Rail freight
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
1254
Active companies
665
Formed in latest 12 months
109
Median active-company age
4.0 years
Revenue known
17
Importers
30
Exporters
25
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 1,254 |
| Active companies | 665 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 109 |
| Importers | 30 |
| Exporters | 25 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 17 known, 648 unknown (2.6%).
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 | 9 | 16 |
| 2026-01 | 14 | 21 |
| 2026-02 | 7 | 21 |
| 2026-03 | 6 | 25 |
| 2026-04 | 10 | 12 |
| 2026-05 | 13 | 13 |
| 2026-06 | 8 | 11 |
| 2026-07 | 5 | 13 |
| 2026-08 | 4 | 16 |
| 2026-09 | 5 | 13 |
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 | 583 |
| Active | 572 |
| Dormant | 93 |
| Liquidation | 6 |
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 - West | 60 |
| Inner London - East | 57 |
| West Midlands | 50 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 39 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 31 |
| Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | 30 |
| Outer London - South | 29 |
| Greater Manchester | 28 |
| Essex | 25 |
| East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire | 21 |
Geography coverage: 661 known, 4 unknown (99.4%).
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 | 295 |
| 1m-15m | 57 |
| 15m-54m | 7 |
| 54m+ | 17 |
Revenue-range coverage: 376 known, 289 unknown (56.5%).
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 | 191 |
| Small | 150 |
| Medium | 3 |
| Large | 19 |
| Holding | 2 |
| Dormant | 93 |
Company-size coverage: 458 known, 207 unknown (68.9%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 113 |
| 1–9 | 215 |
| 10–49 | 13 |
| 50–249 | 3 |
| 250+ | 1 |
Employee coverage: 345 known, 320 unknown (51.9%).
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 | 107 |
| 1–3 years | 163 |
| 3–5 years | 98 |
| 5–10 years | 161 |
| 10–20 years | 73 |
| 20+ years | 63 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 665 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 | 665 |
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 | 16 |
| Exporter only | 11 |
| Both | 14 |
| Neither | 624 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 16 | £5,170,216,510 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 15 | £8,816,745,421 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 86 — Railway and tramway vehicles and parts | 12 | £226,505,827 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 11 | £652,554,756 | 2016-05-01 – 2025-10-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 10 | £446,223,490 | 2020-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 10 | £1,234,285,737 | 2016-11-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 9 | £701,649,377 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 5 | £153,448,733 | 2019-09-01 – 2025-12-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 5 | £109,575,838 | 2019-07-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 4 | £76,795,483 | 2016-04-01 – 2025-03-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 12 | £2,169,516,804 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 12 | £2,145,810,558 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 86 — Railway and tramway vehicles and parts | 8 | £67,774,873 | 2016-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 7 | £150,599,563 | 2018-03-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 6 | £880,576,562 | 2018-02-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 5 | £132,393,534 | 2017-07-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 4 | £31,187,563 | 2018-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 4 | £107,591,657 | 2018-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 4 | £15,838,116 | 2016-06-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 33 — Essential oils and perfumes | 3 | £229,023,488 | 2018-06-01 – 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 | 35 | 583 | 82 | 87.7% |
| Holding company | 1 | 583 | 82 | 87.7% |
| Solo founder | 385 | 583 | 82 | 87.7% |
| Ecommerce | 1 | 19 | 646 | 2.9% |
| Website | 25 | 28 | 637 | 4.2% |
| 23 | 28 | 637 | 4.2% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Woodland Global Ltd | £95,749,037 |
| Tels Global Uk Limited | £74,623,203 |
| Cat Uk Vehicle Logistics Limited | £38,363,000 |
| Bcd Logistics Ltd | £21,645,914 |
| Spedition Services Limited | £16,860,111 |
| 3rd Party Logistics Ltd | £14,014,884 |
| Victa Railfreight Limited | £3,905,401 |
| Maris Shipping & Trading Limited | £1,767,731 |
| Send Logistics Ltd | £629,336 |
| Nexus Global Logistics Ltd | £434,689 |
Revenue coverage: 17 known, 648 unknown (2.6%).
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 | 76,322 |
| Freight forwarding | 24,751 |
| Taxi services | 21,757 |
| Courier services | 16,707 |
| Misc. land transport | 10,763 |
| Land freight storage | 9,616 |
| Removal services | 8,372 |
| Other land support n.e.c. | 4,608 |
| Marine cargo transport | 3,678 |
| Land cargo handling | 3,023 |
| National post | 2,876 |
| Cargo airlines | 2,665 |
| Charter airlines | 1,835 |
| Air support services | 1,710 |
| Air cargo handling | 1,511 |
| Water support services | 1,384 |
| City land transport | 1,280 |
| Water cargo handling | 1,178 |
| Marine passenger transport | 1,148 |
| Intercity rail | 858 |
| Other | 3,857 |
SIC classification
SIC 49200 — Freight rail transport
Includes
freight transport on mainline rail networks as well as short line freight railways
Excludes
warehousing and storage, see ##52.10, freight terminal activities, see ##52.21, operation of railway infrastructure; related activities such as switching and shunting, see ##52.21, cargo handling, see ##52.24