Taxi 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
27944
Active companies
21421
Formed in latest 12 months
4425
Median active-company age
3.4 years
Revenue known
239
Importers
53
Exporters
12
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 27,944 |
| Active companies | 21,421 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 4,425 |
| Importers | 53 |
| Exporters | 12 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 239 known, 21182 unknown (1.1%).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11 | 325 | 188 |
| 2025-12 | 302 | 252 |
| 2026-01 | 337 | 250 |
| 2026-02 | 318 | 197 |
| 2026-03 | 449 | 268 |
| 2026-04 | 420 | 203 |
| 2026-05 | 328 | 201 |
| 2026-06 | 384 | 173 |
| 2026-07 | 440 | 346 |
| 2026-08 | 116 | 107 |
Window: 2024-01 to 2026-08.
Company status
What this shows: all current Companies House status values; blank and missing values are combined as Unknown.
Top values shown in the chart
| Status | Companies |
|---|---|
| Active | 21,421 |
| Dissolved | 6,357 |
| Liquidation | 163 |
| In Administration | 2 |
| 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 | 1,660 |
| Inner London - East | 1,514 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 1,287 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 1,140 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 980 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 948 |
| Outer London - South | 934 |
| Greater Manchester | 876 |
| West Midlands | 769 |
| West Yorkshire | 764 |
Geography coverage: 21240 known, 181 unknown (99.2%).
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 | 11,907 |
| 1m-15m | 1,121 |
| 15m-54m | 8 |
| 54m+ | 4 |
Revenue-range coverage: 13040 known, 8381 unknown (60.9%).
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 | 8,101 |
| Small | 4,582 |
| Medium | 4 |
| Large | 9 |
| Holding | 9 |
| Dormant | 1,954 |
Company-size coverage: 14659 known, 6762 unknown (68.4%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 3,403 |
| 1–9 | 8,635 |
| 10–49 | 509 |
| 50–249 | 58 |
| 250+ | 5 |
Employee coverage: 12610 known, 8811 unknown (58.9%).
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 | 4,339 |
| 1–3 years | 5,457 |
| 3–5 years | 3,018 |
| 5–10 years | 4,635 |
| 10–20 years | 2,849 |
| 20+ years | 1,123 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 21421 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 | 21,421 |
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 | 49 |
| Exporter only | 8 |
| Both | 4 |
| Neither | 21,360 |
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) | 23 | £613,415,968 | 2017-08-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 8 | £1,805,811,278 | 2017-03-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 6 | £881,323,172 | 2018-02-01 – 2025-11-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 6 | £310,690,358 | 2019-01-01 – 2025-08-01 |
| 42 — Leather goods, travel bags, and animal harnesses | 3 | £73,050,154 | 2020-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 3 | £20,537,657 | 2018-06-01 – 2023-11-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 3 | £23,692,813 | 2018-03-01 – 2023-08-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 3 | £98,026,171 | 2020-07-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 08 — Edible Fruits and Nuts | 2 | £15,023,859 | 2016-08-01 – 2022-02-01 |
| 33 — Essential oils and perfumes | 2 | £56,949,086 | 2023-07-01 – 2026-04-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 5 | £1,130,783,660 | 2016-10-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 5 | £60,796,071 | 2021-02-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 4 | £526,784,723 | 2016-10-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 2 | £89,263,363 | 2023-08-01 – 2025-10-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 2 | £8,881,594 | 2022-04-01 – 2025-11-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 2 | £281,359,434 | 2017-08-01 – 2023-04-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 2 | £22,321,591 | 2016-10-01 – 2026-01-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 2 | £9,433,002 | 2017-08-01 – 2025-06-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 2 | £30,350,851 | 2021-01-01 – 2025-11-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 2 | £252,081,080 | 2017-01-01 – 2026-01-01 |
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 | 1,117 | 20,552 | 869 | 95.9% |
| Holding company | 3 | 20,552 | 869 | 95.9% |
| Solo founder | 13,790 | 20,552 | 869 | 95.9% |
| Ecommerce | 9 | 67 | 21,354 | 0.3% |
| Website | 84 | 86 | 21,335 | 0.4% |
| 40 | 86 | 21,335 | 0.4% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Unique Personnel (u.k.) Limited | £16,911,632 |
| Lucketts Of Watford Limited | £14,504,634 |
| Fonacab (belfast) Limited | £13,985,816 |
| Mccausland Group Limited | £12,318,977 |
| Mccausland (holdings) Limited | £10,893,678 |
| Minicab Services (colchester) Limited | £10,170,672 |
| Green Tomato Cars Limited | £9,293,598 |
| Direct Sales Ne Ltd | £4,250,000 |
| Southern Travel Solutions Ltd | £2,628,193 |
| Magans Taxis Limited | £2,070,403 |
Revenue coverage: 239 known, 21182 unknown (1.1%).
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 | 75,843 |
| Freight forwarding | 24,315 |
| Courier services | 16,505 |
| Misc. land transport | 10,643 |
| Land freight storage | 9,534 |
| Removal services | 8,278 |
| Other land support n.e.c. | 4,539 |
| Marine cargo transport | 3,697 |
| Land cargo handling | 3,014 |
| National post | 2,886 |
| Cargo airlines | 2,678 |
| Charter airlines | 1,824 |
| Air support services | 1,705 |
| Air cargo handling | 1,496 |
| Water support services | 1,365 |
| City land transport | 1,276 |
| Water cargo handling | 1,181 |
| Marine passenger transport | 1,147 |
| Intercity rail | 812 |
| Passenger airlines | 710 |
| Other | 3,783 |
SIC classification
SIC 49320 — Taxi operation
Includes
other renting of private cars with driver