Travel services
UK companies organised by the CorpSignals industry, segment, and subsegment taxonomy.
Segments
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
40236
Active companies
28885
Formed in latest 12 months
5358
Median active-company age
4.0 years
Revenue known
562
Importers
210
Exporters
122
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 40,236 |
| Active companies | 28,885 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 5,358 |
| Importers | 210 |
| Exporters | 122 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 562 known, 28323 unknown (1.9%).
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 | 421 | 378 |
| 2025-12 | 379 | 431 |
| 2026-01 | 471 | 396 |
| 2026-02 | 378 | 416 |
| 2026-03 | 401 | 474 |
| 2026-04 | 411 | 370 |
| 2026-05 | 423 | 374 |
| 2026-06 | 437 | 289 |
| 2026-07 | 498 | 553 |
| 2026-08 | 255 | 310 |
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 | 25,511 |
| Dissolved | 11,078 |
| Dormant | 3,374 |
| Liquidation | 257 |
| In Administration | 14 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Inner London - East | 3,618 |
| Inner London - West | 3,441 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 2,228 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 1,305 |
| Greater Manchester | 1,303 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 1,251 |
| West Midlands | 1,163 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 1,062 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 829 |
| Outer London - South | 805 |
Geography coverage: 28666 known, 219 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 | 14,599 |
| 1m-15m | 2,318 |
| 15m-54m | 135 |
| 54m+ | 198 |
Revenue-range coverage: 17250 known, 11635 unknown (59.7%).
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 | 9,585 |
| Small | 6,757 |
| Medium | 32 |
| Large | 317 |
| Holding | 103 |
| Dormant | 3,374 |
Company-size coverage: 20168 known, 8717 unknown (69.8%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 5,405 |
| 1–9 | 10,323 |
| 10–49 | 551 |
| 50–249 | 95 |
| 250+ | 11 |
Employee coverage: 16385 known, 12500 unknown (56.7%).
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 | 5,198 |
| 1–3 years | 7,186 |
| 3–5 years | 3,319 |
| 5–10 years | 5,667 |
| 10–20 years | 4,748 |
| 20+ years | 2,767 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 28885 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 |
|---|---|
| Travel agencies | 17,170 |
| Tour operators | 8,136 |
| Reservation services n.e.c. | 5,193 |
| Tour guides | 3,093 |
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 | 156 |
| Exporter only | 68 |
| Both | 54 |
| Neither | 28,607 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 55 | £9,482,533,490 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 39 | £2,030,257,917 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 36 | £4,575,274,449 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 31 | £600,708,683 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 30 | £787,859,661 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 29 | £872,434,168 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 21 | £1,310,276,616 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 20 | £1,038,837,752 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 19 | £212,181,985 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-01-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 19 | £426,512,057 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-02-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 44 | £4,872,501,131 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 33 | £2,841,983,694 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 31 | £224,326,340 | 2017-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 25 | £201,695,065 | 2016-07-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 23 | £244,574,560 | 2018-12-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 42 — Leather goods, travel bags, and animal harnesses | 22 | £371,819,133 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 22 | £284,631,739 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 21 | £166,213,353 | 2017-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 20 | £826,725,269 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 71 — Jewelry, precious stones, and metals | 15 | £1,247,000,283 | 2020-05-01 – 2026-04-01 |
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 | 1,824 | 26,669 | 2,216 | 92.3% |
| Holding company | 7 | 26,669 | 2,216 | 92.3% |
| Solo founder | 16,289 | 26,669 | 2,216 | 92.3% |
| Ecommerce | 26 | 219 | 28,666 | 0.8% |
| Website | 251 | 257 | 28,628 | 0.9% |
| 151 | 257 | 28,628 | 0.9% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Southall Travel Limited | £513,681,549 |
| Brightsun Travel (uk) Limited | £422,215,015 |
| Imagine Cruising Limited | £134,245,888 |
| Viking River Cruises Uk Limited | £110,386,251 |
| Addguests Ltd | £110,146,355 |
| Stewart Travel Limited | £109,387,859 |
| Barrhead Travel Service Limited | £94,949,600 |
| Travelpack Marketing & Leisure Services Limited | £85,061,044 |
| Unique Caribbean Holidays Limited | £82,156,490 |
| Carlton Leisure (uk) Limited | £74,004,597 |
Revenue coverage: 562 known, 28323 unknown (1.9%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Professional services | 811,771 |
| Real estate | 686,477 |
| Construction | 576,169 |
| Retail | 518,103 |
| Technology | 365,323 |
| Hospitality & Food Services | 310,109 |
| Health & social care | 273,128 |
| Business support | 259,131 |
| Personal services | 257,488 |
| Processing & manufacturing | 198,756 |
| Entertainment | 180,392 |
| Wholesale | 172,622 |
| Transport & storage | 171,806 |
| Education | 155,957 |
| Activities for own use | 141,907 |
| Holding companies | 139,148 |
| Industry not specified | 136,026 |
| Dormant company | 111,427 |
| Maintenance & repair | 108,078 |
| Facility Services | 93,876 |
| Other | 652,797 |