Collection
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
1201
Active companies
862
Formed in latest 12 months
137
Median active-company age
6.2 years
Revenue known
20
Importers
37
Exporters
38
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 1,201 |
| Active companies | 862 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 137 |
| Importers | 37 |
| Exporters | 38 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 20 known, 842 unknown (2.3%).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12 | 8 | 9 |
| 2026-01 | 9 | 6 |
| 2026-02 | 13 | 18 |
| 2026-03 | 14 | 9 |
| 2026-04 | 9 | 16 |
| 2026-05 | 14 | 6 |
| 2026-06 | 15 | 5 |
| 2026-07 | 10 | 16 |
| 2026-08 | 6 | 13 |
| 2026-09 | 8 | 4 |
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
| Status | Companies |
|---|---|
| Active | 779 |
| Dissolved | 325 |
| Dormant | 83 |
| Liquidation | 14 |
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 | 55 |
| West Midlands | 42 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 41 |
| Greater Manchester | 41 |
| West Yorkshire | 38 |
| Essex | 37 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 33 |
| Inner London - West | 32 |
| Kent | 32 |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 31 |
Geography coverage: 859 known, 3 unknown (99.7%).
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 | 328 |
| 1m-15m | 179 |
| 15m-54m | 20 |
| 54m+ | 38 |
Revenue-range coverage: 565 known, 297 unknown (65.5%).
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 | 201 |
| Small | 290 |
| Medium | 10 |
| Large | 51 |
| Holding | 5 |
| Dormant | 83 |
Company-size coverage: 640 known, 222 unknown (74.2%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 122 |
| 1–9 | 267 |
| 10–49 | 89 |
| 50–249 | 12 |
| 250+ | 2 |
Employee coverage: 492 known, 370 unknown (57.1%).
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 | 134 |
| 1–3 years | 154 |
| 3–5 years | 98 |
| 5–10 years | 155 |
| 10–20 years | 159 |
| 20+ years | 162 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 862 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 |
|---|---|
| 38120 | 862 |
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 | 16 |
| Exporter only | 17 |
| Both | 21 |
| Neither | 808 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 26 | £7,391,104,296 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 16 | £4,529,516,975 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 13 | £894,275,691 | 2016-10-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 11 | £892,325,214 | 2016-09-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 10 | £431,828,941 | 2019-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 9 | £1,041,037,699 | 2017-08-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 9 | £95,617,786 | 2017-01-01 – 2025-04-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 6 | £78,855,707 | 2019-10-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 6 | £451,144,291 | 2017-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 38 — Miscellaneous chemical products | 5 | £66,447,727 | 2022-01-01 – 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 | 18 | £1,705,129,847 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 14 | £1,131,949,185 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 10 | £574,254,941 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 38 — Miscellaneous chemical products | 8 | £51,155,087 | 2018-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 8 | £477,674,174 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 7 | £292,781,099 | 2020-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 47 — Wood pulp or other plant-based fiber materials | 6 | £77,766,220 | 2021-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 6 | £102,904,292 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 6 | £419,050,094 | 2017-09-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 5 | £34,882,262 | 2020-05-01 – 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 | 114 | 685 | 177 | 79.5% |
| Holding company | 0 | 685 | 177 | 79.5% |
| Solo founder | 345 | 685 | 177 | 79.5% |
| Ecommerce | 2 | 34 | 828 | 3.9% |
| Website | 42 | 45 | 817 | 5.2% |
| 38 | 45 | 817 | 5.2% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Clarity Environmental Limited | £86,905,998 |
| Powerday Plc | £75,649,549 |
| Transwaste Recycling And Aggregates Limited | £38,002,636 |
| Avon Specialty Metals Limited | £30,257,941 |
| Grist Environmental Limited | £28,170,122 |
| Papilo Limited | £25,480,364 |
| North Somerset Environment Company Limited | £20,520,738 |
| Ph Hull & Sons Limited | £18,173,795 |
| Irish Waste Services Limited | £17,774,280 |
| Bryan Hirst Limited | £16,842,532 |
Revenue coverage: 20 known, 842 unknown (2.3%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Treatment | 709 |
SIC classification
SIC 38120 — Collection of hazardous waste
Includes
collection of hazardous waste, such as:, used oil from shipment or garages, bio-hazardous waste, nuclear waste, used batteries etc., operation of waste transfer stations for hazardous waste
Excludes
remediation and clean up of contaminated buildings, mine sites, soil, ground water, e.g. asbestos removal, see ##39.00
Details
This class includes the disposal and treatment prior to disposal of solid or non-solid non-hazardous waste: