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 | 434 |
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 | 15 |
| Exporter only | 1 |
| Both | 2 |
| Neither | 416 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 11 | £1,914,851,641 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 8 | £296,908,037 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 6 | £1,050,184,165 | 2016-06-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 5 | £57,127,900 | 2016-12-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 68 — Stone, plaster, cement, and similar material products | 3 | £8,862,054 | 2021-06-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 3 | £243,122,751 | 2021-07-01 – 2025-12-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 3 | £190,391,313 | 2022-03-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 89 — Ships, Boats, and Floating Structures | 3 | £25,466,828 | 2022-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 3 | £142,896,924 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-01-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 2 | £37,422,542 | 2022-05-01 – 2026-03-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 2 | £221,257,740 | 2021-05-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 89 — Ships, Boats, and Floating Structures | 2 | £22,552,387 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 1 | £30,322,055 | 2023-06-01 – 2025-08-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 1 | £11,844,354 | 2022-04-01 – 2022-04-01 |
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 | 60 | 313 | 121 | 72.1% |
| Holding company | 0 | 313 | 121 | 72.1% |
| Solo founder | 110 | 313 | 121 | 72.1% |
| Ecommerce | 3 | 13 | 421 | 3.0% |
| Website | 14 | 15 | 419 | 3.5% |
| 10 | 15 | 419 | 3.5% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Lake District Estates Company Limited | £16,028,452 |
| Windermere Lake Cruises Limited | £11,448,536 |
| Mersey Ferries Limited | £4,293,178 |
| Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway Enterprises Ltd | £145,191 |
| W & A Enterprises Limited | £93,804 |
| Canal And River Cruises Ltd | £70,758 |
| Carmarthen Bay Ferries Community Interest Company | £19,514 |
| Sail Trade Sw Cic | £14,584 |
| Faversham Creek Navigation Company Cic | £1,000 |
| Thames Boat Charters Limited | £0 |
Revenue coverage: 10 known, 424 unknown (2.3%).
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 | 76,427 |
| Freight forwarding | 24,854 |
| Taxi services | 21,800 |
| Courier services | 16,764 |
| Misc. land transport | 10,783 |
| Land freight storage | 9,635 |
| Removal services | 8,391 |
| Other land support n.e.c. | 4,607 |
| Marine cargo transport | 3,674 |
| Land cargo handling | 3,027 |
| National post | 2,870 |
| Cargo airlines | 2,658 |
| Charter airlines | 1,834 |
| Air support services | 1,706 |
| Air cargo handling | 1,512 |
| Water support services | 1,384 |
| City land transport | 1,282 |
| Water cargo handling | 1,184 |
| Marine passenger transport | 1,148 |
| Intercity rail | 862 |
| Other | 4,094 |
SIC classification
SIC 50300 — Inland passenger water transport
Includes
transport of passengers via rivers, canals, lakes and other inland waterways, including inside harbours and ports, renting of pleasure boats with crew for inland water transport
Excludes
renting of pleasure boats and yachts without crew, see ##77.21