Waste management
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
21472
Active companies
15636
Formed in latest 12 months
2377
Median active-company age
6.5 years
Revenue known
393
Importers
648
Exporters
680
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 21,472 |
| Active companies | 15,636 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 2,377 |
| Importers | 648 |
| Exporters | 680 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 393 known, 15243 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 | 167 | 154 |
| 2025-12 | 131 | 176 |
| 2026-01 | 214 | 158 |
| 2026-02 | 180 | 163 |
| 2026-03 | 224 | 216 |
| 2026-04 | 195 | 155 |
| 2026-05 | 216 | 177 |
| 2026-06 | 196 | 112 |
| 2026-07 | 193 | 267 |
| 2026-08 | 130 | 203 |
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 | 13,976 |
| Dissolved | 5,323 |
| Dormant | 1,660 |
| Liquidation | 485 |
| In Administration | 19 |
| Voluntary Arrangement | 4 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 3 |
| Converted / Closed | 1 |
| Receiver Action | 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 | 842 |
| West Midlands | 778 |
| Greater Manchester | 775 |
| Essex | 616 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 608 |
| Inner London - West | 604 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 600 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 599 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 580 |
| Kent | 522 |
Geography coverage: 15426 known, 210 unknown (98.7%).
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 | 7,170 |
| 1m-15m | 2,627 |
| 15m-54m | 257 |
| 54m+ | 325 |
Revenue-range coverage: 10379 known, 5257 unknown (66.4%).
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 | 4,113 |
| Small | 5,330 |
| Medium | 83 |
| Large | 512 |
| Holding | 82 |
| Dormant | 1,660 |
Company-size coverage: 11780 known, 3856 unknown (75.3%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 2,467 |
| 1–9 | 5,774 |
| 10–49 | 1,147 |
| 50–249 | 204 |
| 250+ | 21 |
Employee coverage: 9613 known, 6023 unknown (61.5%).
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 | 2,310 |
| 1–3 years | 2,795 |
| 3–5 years | 1,570 |
| 5–10 years | 3,343 |
| 10–20 years | 3,416 |
| 20+ years | 2,202 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 15636 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 |
|---|---|
| Non-hazardous | 9,223 |
| Remediation | 4,025 |
| Material recovery | 2,855 |
| Hazardous | 1,375 |
| Wrecks | 232 |
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 | 307 |
| Exporter only | 339 |
| Both | 341 |
| Neither | 14,649 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 417 | £48,418,990,166 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 266 | £39,751,742,352 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 176 | £6,436,208,907 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 171 | £7,119,493,753 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 134 | £7,265,808,965 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 82 | £3,362,349,761 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 76 | £235,176,812 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 59 | £4,037,695,753 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 50 | £640,056,034 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 50 | £608,887,295 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 316 | £22,175,515,530 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 186 | £5,669,664,971 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 183 | £10,582,434,525 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 138 | £8,070,713,316 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 101 | £2,818,001,152 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 72 — Iron and Steel | 99 | £6,410,478,575 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 47 — Wood pulp or other plant-based fiber materials | 97 | £1,716,282,807 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 88 | £4,814,483,839 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 74 | £1,521,565,156 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 60 | £689,968,983 | 2016-02-01 – 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
| Trait | Companies | Known | Unknown | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family business | 1,561 | 12,998 | 2,638 | 83.1% |
| Holding company | 2 | 12,998 | 2,638 | 83.1% |
| Solo founder | 6,808 | 12,998 | 2,638 | 83.1% |
| Ecommerce | 60 | 602 | 15,034 | 3.9% |
| Website | 764 | 792 | 14,844 | 5.1% |
| 538 | 792 | 14,844 | 5.1% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Ds Smith Recycling Uk Limited | £265,875,000 |
| Mts Cleansing Services Limited | £114,926,639 |
| F.j. Church & Sons Limited | £106,983,422 |
| Countrystyle Recycling Limited | £103,953,775 |
| Coinford Limited | £101,360,337 |
| Coinford Construction Limited | £99,829,766 |
| Ghl (wickside) Limited | £89,728,285 |
| Clarity Environmental Limited | £86,905,998 |
| Powerday Plc | £75,649,549 |
| N&p Crayford Mrf Limited | £68,368,968 |
Revenue coverage: 393 known, 15243 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 |
|---|---|
| Professional services | 810,920 |
| Real estate | 686,092 |
| Construction | 575,483 |
| Retail | 516,977 |
| Technology | 364,882 |
| Hospitality & Food Services | 309,624 |
| Health & social care | 272,749 |
| Business support | 258,820 |
| Personal services | 257,061 |
| Processing & manufacturing | 198,502 |
| Entertainment | 180,224 |
| Wholesale | 172,287 |
| Transport & storage | 171,547 |
| Education | 155,810 |
| Activities for own use | 141,833 |
| Holding companies | 139,134 |
| Industry not specified | 135,989 |
| Dormant company | 111,136 |
| Maintenance & repair | 107,969 |
| Facility Services | 93,741 |
| Other | 665,067 |