Non-hazardous
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
12860
Active companies
9203
Formed in latest 12 months
1648
Median active-company age
5.4 years
Revenue known
234
Importers
280
Exporters
252
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 12,860 |
| Active companies | 9,203 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 1,648 |
| Importers | 280 |
| Exporters | 252 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 234 known, 8969 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 | 113 | 98 |
| 2025-12 | 92 | 115 |
| 2026-01 | 152 | 106 |
| 2026-02 | 129 | 107 |
| 2026-03 | 149 | 145 |
| 2026-04 | 140 | 94 |
| 2026-05 | 145 | 104 |
| 2026-06 | 137 | 79 |
| 2026-07 | 132 | 174 |
| 2026-08 | 16 | 60 |
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 | 9,203 |
| Dissolved | 3,382 |
| Liquidation | 260 |
| In Administration | 11 |
| Voluntary Arrangement | 2 |
| Converted / Closed | 1 |
| 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 - East | 566 |
| Greater Manchester | 443 |
| West Midlands | 414 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 395 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 387 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 380 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 375 |
| Essex | 372 |
| Inner London - West | 366 |
| Kent | 331 |
Geography coverage: 9084 known, 119 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 | 4,196 |
| 1m-15m | 1,289 |
| 15m-54m | 125 |
| 54m+ | 210 |
Revenue-range coverage: 5820 known, 3383 unknown (63.2%).
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 | 2,456 |
| Small | 2,825 |
| Medium | 44 |
| Large | 305 |
| Holding | 45 |
| Dormant | 913 |
Company-size coverage: 6588 known, 2615 unknown (71.6%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 1,308 |
| 1–9 | 3,300 |
| 10–49 | 623 |
| 50–249 | 108 |
| 250+ | 12 |
Employee coverage: 5351 known, 3852 unknown (58.1%).
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 | 1,601 |
| 1–3 years | 1,821 |
| 3–5 years | 983 |
| 5–10 years | 1,994 |
| 10–20 years | 1,691 |
| 20+ years | 1,113 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 9203 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 |
|---|---|
| Collection | 7,296 |
| Treatment | 2,753 |
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 | 145 |
| Exporter only | 117 |
| Both | 135 |
| Neither | 8,806 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 190 | £26,509,390,075 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 124 | £23,597,488,222 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 84 | £4,028,193,539 | 2016-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 84 | £3,764,575,855 | 2016-10-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 51 | £2,030,252,489 | 2017-12-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 49 | £3,253,366,595 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 30 | £100,201,769 | 2018-10-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 25 | £393,066,696 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 25 | £1,653,379,952 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 24 | £285,906,917 | 2016-07-01 – 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 | 123 | £9,484,331,781 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 76 | £3,690,150,831 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 61 | £2,094,712,937 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 49 | £1,929,677,078 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 47 — Wood pulp or other plant-based fiber materials | 44 | £942,379,154 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 40 | £1,403,401,775 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 39 | £2,755,343,377 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 72 — Iron and Steel | 31 | £2,686,621,626 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 26 | £287,345,992 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 21 | £363,761,441 | 2016-04-01 – 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 | 843 | 7,798 | 1,405 | 84.7% |
| Holding company | 0 | 7,798 | 1,405 | 84.7% |
| Solo founder | 4,347 | 7,798 | 1,405 | 84.7% |
| Ecommerce | 24 | 242 | 8,961 | 2.6% |
| Website | 308 | 318 | 8,885 | 3.5% |
| 222 | 318 | 8,885 | 3.5% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Mts Cleansing Services Limited | £114,926,639 |
| Countrystyle Recycling Limited | £103,953,775 |
| Powerday Plc | £75,649,549 |
| Regen Waste Limited | £66,198,057 |
| Brocklesby Limited | £59,577,539 |
| H W Martin Waste Limited | £53,520,668 |
| Cemcor Ltd | £49,915,440 |
| Sewells Reservoir Construction Limited | £48,412,157 |
| Urm (uk) Limited | £47,991,350 |
| H. Sivyer Transport Limited | £40,955,965 |
Revenue coverage: 234 known, 8969 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 |
|---|---|
| Remediation | 4,026 |
| Material recovery | 2,848 |
| Hazardous | 1,376 |
| Wrecks | 230 |