Misc. land 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
14443
Active companies
10778
Formed in latest 12 months
1895
Median active-company age
4.5 years
Revenue known
165
Importers
89
Exporters
33
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 14,443 |
| Active companies | 10,778 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 1,895 |
| Importers | 89 |
| Exporters | 33 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 165 known, 10613 unknown (1.5%).
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 | 128 | 140 |
| 2026-01 | 188 | 116 |
| 2026-02 | 148 | 101 |
| 2026-03 | 158 | 114 |
| 2026-04 | 166 | 94 |
| 2026-05 | 133 | 112 |
| 2026-06 | 167 | 75 |
| 2026-07 | 185 | 159 |
| 2026-08 | 169 | 107 |
| 2026-09 | 145 | 115 |
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 | 9,754 |
| Dissolved | 3,503 |
| Dormant | 1,024 |
| Liquidation | 151 |
| In Administration | 5 |
| Converted / Closed | 2 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 2 |
| Receiver Action | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Outer London - West and North West | 969 |
| Inner London - East | 749 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 640 |
| Inner London - West | 610 |
| West Midlands | 595 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 530 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 500 |
| Greater Manchester | 466 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 402 |
| Outer London - South | 357 |
Geography coverage: 10675 known, 103 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 | 5,704 |
| 1m-15m | 1,134 |
| 15m-54m | 25 |
| 54m+ | 38 |
Revenue-range coverage: 6901 known, 3877 unknown (64.0%).
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 | 3,579 |
| Small | 3,045 |
| Medium | 16 |
| Large | 80 |
| Holding | 23 |
| Dormant | 1,024 |
Company-size coverage: 7767 known, 3011 unknown (72.1%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 1,810 |
| 1–9 | 3,993 |
| 10–49 | 605 |
| 50–249 | 134 |
| 250+ | 14 |
Employee coverage: 6556 known, 4222 unknown (60.8%).
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 | 1,863 |
| 1–3 years | 2,407 |
| 3–5 years | 1,303 |
| 5–10 years | 2,309 |
| 10–20 years | 1,725 |
| 20+ years | 1,171 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 10778 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 | 10,778 |
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 | 72 |
| Exporter only | 16 |
| Both | 17 |
| Neither | 10,673 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 43 | £4,357,597,771 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 35 | £10,070,816,908 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 23 | £4,955,487,016 | 2018-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 23 | £1,707,676,314 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 13 | £224,950,240 | 2022-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 8 | £642,125,935 | 2018-04-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 70 — Glass and Glassware | 8 | £73,248,966 | 2022-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 8 | £597,491,824 | 2021-08-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 6 | £889,756,553 | 2022-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 6 | £596,361,171 | 2022-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 17 | £1,842,920,544 | 2016-09-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 16 | £4,754,693,180 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 10 | £675,943,379 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 9 | £2,088,754,961 | 2016-09-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 7 | £62,251,906 | 2017-05-01 – 2025-11-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 4 | £57,935,159 | 2018-07-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 3 | £209,328,322 | 2021-06-01 – 2024-11-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 3 | £236,713,796 | 2018-09-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 3 | £37,561,313 | 2018-07-01 – 2024-06-01 |
| 86 — Railway and tramway vehicles and parts | 3 | £11,134,972 | 2018-08-01 – 2025-07-01 |
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 | 776 | 9,777 | 1,001 | 90.7% |
| Holding company | 0 | 9,777 | 1,001 | 90.7% |
| Solo founder | 6,176 | 9,777 | 1,001 | 90.7% |
| Ecommerce | 8 | 68 | 10,710 | 0.6% |
| Website | 81 | 82 | 10,696 | 0.8% |
| 50 | 82 | 10,696 | 0.8% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Hats Group Ltd | £93,346,978 |
| Ers Transition - Trading As Emed Group Limited | £74,624,590 |
| Ezec Medical Transport Services - Trading As Emed Group Limited | £55,277,142 |
| Parks Of Hamilton (coach Hirers) Limited | £33,793,869 |
| Ensign Bus Company Limited | £32,256,760 |
| Greenwich Service Plus Limited | £24,881,586 |
| Thl Uk And Ireland Limited | £19,736,123 |
| Selwyns Travel Limited | £18,843,850 |
| Imt Medical Transport Limited | £16,925,167 |
| Alfa Coaches Limited | £15,621,198 |
Revenue coverage: 165 known, 10613 unknown (1.5%).
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 | 76,391 |
| Freight forwarding | 24,835 |
| Taxi services | 21,789 |
| Courier services | 16,754 |
| Land freight storage | 9,633 |
| Removal services | 8,391 |
| Other land support n.e.c. | 4,607 |
| Marine cargo transport | 3,674 |
| Land cargo handling | 3,025 |
| National post | 2,870 |
| Cargo airlines | 2,658 |
| Charter airlines | 1,834 |
| Air support services | 1,705 |
| Air cargo handling | 1,511 |
| Water support services | 1,383 |
| City land transport | 1,281 |
| Water cargo handling | 1,182 |
| Marine passenger transport | 1,147 |
| Intercity rail | 861 |
| Passenger airlines | 714 |
| Other | 3,812 |
SIC classification
SIC 49390 — Other passenger land transport
Includes
other passenger road transport:, scheduled long-distance bus services, charters, excursions and other occasional coach services, airport shuttles, operation of teleferics, funiculars, ski and cable lifts if not part of urban, or suburban transit systems, operation of school buses and buses for transport of employees, passenger transport by man- or animal-drawn vehicles
Excludes
ambulance transport, see ##86.90