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
24568
Active companies
17124
Formed in latest 12 months
3511
Median active-company age
3.2 years
Revenue known
291
Importers
98
Exporters
55
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 24,568 |
| Active companies | 17,124 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 3,511 |
| Importers | 98 |
| Exporters | 55 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 291 known, 16833 unknown (1.7%).
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 | 279 | 264 |
| 2025-12 | 246 | 269 |
| 2026-01 | 297 | 288 |
| 2026-02 | 243 | 274 |
| 2026-03 | 261 | 320 |
| 2026-04 | 288 | 250 |
| 2026-05 | 262 | 243 |
| 2026-06 | 272 | 191 |
| 2026-07 | 310 | 349 |
| 2026-08 | 27 | 123 |
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 | 17,124 |
| Dissolved | 7,302 |
| Liquidation | 133 |
| 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 region | Companies |
|---|---|
| Inner London - East | 2,295 |
| Inner London - West | 2,048 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 1,402 |
| Greater Manchester | 909 |
| West Midlands | 879 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 872 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 663 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 616 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 530 |
| Outer London - South | 488 |
Geography coverage: 16978 known, 146 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 | 8,228 |
| 1m-15m | 1,247 |
| 15m-54m | 67 |
| 54m+ | 119 |
Revenue-range coverage: 9661 known, 7463 unknown (56.4%).
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 | 5,473 |
| Small | 3,658 |
| Medium | 21 |
| Large | 172 |
| Holding | 51 |
| Dormant | 2,020 |
Company-size coverage: 11395 known, 5729 unknown (66.5%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 3,036 |
| 1–9 | 5,827 |
| 10–49 | 281 |
| 50–249 | 49 |
| 250+ | 5 |
Employee coverage: 9198 known, 7926 unknown (53.7%).
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 | 3,380 |
| 1–3 years | 4,815 |
| 3–5 years | 2,076 |
| 5–10 years | 3,280 |
| 10–20 years | 2,125 |
| 20+ years | 1,448 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 17124 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 | 17,124 |
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 | 77 |
| Exporter only | 34 |
| Both | 21 |
| Neither | 16,992 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 23 | £4,889,043,147 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 22 | £700,889,345 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 19 | £2,216,651,312 | 2016-04-01 – 2025-11-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 16 | £164,466,754 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 14 | £309,341,029 | 2017-09-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 13 | £224,009,555 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 10 | £599,134,832 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 9 | £121,853,597 | 2018-07-01 – 2025-11-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 9 | £288,593,765 | 2016-05-01 – 2025-12-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 9 | £348,045,000 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 27 | £3,237,079,148 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 15 | £2,152,869,457 | 2016-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 12 | £78,861,941 | 2016-07-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 11 | £142,016,487 | 2017-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 11 | £535,206,180 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 10 | £70,935,799 | 2016-05-01 – 2025-11-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 9 | £147,349,059 | 2018-12-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 42 — Leather goods, travel bags, and animal harnesses | 8 | £207,234,921 | 2018-03-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 8 | £151,354,521 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 64 — Footwear and related items | 7 | £82,890,140 | 2018-12-01 – 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 | 1,013 | 16,003 | 1,121 | 93.5% |
| Holding company | 4 | 16,003 | 1,121 | 93.5% |
| Solo founder | 10,349 | 16,003 | 1,121 | 93.5% |
| Ecommerce | 11 | 114 | 17,010 | 0.7% |
| Website | 128 | 134 | 16,990 | 0.8% |
| 74 | 134 | 16,990 | 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
| Company | Revenue |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Carlton Leisure (uk) Limited | £74,004,597 |
| Inside Travel Group Limited | £65,018,784 |
| Alfendo Limited | £60,965,602 |
| Ambassador Cruise Line Limited | £59,376,594 |
Revenue coverage: 291 known, 16833 unknown (1.7%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Tour operators | 8,101 |
| Reservation services n.e.c. | 5,131 |
| Tour guides | 3,082 |
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.