Land freight storage
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
20309
Active companies
9653
Formed in latest 12 months
1614
Median active-company age
5.1 years
Revenue known
198
Importers
661
Exporters
519
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 20,309 |
| Active companies | 9,653 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 1,614 |
| Importers | 661 |
| Exporters | 519 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 198 known, 9455 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12 | 107 | 212 |
| 2026-01 | 152 | 151 |
| 2026-02 | 119 | 87 |
| 2026-03 | 164 | 207 |
| 2026-04 | 110 | 400 |
| 2026-05 | 121 | 106 |
| 2026-06 | 142 | 135 |
| 2026-07 | 131 | 297 |
| 2026-08 | 139 | 189 |
| 2026-09 | 137 | 105 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Dissolved | 10,426 |
| Active | 8,723 |
| Dormant | 930 |
| Liquidation | 209 |
| In Administration | 16 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 2 |
| Voluntary Arrangement | 2 |
| Receiver Action | 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 | 620 |
| Greater Manchester | 587 |
| Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | 494 |
| Inner London - East | 488 |
| Inner London - West | 463 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 392 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 390 |
| West Yorkshire | 326 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 321 |
| Essex | 310 |
Geography coverage: 9558 known, 95 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 | 4,773 |
| 1m-15m | 1,201 |
| 15m-54m | 101 |
| 54m+ | 165 |
Revenue-range coverage: 6240 known, 3413 unknown (64.6%).
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 | 2,944 |
| Small | 2,771 |
| Medium | 39 |
| Large | 273 |
| Holding | 56 |
| Dormant | 930 |
Company-size coverage: 7013 known, 2640 unknown (72.7%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 1,839 |
| 1–9 | 3,454 |
| 10–49 | 438 |
| 50–249 | 102 |
| 250+ | 15 |
Employee coverage: 5848 known, 3805 unknown (60.6%).
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 | 1,586 |
| 1–3 years | 1,967 |
| 3–5 years | 1,209 |
| 5–10 years | 2,446 |
| 10–20 years | 1,180 |
| 20+ years | 1,265 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 9653 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 | 9,653 |
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 | 288 |
| Exporter only | 146 |
| Both | 373 |
| Neither | 8,846 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 295 | £69,122,747,062 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 282 | £58,919,304,072 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 194 | £15,231,572,109 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 184 | £9,090,905,170 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 183 | £9,774,395,186 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 165 | £12,115,141,412 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 150 | £2,962,715,767 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 132 | £5,413,429,603 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 125 | £3,432,725,864 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 122 | £4,499,270,895 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 224 | £24,647,497,563 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 221 | £25,040,662,341 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 170 | £2,628,915,675 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 147 | £10,473,573,333 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 125 | £1,858,234,020 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 123 | £5,359,180,908 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 114 | £3,152,571,220 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 109 | £6,207,348,288 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 106 | £1,972,964,867 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 96 | £4,938,548,966 | 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 | 1,023 | 8,154 | 1,499 | 84.5% |
| Holding company | 4 | 8,154 | 1,499 | 84.5% |
| Solo founder | 4,593 | 8,154 | 1,499 | 84.5% |
| Ecommerce | 102 | 540 | 9,113 | 5.6% |
| Website | 653 | 687 | 8,966 | 7.1% |
| 505 | 687 | 8,966 | 7.1% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Movianto Uk Limited | £209,969,000 |
| Peterson (united Kingdom) Limited | £179,408,789 |
| Seko Logistics (london) Limited | £150,453,882 |
| Borchard Lines Limited | £132,832,526 |
| Super Smart Service Ltd | £118,593,806 |
| E.p.barrus Limited | £79,154,800 |
| London City Bond Limited | £76,306,545 |
| Thermotraffic Ltd. | £47,883,839 |
| Silva Brothers Logistics Ltd | £45,540,989 |
| Goldstar Heathrow Limited | £44,148,489 |
Revenue coverage: 198 known, 9455 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 | 76,523 |
| Freight forwarding | 24,880 |
| Taxi services | 21,820 |
| Courier services | 16,790 |
| Misc. land transport | 10,792 |
| Removal services | 8,402 |
| Other land support n.e.c. | 4,611 |
| Marine cargo transport | 3,675 |
| Land cargo handling | 3,031 |
| National post | 2,871 |
| Cargo airlines | 2,660 |
| Charter airlines | 1,833 |
| Air support services | 1,707 |
| Air cargo handling | 1,515 |
| Water support services | 1,385 |
| City land transport | 1,283 |
| Water cargo handling | 1,183 |
| Marine passenger transport | 1,149 |
| Intercity rail | 865 |
| Passenger airlines | 714 |
| Other | 3,825 |
SIC classification
SIC 52103 — Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activities
Includes
operation of storage and warehouse facilities for all kind of goods: operation of grain silos, general merchandise warehouses, refrigerated warehouses, storage tanks etc., storage of goods in foreign trade zones, blast freezing
Excludes
parking facilities for motor vehicles, see ##52.21, operation of self storage facilities, see ##68.20, rental of vacant space, see ##68.20