Water cargo handling
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
1809
Active companies
1183
Formed in latest 12 months
184
Median active-company age
4.9 years
Revenue known
29
Importers
114
Exporters
123
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 1,809 |
| Active companies | 1,183 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 184 |
| Importers | 114 |
| Exporters | 123 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 29 known, 1154 unknown (2.5%).
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 | 8 | 14 |
| 2026-01 | 10 | 18 |
| 2026-02 | 12 | 18 |
| 2026-03 | 14 | 19 |
| 2026-04 | 10 | 20 |
| 2026-05 | 15 | 16 |
| 2026-06 | 24 | 12 |
| 2026-07 | 18 | 36 |
| 2026-08 | 14 | 24 |
| 2026-09 | 23 | 23 |
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 | 993 |
| Dissolved | 618 |
| Dormant | 190 |
| Liquidation | 7 |
| 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 | 145 |
| Inner London - West | 113 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 90 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 87 |
| West Midlands | 77 |
| Greater Manchester | 59 |
| Essex | 55 |
| Outer London - South | 54 |
| Suffolk | 38 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 36 |
Geography coverage: 1172 known, 11 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 | 526 |
| 1m-15m | 153 |
| 15m-54m | 10 |
| 54m+ | 32 |
Revenue-range coverage: 721 known, 462 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 | 355 |
| Small | 295 |
| Medium | 6 |
| Large | 41 |
| Holding | 5 |
| Dormant | 190 |
Company-size coverage: 892 known, 291 unknown (75.4%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 217 |
| 1–9 | 394 |
| 10–49 | 40 |
| 50–249 | 6 |
| 250+ | 1 |
Employee coverage: 658 known, 525 unknown (55.6%).
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 | 179 |
| 1–3 years | 245 |
| 3–5 years | 173 |
| 5–10 years | 270 |
| 10–20 years | 167 |
| 20+ years | 147 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 1181 known, 2 unknown (99.8%).
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 | 1,183 |
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 | 64 |
| Exporter only | 73 |
| Both | 50 |
| Neither | 996 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 35 | £6,757,071,275 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 32 | £10,853,212,360 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 25 | £1,466,122,933 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 19 | £1,424,899,574 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 19 | £1,135,475,971 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 17 | £604,495,921 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 17 | £627,613,303 | 2016-09-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 15 | £205,687,823 | 2016-10-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 14 | £953,756,471 | 2017-09-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 22 — Drinks, Alcohol, and Vinegar | 13 | £784,178,125 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 54 | £4,496,598,415 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 51 | £7,244,718,332 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 41 | £5,784,736,701 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 39 | £503,705,517 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 30 | £2,175,791,240 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 21 | £727,261,543 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 19 | £1,241,450,523 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 19 | £143,121,508 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 18 | £266,072,581 | 2016-10-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 17 | £109,710,275 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-03-01 |
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 | 54 | 1,019 | 164 | 86.1% |
| Holding company | 0 | 1,019 | 164 | 86.1% |
| Solo founder | 645 | 1,019 | 164 | 86.1% |
| Ecommerce | 14 | 100 | 1,083 | 8.5% |
| Website | 129 | 136 | 1,047 | 11.5% |
| 86 | 136 | 1,047 | 11.5% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Centrum International Limited | £96,804,165 |
| G.b. Terminals Limited | £66,266,867 |
| Humber Oil Terminals Trustee Limited | £35,904,000 |
| Shipco Transport Limited | £17,295,131 |
| Associated Petroleum Terminals (immingham) Limited | £15,758,000 |
| Containerlift Services Limited | £15,264,694 |
| Victoria Wharves Limited | £13,674,000 |
| K C Group Shipping Limited | £11,149,753 |
| The Monobuoy Company Ltd. | £10,279,557 |
| Sharpness Dock Limited | £8,790,000 |
Revenue coverage: 29 known, 1154 unknown (2.5%).
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 | 76,523 |
| Freight forwarding | 24,880 |
| Taxi services | 21,820 |
| Courier services | 16,790 |
| Misc. land transport | 10,792 |
| Land freight storage | 9,653 |
| Removal services | 8,402 |
| Other land support n.e.c. | 4,611 |
| Marine cargo transport | 3,675 |
| Land cargo handling | 3,031 |
| National post | 2,871 |
| Cargo airlines | 2,660 |
| Charter airlines | 1,833 |
| Air support services | 1,707 |
| Air cargo handling | 1,515 |
| Water support services | 1,385 |
| City land transport | 1,283 |
| Marine passenger transport | 1,149 |
| Intercity rail | 865 |
| Passenger airlines | 714 |
| Other | 3,825 |
SIC classification
SIC 52241 — Cargo handling for water transport activities
Includes
loading and unloading of goods or passengers' luggage travelling via water transport, stevedoring
Excludes
operation of terminal facilities, see ##52.22