Water support 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
1722
Active companies
1363
Formed in latest 12 months
158
Median active-company age
6.6 years
Revenue known
31
Importers
115
Exporters
89
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 1,722 |
| Active companies | 1,363 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 158 |
| Importers | 115 |
| Exporters | 89 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 31 known, 1332 unknown (2.3%).
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 | 10 | 4 |
| 2025-12 | 9 | 13 |
| 2026-01 | 15 | 19 |
| 2026-02 | 14 | 11 |
| 2026-03 | 16 | 13 |
| 2026-04 | 11 | 13 |
| 2026-05 | 12 | 13 |
| 2026-06 | 10 | 4 |
| 2026-07 | 11 | 19 |
| 2026-08 | 1 | 3 |
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 | 1,363 |
| Dissolved | 346 |
| Liquidation | 12 |
| 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 - West | 205 |
| Inner London - East | 95 |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 78 |
| Merseyside | 71 |
| Kent | 69 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 47 |
| North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset | 46 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 45 |
| Essex | 35 |
| Cheshire | 33 |
Geography coverage: 1360 known, 3 unknown (99.8%).
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 | 625 |
| 1m-15m | 237 |
| 15m-54m | 13 |
| 54m+ | 53 |
Revenue-range coverage: 928 known, 435 unknown (68.1%).
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 | 368 |
| Small | 474 |
| Medium | 5 |
| Large | 64 |
| Holding | 6 |
| Dormant | 207 |
Company-size coverage: 1124 known, 239 unknown (82.5%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 233 |
| 1–9 | 521 |
| 10–49 | 48 |
| 50–249 | 4 |
| 250+ | 2 |
Employee coverage: 808 known, 555 unknown (59.3%).
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 | 147 |
| 1–3 years | 237 |
| 3–5 years | 185 |
| 5–10 years | 285 |
| 10–20 years | 261 |
| 20+ years | 248 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 1363 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 |
|---|---|
| Harbors, piers, lighthouses, locks etc | 1,363 |
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 | 23 |
| Both | 66 |
| Neither | 1,225 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 75 | £31,293,710,188 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 65 | £33,754,426,475 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 51 | £5,900,163,089 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 39 | £2,412,421,344 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 38 | £3,985,791,233 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 35 | £3,467,195,243 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 89 — Ships, Boats, and Floating Structures | 21 | £57,180,645 | 2016-09-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 21 | £552,598,528 | 2016-06-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 20 | £510,894,454 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 17 | £316,329,709 | 2016-11-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 58 | £11,155,071,713 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 52 | £16,198,061,324 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 44 | £5,548,309,477 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 32 | £1,350,963,087 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 30 | £1,642,564,091 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 24 | £540,963,236 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 21 | £201,824,505 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 20 | £1,791,319,520 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 20 | £543,905,364 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 19 | £108,194,528 | 2016-01-01 – 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 | 174 | 1,066 | 297 | 78.2% |
| Holding company | 4 | 1,066 | 297 | 78.2% |
| Solo founder | 564 | 1,066 | 297 | 78.2% |
| Ecommerce | 4 | 92 | 1,271 | 6.7% |
| Website | 113 | 119 | 1,244 | 8.7% |
| 89 | 119 | 1,244 | 8.7% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Australia Post Global Ecommerce Solutions (uk) Limited | £127,796,164 |
| Far Logistics (warrington) Ltd | £111,012,607 |
| Motis Ireland Limited | £57,918,262 |
| Cldn Ports Killingholme Limited | £47,110,418 |
| Allseas Global Logistics Limited | £24,616,805 |
| Rpm Event Logistics Limited | £22,737,665 |
| Boluda Towage Sms Limited | £17,769,887 |
| K & L Freight Limited | £14,201,492 |
| Clarkson Port Services Limited | £11,540,000 |
| Asc Handling Limited | £10,834,640 |
Revenue coverage: 31 known, 1332 unknown (2.3%).
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 | 75,745 |
| Freight forwarding | 24,263 |
| Taxi services | 21,352 |
| Courier services | 16,481 |
| Misc. land transport | 10,622 |
| Land freight storage | 9,522 |
| Removal services | 8,259 |
| Other land support n.e.c. | 4,526 |
| Marine cargo transport | 3,693 |
| Land cargo handling | 3,009 |
| National post | 2,886 |
| Cargo airlines | 2,678 |
| Charter airlines | 1,822 |
| Air support services | 1,704 |
| Air cargo handling | 1,494 |
| City land transport | 1,275 |
| Water cargo handling | 1,180 |
| Marine passenger transport | 1,146 |
| Intercity rail | 808 |
| Passenger airlines | 709 |
| Other | 3,784 |