Marine 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
1560
Active companies
1148
Formed in latest 12 months
122
Median active-company age
8.1 years
Revenue known
24
Importers
40
Exporters
22
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 1,560 |
| Active companies | 1,148 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 122 |
| Importers | 40 |
| Exporters | 22 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 24 known, 1124 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 | 8 | 22 |
| 2026-01 | 6 | 18 |
| 2026-02 | 8 | 15 |
| 2026-03 | 11 | 11 |
| 2026-04 | 10 | 8 |
| 2026-05 | 6 | 14 |
| 2026-06 | 9 | 7 |
| 2026-07 | 16 | 16 |
| 2026-08 | 12 | 10 |
| 2026-09 | 4 | 7 |
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 | 1,001 |
| Dissolved | 398 |
| Dormant | 147 |
| Liquidation | 13 |
| In Administration | 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 |
|---|---|
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 98 |
| Inner London - West | 96 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 96 |
| Highlands and Islands | 83 |
| North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset | 63 |
| Kent | 62 |
| Inner London - East | 61 |
| Devon | 54 |
| Cornwall and Isles of Scilly | 46 |
| Mid and South West Wales | 45 |
Geography coverage: 1145 known, 3 unknown (99.7%).
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 | 648 |
| 1m-15m | 141 |
| 15m-54m | 5 |
| 54m+ | 41 |
Revenue-range coverage: 835 known, 313 unknown (72.7%).
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 | 362 |
| Small | 397 |
| Medium | 4 |
| Large | 47 |
| Holding | 10 |
| Dormant | 147 |
Company-size coverage: 967 known, 181 unknown (84.2%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 238 |
| 1–9 | 433 |
| 10–49 | 22 |
| 50–249 | 7 |
| 250+ | 1 |
Employee coverage: 701 known, 447 unknown (61.1%).
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 | 120 |
| 1–3 years | 168 |
| 3–5 years | 136 |
| 5–10 years | 245 |
| 10–20 years | 277 |
| 20+ years | 202 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 1148 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 | 1,148 |
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 | 23 |
| Exporter only | 5 |
| Both | 17 |
| Neither | 1,103 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 28 | £13,773,173,246 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 24 | £15,079,297,390 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 18 | £1,598,042,124 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 15 | £1,607,241,458 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 89 — Ships, Boats, and Floating Structures | 12 | £66,561,802 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 12 | £892,954,574 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 9 | £224,598,181 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 9 | £772,610,384 | 2017-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 8 | £153,708,854 | 2018-08-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 8 | £220,347,032 | 2016-07-01 – 2026-03-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 18 | £4,716,879,163 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 17 | £6,662,788,912 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 13 | £2,093,234,040 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 8 | £554,242,753 | 2016-10-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 8 | £1,189,734,789 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 8 | £299,901,284 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 89 — Ships, Boats, and Floating Structures | 7 | £107,684,095 | 2016-07-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 6 | £71,438,930 | 2016-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 5 | £569,015,041 | 2016-08-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 5 | £155,484,678 | 2016-05-01 – 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 | 113 | 865 | 283 | 75.3% |
| Holding company | 0 | 865 | 283 | 75.3% |
| Solo founder | 416 | 865 | 283 | 75.3% |
| Ecommerce | 3 | 32 | 1,116 | 2.8% |
| Website | 39 | 39 | 1,109 | 3.4% |
| 27 | 39 | 1,109 | 3.4% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Mainprize Offshore Ltd | £18,730,155 |
| Seacat Services Ltd | £12,319,846 |
| Holyhead Boatyard Limited | £7,741,724 |
| Isles Of Scilly Shipping Company Limited | £4,587,187 |
| Orkney Ferries Limited | £3,402,960 |
| Tidewater Personnel Uk Ltd | £472,000 |
| Mainprize Holdings Limited | £166,667 |
| Ellis Marine Services Ltd | £116,597 |
| Sailing Tectona Cic | £108,921 |
| Wetwheels South East C.i.c. | £85,485 |
Revenue coverage: 24 known, 1124 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 | 76,418 |
| Freight forwarding | 24,806 |
| Taxi services | 21,788 |
| Courier services | 16,739 |
| Misc. land transport | 10,777 |
| Land freight storage | 9,628 |
| Removal services | 8,383 |
| Other land support n.e.c. | 4,613 |
| Marine cargo transport | 3,681 |
| Land cargo handling | 3,029 |
| National post | 2,876 |
| Cargo airlines | 2,666 |
| Charter airlines | 1,835 |
| Air support services | 1,711 |
| Air cargo handling | 1,514 |
| Water support services | 1,385 |
| City land transport | 1,280 |
| Water cargo handling | 1,181 |
| Intercity rail | 861 |
| Passenger airlines | 714 |
| Other | 3,812 |
SIC classification
SIC 50100 — Sea and coastal passenger water transport
Includes
transport of passengers over seas and coastal waters, whether scheduled or not:, operation of excursion, cruise or sightseeing boats, operation of ferries, water taxis etc., renting of pleasure boats with crew for sea and coastal water transport (e.g. for fishing cruises)
Excludes
restaurant and bar activities on board ships, when provided by separate units, see ##56.10, ##56.30, renting of pleasure boats and yachts without crew, see ##77.21, renting of commercial ships or boats without crew, see ##77.34, operation of "floating casinos", see ##92.00