Tour operators
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
10860
Active companies
8107
Formed in latest 12 months
1412
Median active-company age
4.5 years
Revenue known
202
Importers
72
Exporters
42
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 10,860 |
| Active companies | 8,107 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 1,412 |
| Importers | 72 |
| Exporters | 42 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 202 known, 7905 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11 | 106 | 85 |
| 2025-12 | 100 | 106 |
| 2026-01 | 125 | 84 |
| 2026-02 | 105 | 88 |
| 2026-03 | 108 | 124 |
| 2026-04 | 110 | 91 |
| 2026-05 | 120 | 102 |
| 2026-06 | 116 | 76 |
| 2026-07 | 121 | 163 |
| 2026-08 | 29 | 52 |
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 | 8,107 |
| Dissolved | 2,665 |
| Liquidation | 84 |
| In Administration | 3 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 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 | 1,022 |
| Inner London - East | 949 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 635 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 373 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 323 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 313 |
| Greater Manchester | 273 |
| West Midlands | 260 |
| East Central Scotland | 258 |
| Outer London - South | 226 |
Geography coverage: 8058 known, 49 unknown (99.4%).
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 | 4,028 |
| 1m-15m | 797 |
| 15m-54m | 59 |
| 54m+ | 60 |
Revenue-range coverage: 4944 known, 3163 unknown (61.0%).
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 | 2,617 |
| Small | 2,028 |
| Medium | 10 |
| Large | 122 |
| Holding | 48 |
| Dormant | 969 |
Company-size coverage: 5794 known, 2313 unknown (71.5%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 1,610 |
| 1–9 | 2,849 |
| 10–49 | 187 |
| 50–249 | 44 |
| 250+ | 5 |
Employee coverage: 4695 known, 3412 unknown (57.9%).
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 | 1,380 |
| 1–3 years | 1,914 |
| 3–5 years | 938 |
| 5–10 years | 1,595 |
| 10–20 years | 1,367 |
| 20+ years | 913 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 8107 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 | 8,107 |
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 | 52 |
| Exporter only | 22 |
| Both | 20 |
| Neither | 8,013 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 16 | £2,684,106,416 | 2017-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 11 | £136,942,853 | 2017-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 11 | £833,953,676 | 2019-12-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 11 | £113,460,618 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 10 | £681,489,720 | 2017-08-01 – 2025-09-01 |
| 65 — Headgear and accessories | 9 | £93,409,054 | 2016-08-01 – 2025-08-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 7 | £569,867,406 | 2017-06-01 – 2025-09-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 7 | £93,315,143 | 2019-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 6 | £798,292,914 | 2018-10-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 42 — Leather goods, travel bags, and animal harnesses | 6 | £137,132,609 | 2016-08-01 – 2022-11-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 12 | £556,904,010 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 10 | £1,577,297,220 | 2019-11-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 10 | £151,478,526 | 2016-11-01 – 2025-11-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 9 | £87,387,421 | 2021-10-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 9 | £28,727,978 | 2018-12-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 9 | £67,150,115 | 2017-11-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 9 | £87,009,079 | 2017-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 42 — Leather goods, travel bags, and animal harnesses | 8 | £76,678,320 | 2018-03-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 7 | £455,576,385 | 2017-11-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 7 | £91,632,938 | 2017-11-01 – 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 | 524 | 7,375 | 732 | 91.0% |
| Holding company | 2 | 7,375 | 732 | 91.0% |
| Solo founder | 4,273 | 7,375 | 732 | 91.0% |
| Ecommerce | 7 | 67 | 8,040 | 0.8% |
| Website | 74 | 76 | 8,031 | 0.9% |
| 49 | 76 | 8,031 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Viking River Cruises Uk Limited | £110,386,251 |
| Addguests Ltd | £110,146,355 |
| Barrhead Travel Service Limited | £94,949,600 |
| Travelpack Marketing & Leisure Services Limited | £85,061,044 |
| Unique Caribbean Holidays Limited | £82,156,490 |
| Kenwood Travel Limited | £69,840,961 |
| Destinology Limited | £59,704,161 |
| Elegant Resorts Limited | £55,712,000 |
| Wendy Wu Tours Limited | £53,816,978 |
| Alfa Holidays Limited | £48,698,487 |
Revenue coverage: 202 known, 7905 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 |
|---|---|
| Travel agencies | 17,154 |
| Reservation services n.e.c. | 5,146 |
| Tour guides | 3,082 |
SIC classification
SIC 79120 — Tour operator activities
Includes
arranging and assembling tours that are sold through travel agencies or directly by tour operators. The tours may include any or all of the following: , transportation, accommodation, food, visits to museums, historical or cultural sites, theatrical, musical or sporting events.