Land 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
5010
Active companies
3018
Formed in latest 12 months
752
Median active-company age
2.7 years
Revenue known
51
Importers
118
Exporters
81
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 5,010 |
| Active companies | 3,018 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 752 |
| Importers | 118 |
| Exporters | 81 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 51 known, 2967 unknown (1.7%).
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 | 62 | 50 |
| 2025-12 | 47 | 64 |
| 2026-01 | 61 | 66 |
| 2026-02 | 45 | 50 |
| 2026-03 | 61 | 82 |
| 2026-04 | 50 | 74 |
| 2026-05 | 68 | 69 |
| 2026-06 | 64 | 42 |
| 2026-07 | 66 | 108 |
| 2026-08 | 21 | 34 |
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 | 3,018 |
| Dissolved | 1,950 |
| Liquidation | 41 |
| 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 - East | 273 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 254 |
| West Midlands | 243 |
| Greater Manchester | 183 |
| West Yorkshire | 181 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 170 |
| Inner London - West | 167 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 136 |
| Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | 123 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 100 |
Geography coverage: 2988 known, 30 unknown (99.0%).
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 | 1,324 |
| 1m-15m | 176 |
| 15m-54m | 10 |
| 54m+ | 10 |
Revenue-range coverage: 1520 known, 1498 unknown (50.4%).
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 | 971 |
| Small | 490 |
| Medium | 4 |
| Large | 13 |
| Holding | 3 |
| Dormant | 283 |
Company-size coverage: 1764 known, 1254 unknown (58.4%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 413 |
| 1–9 | 1,002 |
| 10–49 | 53 |
| 50–249 | 7 |
Employee coverage: 1475 known, 1543 unknown (48.9%).
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 | 734 |
| 1–3 years | 846 |
| 3–5 years | 371 |
| 5–10 years | 785 |
| 10–20 years | 189 |
| 20+ years | 93 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 3018 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 | 3,018 |
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 | 68 |
| Exporter only | 31 |
| Both | 50 |
| Neither | 2,869 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 40 | £11,083,523,957 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 33 | £6,864,407,612 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 29 | £857,484,953 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 28 | £1,686,726,991 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 27 | £1,489,322,614 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 21 | £812,487,592 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 19 | £222,484,799 | 2016-08-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 16 | £1,129,570,428 | 2016-12-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 14 | £718,298,105 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 14 | £334,807,157 | 2016-08-01 – 2026-04-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 37 | £5,302,464,432 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 31 | £1,464,128,008 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 30 | £381,272,221 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 29 | £3,915,644,318 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 23 | £1,473,157,959 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 14 | £99,814,281 | 2016-08-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 12 | £760,621,203 | 2017-07-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 12 | £367,900,995 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 10 | £62,050,999 | 2017-02-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 10 | £377,637,244 | 2017-06-01 – 2026-04-01 |
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 | 97 | 2,858 | 160 | 94.7% |
| Holding company | 2 | 2,858 | 160 | 94.7% |
| Solo founder | 2,064 | 2,858 | 160 | 94.7% |
| Ecommerce | 13 | 94 | 2,924 | 3.1% |
| Website | 110 | 117 | 2,901 | 3.9% |
| 71 | 117 | 2,901 | 3.9% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Quick International Couriers (uk) Limited | £82,897,064 |
| Landmark Global (uk) Limited | £53,206,105 |
| Cargo Management & Logistics Limited | £27,333,238 |
| Shipco Transport Limited | £20,327,067 |
| Unitmovements Limited | £18,254,812 |
| Freight2go Worldwide Limited | £2,000,863 |
| Gill Logistics Services Ltd | £413,685 |
| Mxs Logistics Ltd | £295,147 |
| Toss Partners Ltd | £272,385 |
| Allin Deliveries Limited | £267,878 |
Revenue coverage: 51 known, 2967 unknown (1.7%).
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 | 75,869 |
| Freight forwarding | 24,330 |
| Taxi services | 21,429 |
| Courier services | 16,514 |
| Misc. land transport | 10,648 |
| Land freight storage | 9,538 |
| Removal services | 8,282 |
| Other land support n.e.c. | 4,540 |
| Marine cargo transport | 3,697 |
| National post | 2,886 |
| Cargo airlines | 2,678 |
| Charter airlines | 1,824 |
| Air support services | 1,705 |
| Air cargo handling | 1,498 |
| Water support services | 1,365 |
| City land transport | 1,276 |
| Water cargo handling | 1,183 |
| Marine passenger transport | 1,147 |
| Intercity rail | 812 |
| Passenger airlines | 711 |
| Other | 3,785 |
SIC classification
SIC 52243 — Cargo handling for land transport activities
Includes
loading and unloading of goods or passengers' luggage travelling via rail transportation, loading and unloading of freight railway cars
Excludes
operation of terminal facilities, see ##52.21