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
10562
Active companies
7401
Formed in latest 12 months
1454
Median active-company age
4.6 years
Revenue known
168
Importers
151
Exporters
152
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 10,562 |
| Active companies | 7,401 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 1,454 |
| Importers | 151 |
| Exporters | 152 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 168 known, 7233 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 | 77 | 100 |
| 2026-01 | 134 | 97 |
| 2026-02 | 116 | 86 |
| 2026-03 | 132 | 123 |
| 2026-04 | 123 | 86 |
| 2026-05 | 128 | 88 |
| 2026-06 | 121 | 58 |
| 2026-07 | 117 | 159 |
| 2026-08 | 129 | 100 |
| 2026-09 | 85 | 49 |
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 | 6,763 |
| Dissolved | 2,948 |
| Dormant | 638 |
| Liquidation | 204 |
| In Administration | 6 |
| Voluntary Arrangement | 2 |
| Converted / Closed | 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 | 497 |
| Greater Manchester | 371 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 356 |
| West Midlands | 337 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 336 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 327 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 306 |
| Essex | 303 |
| Inner London - West | 281 |
| Kent | 277 |
Geography coverage: 7322 known, 79 unknown (98.9%).
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 | 3,454 |
| 1m-15m | 878 |
| 15m-54m | 80 |
| 54m+ | 97 |
Revenue-range coverage: 4509 known, 2892 unknown (60.9%).
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 | 2,070 |
| Small | 2,125 |
| Medium | 28 |
| Large | 159 |
| Holding | 28 |
| Dormant | 638 |
Company-size coverage: 5048 known, 2353 unknown (68.2%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 1,012 |
| 1–9 | 2,692 |
| 10–49 | 446 |
| 50–249 | 76 |
| 250+ | 10 |
Employee coverage: 4236 known, 3165 unknown (57.2%).
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 | 1,427 |
| 1–3 years | 1,626 |
| 3–5 years | 784 |
| 5–10 years | 1,617 |
| 10–20 years | 1,216 |
| 20+ years | 731 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 7401 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 |
|---|---|
| 38110 | 7,401 |
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 | 82 |
| Exporter only | 83 |
| Both | 69 |
| Neither | 7,167 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 88 | £15,029,400,539 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 59 | £12,708,793,792 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 43 | £2,409,732,264 | 2016-09-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 39 | £1,962,159,961 | 2016-12-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 33 | £1,165,895,556 | 2017-12-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 30 | £1,944,732,858 | 2018-12-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 20 | £70,633,683 | 2022-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 15 | £1,133,110,089 | 2017-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 14 | £153,255,324 | 2019-10-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 69 — Ceramic products | 12 | £77,197,199 | 2021-09-01 – 2025-10-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 62 | £4,552,287,796 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 40 | £1,350,859,249 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 47 — Wood pulp or other plant-based fiber materials | 38 | £812,859,701 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 38 | £1,161,079,667 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 28 | £1,184,228,253 | 2020-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 22 | £853,288,582 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 16 | £700,184,213 | 2016-09-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 72 — Iron and Steel | 15 | £1,727,297,914 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 14 | £260,886,330 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 12 | £159,122,812 | 2021-04-01 – 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 | 647 | 6,541 | 860 | 88.4% |
| Holding company | 0 | 6,541 | 860 | 88.4% |
| Solo founder | 3,810 | 6,541 | 860 | 88.4% |
| Ecommerce | 13 | 139 | 7,262 | 1.9% |
| Website | 179 | 186 | 7,215 | 2.5% |
| 127 | 186 | 7,215 | 2.5% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Powerday Plc | £75,649,549 |
| Regen Waste Limited | £66,198,057 |
| Brocklesby Limited | £59,577,539 |
| Urm (uk) Limited | £47,991,350 |
| H. Sivyer Transport Limited | £40,955,965 |
| Transwaste Recycling And Aggregates Limited | £38,002,636 |
| Jjc Hire Limited | £37,011,341 |
| Space Solutions (scotland) Limited | £36,855,093 |
| G.a.e. Smith (holdings) Limited | £35,001,488 |
| Tardis Environmental Uk Limited | £34,348,081 |
Revenue coverage: 168 known, 7233 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 | 2,750 |
SIC classification
SIC 38110 — Collection of non-hazardous waste
Includes
collection of non-hazardous solid waste (i.e. garbage) within a local area, such as collection of waste, which may include mixed recoverable materials, from households and businesses by means of refuse bins, wheeled bins, containers etc., collection of recyclable materials, collection of refuse in litter-bins in public places, collection of construction and demolition waste, collection and removal of debris such as brush and rubble, collection of waste output of textile mills, operation of waste transfer facilities for non-hazardous waste
Excludes
collection of hazardous waste, see ##38.12, operation of landfills for the disposal of non-hazardous waste, see ##38.21, operation of facilities where mixed recoverable materials such as paper, plastics, etc. are sorted into distinct categories, see ##38.32
Details
This class includes the collection of solid and non-solid hazardous waste, i.e. explosive,oxidising, flammable, toxic, irritant, carcinogenic, corrosive, infectious or other substances and preparations harmful to human health and the environment. It may also entail identification, treatment, packaging and labelling of waste for the purposes of transport.