Travel agencies

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

24987

Active companies

17203

Formed in latest 12 months

3383

Median active-company age

3.3 years

Revenue known

282

Importers

100

Exporters

56

Top values shown in the chart

CategoryCompanies
All companies 24,987
Active companies 17,203
Formed in latest 12 months 3,383
Importers 100
Exporters 56

Revenue coverage among active companies: 282 known, 16921 unknown (1.6%).

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

MonthFormedDissolved
2025-12244269
2026-01297288
2026-02242274
2026-03262319
2026-04288250
2026-05263243
2026-06272165
2026-07309373
2026-08254252
2026-09196205

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

StatusCompanies
Active 15,219
Dissolved 7,633
Dormant 1,984
Liquidation 142
In Administration 7
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 regionCompanies
Inner London - East 2,332
Inner London - West 2,031
Outer London - West and North West 1,393
Greater Manchester 917
West Midlands 885
Outer London - East and North East 876
Surrey, East and West Sussex 665
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 620
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 548
Outer London - South 488

Geography coverage: 17058 known, 145 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 rangeCompanies
0-1m 8,313
1m-15m 1,248
15m-54m 67
54m+ 119

Revenue-range coverage: 9747 known, 7456 unknown (56.7%).

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 sizeCompanies
Micro 5,550
Small 3,689
Medium 21
Large 173
Holding 51
Dormant 1,984

Company-size coverage: 11468 known, 5735 unknown (66.7%).

Top values shown in the chart

EmployeesCompanies
0 3,107
1–9 5,849
10–49 282
50–249 47
250+ 5

Employee coverage: 9290 known, 7913 unknown (54.0%).

Active-company age

What this shows: how long currently active companies have been incorporated.

Top values shown in the chart

Age bandCompanies
Under 1 year 3,276
1–3 years 4,906
3–5 years 2,139
5–10 years 3,279
10–20 years 2,139
20+ years 1,464

Incorporation-date coverage: 17203 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

ClassificationCompanies
Directly assigned to this segment 17,203

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 participationCompanies
Importer only 78
Exporter only 34
Both 22
Neither 17,069

Top imports HS2 categories

Top values shown in the chart

HS2 categoryCompaniesGBPAvailable dates
85 — Electrical machinery and equipment24£5,621,766,6102016-02-01 – 2026-05-01
94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings22£700,889,3452016-03-01 – 2026-05-01
84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts20£2,255,122,0032016-04-01 – 2025-11-01
63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags16£164,466,7542016-02-01 – 2026-05-01
62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted14£309,341,0292017-09-01 – 2026-04-01
95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment13£224,009,5552016-04-01 – 2026-05-01
90 — Optical and medical tools and devices11£618,161,6032016-04-01 – 2026-05-01
48 — Paper and Paperboard Products9£121,853,5972018-07-01 – 2025-11-01
49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures9£288,593,7652016-05-01 – 2025-12-01
61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting9£348,045,0002016-02-01 – 2026-05-01

Top exports HS2 categories

Top values shown in the chart

HS2 categoryCompaniesGBPAvailable dates
85 — Electrical machinery and equipment28£3,245,451,3102016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts16£2,283,875,3962016-06-01 – 2026-05-01
63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags11£75,185,5792016-07-01 – 2026-03-01
90 — Optical and medical tools and devices11£515,980,9662016-02-01 – 2026-04-01
62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted10£108,090,0382017-06-01 – 2026-05-01
94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings10£70,935,7992016-05-01 – 2025-11-01
61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting8£118,340,8612018-12-01 – 2026-05-01
95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment8£98,331,7642018-09-01 – 2026-05-01
42 — Leather goods, travel bags, and animal harnesses7£152,142,3502018-03-01 – 2026-04-01
87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams)7£137,187,7672016-02-01 – 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

TraitCompaniesKnownUnknownCoverage
Family business 1,009 16,089 1,114 93.5%
Holding company 4 16,089 1,114 93.5%
Solo founder 10,476 16,089 1,114 93.5%
Ecommerce 10 115 17,088 0.7%
Website 129 134 17,069 0.8%
LinkedIn 75 134 17,069 0.8%

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

CompanyRevenue
Southall Travel Limited £513,681,549
Brightsun Travel (uk) Limited £422,215,015
Imagine Cruising Limited £134,245,888
Stewart Travel Limited £109,387,859
Barrhead Travel Service Limited £94,949,600
Travelpack Marketing & Leisure Services Limited £85,061,044
Inside Travel Group Limited £81,659,308
Carlton Leisure (uk) Limited £74,004,597
Alfendo Limited £60,965,602
Ambassador Cruise Line Limited £59,376,594

Revenue coverage: 282 known, 16921 unknown (1.6%).

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

ClassificationCompanies
Tour operators 8,241
Reservation services n.e.c. 5,300
Tour guides 3,086

SIC classification

SIC 79110 — Travel agency activities

Includes

the activities of agencies, primarily engaged in selling travel, tour, transportation and accommodation services on a wholesale or retail basis to the general public and commercial clients.