Treatment
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
3703
Active companies
2745
Formed in latest 12 months
356
Median active-company age
7.5 years
Revenue known
110
Importers
172
Exporters
135
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 3,703 |
| Active companies | 2,745 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 356 |
| Importers | 172 |
| Exporters | 135 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 110 known, 2635 unknown (4.0%).
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 | 25 | 22 |
| 2026-01 | 35 | 16 |
| 2026-02 | 25 | 28 |
| 2026-03 | 31 | 33 |
| 2026-04 | 32 | 19 |
| 2026-05 | 33 | 27 |
| 2026-06 | 35 | 18 |
| 2026-07 | 26 | 39 |
| 2026-08 | 21 | 25 |
| 2026-09 | 16 | 27 |
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 | 2,396 |
| Dissolved | 874 |
| Dormant | 349 |
| Liquidation | 77 |
| In Administration | 6 |
| 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 | 168 |
| Inner London - West | 130 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 124 |
| West Midlands | 118 |
| Greater Manchester | 114 |
| Essex | 97 |
| Kent | 94 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 87 |
| South East Wales | 87 |
| South Yorkshire | 85 |
Geography coverage: 2696 known, 49 unknown (98.2%).
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 | 1,079 |
| 1m-15m | 543 |
| 15m-54m | 84 |
| 54m+ | 153 |
Revenue-range coverage: 1859 known, 886 unknown (67.7%).
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 | 587 |
| Small | 952 |
| Medium | 26 |
| Large | 218 |
| Holding | 24 |
| Dormant | 349 |
Company-size coverage: 2156 known, 589 unknown (78.5%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 443 |
| 1–9 | 843 |
| 10–49 | 248 |
| 50–249 | 53 |
| 250+ | 6 |
Employee coverage: 1593 known, 1152 unknown (58.0%).
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 | 346 |
| 1–3 years | 454 |
| 3–5 years | 258 |
| 5–10 years | 560 |
| 10–20 years | 596 |
| 20+ years | 531 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 2745 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 |
|---|---|
| 38210 | 2,745 |
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 | 84 |
| Exporter only | 47 |
| Both | 88 |
| Neither | 2,526 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 134 | £22,301,231,231 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 88 | £17,885,505,970 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 66 | £3,159,164,878 | 2016-10-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 59 | £3,394,055,502 | 2016-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 32 | £1,391,045,564 | 2017-12-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 28 | £2,507,028,184 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 21 | £333,922,072 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 69 — Ceramic products | 19 | £104,514,431 | 2018-05-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 19 | £60,865,636 | 2018-10-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 19 | £222,050,339 | 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 | 76 | £6,430,671,110 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 47 | £2,802,092,442 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 33 | £1,215,181,992 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 30 | £2,319,144,033 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 28 | £994,584,928 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 28 | £904,334,375 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 47 — Wood pulp or other plant-based fiber materials | 23 | £457,040,853 | 2016-11-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 19 | £221,608,198 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 72 — Iron and Steel | 18 | £1,246,674,581 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 15 | £348,160,633 | 2016-01-01 – 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 | 267 | 1,999 | 746 | 72.8% |
| Holding company | 0 | 1,999 | 746 | 72.8% |
| Solo founder | 1,016 | 1,999 | 746 | 72.8% |
| Ecommerce | 14 | 137 | 2,608 | 5.0% |
| Website | 173 | 178 | 2,567 | 6.5% |
| 133 | 178 | 2,567 | 6.5% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Fcc Waste Services (uk) Limited | £163,441,000 |
| Mts Cleansing Services Limited | £114,926,639 |
| Countrystyle Recycling Limited | £103,953,775 |
| Kent Enviropower Limited | £84,594,000 |
| Mercia Waste Management Limited | £74,224,000 |
| Regen Waste Limited | £66,198,057 |
| H W Martin Waste Limited | £53,520,668 |
| Cemcor Ltd | £49,915,440 |
| Sewells Reservoir Construction Limited | £48,412,157 |
| Severn Waste Services Limited | £48,182,000 |
Revenue coverage: 110 known, 2635 unknown (4.0%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Collection | 7,390 |
SIC classification
SIC 38210 — Treatment and disposal of non-hazardous waste
Includes
operation of landfills for the disposal of non-hazardous waste, disposal of non-hazardous waste by combustion or incineration or other methods, with or without the resulting production of electricity or steam, compost, substitute fuels, biogas, ashes or other by-products for further use etc., treatment of organic waste for disposal
Excludes
incineration and combustion of hazardous waste, see ##38.22, operation of facilities where mixed recoverable materials such as paper, plastics, used beverage cans and metals are sorted into distinct categories, see ##38.32, decontamination, clean up of land, water; toxic material abatement, see ##39.00
Details
This class includes the disposal and treatment prior to disposal of solid or non-solid hazardous waste, including waste that is explosive, oxidising, flammable, toxic, irritant, carcinogenic, corrosive, infectious and other substances and preparations harmful to human health and the environment.