Removal services
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
12778
Active companies
8279
Formed in latest 12 months
2073
Median active-company age
2.7 years
Revenue known
148
Importers
79
Exporters
79
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 12,778 |
| Active companies | 8,279 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 2,073 |
| Importers | 79 |
| Exporters | 79 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 148 known, 8131 unknown (1.8%).
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 | 160 | 112 |
| 2025-12 | 127 | 133 |
| 2026-01 | 203 | 115 |
| 2026-02 | 161 | 124 |
| 2026-03 | 179 | 156 |
| 2026-04 | 147 | 119 |
| 2026-05 | 170 | 122 |
| 2026-06 | 156 | 77 |
| 2026-07 | 163 | 201 |
| 2026-08 | 62 | 115 |
Window: 2024-01 to 2026-08.
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 | 7,741 |
| Dissolved | 4,385 |
| Dormant | 538 |
| Liquidation | 113 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Inner London - East | 825 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 644 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 613 |
| Inner London - West | 449 |
| West Midlands | 426 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 379 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 349 |
| Outer London - South | 349 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 329 |
| Greater Manchester | 322 |
Geography coverage: 8201 known, 78 unknown (99.1%).
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 | 4,111 |
| 1m-15m | 335 |
| 15m-54m | 6 |
| 54m+ | 4 |
Revenue-range coverage: 4456 known, 3823 unknown (53.8%).
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 | 2,752 |
| Small | 1,580 |
| Medium | 6 |
| Large | 14 |
| Holding | 3 |
| Dormant | 538 |
Company-size coverage: 4893 known, 3386 unknown (59.1%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 1,099 |
| 1–9 | 3,002 |
| 10–49 | 204 |
| 50–249 | 16 |
| 250+ | 3 |
Employee coverage: 4324 known, 3955 unknown (52.2%).
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 | 2,021 |
| 1–3 years | 2,302 |
| 3–5 years | 1,072 |
| 5–10 years | 1,871 |
| 10–20 years | 754 |
| 20+ years | 259 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 8279 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 | 8,279 |
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 | 54 |
| Exporter only | 54 |
| Both | 25 |
| Neither | 8,146 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 40 | £3,295,164,071 | 2017-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 15 | £597,327,035 | 2017-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 15 | £3,943,168,581 | 2017-04-01 – 2025-10-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 14 | £1,854,000,011 | 2017-07-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 12 | £107,895,260 | 2018-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 97 — Art and Antiques | 11 | £911,453,557 | 2018-02-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 44 — Wood and Wood Products | 8 | £163,723,908 | 2022-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 20 — Prepared or preserved plant-based foods | 7 | £97,164,655 | 2020-07-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 22 — Drinks, Alcohol, and Vinegar | 7 | £425,169,133 | 2019-09-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 7 | £180,111,220 | 2021-08-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 42 | £741,226,782 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 19 | £795,855,043 | 2017-12-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 17 | £2,014,908,623 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 97 — Art and Antiques | 17 | £2,426,124,125 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 70 — Glass and Glassware | 14 | £10,344,912 | 2019-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 69 — Ceramic products | 12 | £22,834,018 | 2019-02-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 12 | £212,923,779 | 2017-12-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 10 | £185,788,308 | 2016-05-01 – 2025-10-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 10 | £63,379,803 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 9 | £529,074,511 | 2016-04-01 – 2025-02-01 |
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 | 461 | 7,962 | 317 | 96.2% |
| Holding company | 1 | 7,962 | 317 | 96.2% |
| Solo founder | 5,520 | 7,962 | 317 | 96.2% |
| Ecommerce | 13 | 75 | 8,204 | 0.9% |
| Website | 98 | 105 | 8,174 | 1.3% |
| 52 | 105 | 8,174 | 1.3% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Bishopsgate Newco Ltd | £29,033,864 |
| Crown Workspace Limited | £23,756,000 |
| Agm Bishops Limited | £18,008,967 |
| Clockwork Removals Limited | £14,045,811 |
| T Bourne & Son Limited | £9,878,219 |
| Ward Thomas Removals Limited | £6,851,166 |
| Aussie Man & Van Limited | £6,045,202 |
| Waltham Forest Services Ltd | £5,159,412 |
| Lane's Storage And Removals Limited | £4,891,556 |
| Ancon Courier Ltd | £1,363,695 |
Revenue coverage: 148 known, 8131 unknown (1.8%).
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 | 75,792 |
| Freight forwarding | 24,337 |
| Taxi services | 21,457 |
| Courier services | 16,494 |
| Misc. land transport | 10,640 |
| Land freight storage | 9,527 |
| Other land support n.e.c. | 4,542 |
| Marine cargo transport | 3,696 |
| Land cargo handling | 3,007 |
| National post | 2,883 |
| Cargo airlines | 2,675 |
| Charter airlines | 1,825 |
| Air support services | 1,705 |
| Air cargo handling | 1,500 |
| Water support services | 1,367 |
| City land transport | 1,277 |
| Water cargo handling | 1,181 |
| Marine passenger transport | 1,145 |
| Intercity rail | 817 |
| Passenger airlines | 711 |
| Other | 3,785 |
SIC classification
SIC 49420 — Removal services
Includes
removal (relocation) services to businesses and households by road transport.