Wrecks
UK companies organised by the CorpSignals industry, segment, and subsegment taxonomy.
Subsegments
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
296
Active companies
232
Formed in latest 12 months
39
Median active-company age
8.3 years
Revenue known
4
Importers
11
Exporters
38
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 296 |
| Active companies | 232 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 39 |
| Importers | 11 |
| Exporters | 38 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 4 known, 228 unknown (1.7%).
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 | 8 | 2 |
| 2025-12 | 1 | 3 |
| 2026-01 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-02 | 1 | 3 |
| 2026-03 | 9 | 2 |
| 2026-04 | 3 | 2 |
| 2026-05 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026-06 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026-07 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026-08 | 3 | 3 |
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 | 212 |
| Dissolved | 62 |
| Dormant | 20 |
| Liquidation | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|
| West Midlands | 17 |
| Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear | 13 |
| Greater Manchester | 10 |
| Inner London - East | 10 |
| West Central Scotland | 10 |
| West Yorkshire | 10 |
| South Yorkshire | 9 |
| Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | 8 |
| Northern Ireland | 8 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 7 |
Geography coverage: 227 known, 5 unknown (97.8%).
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 | 128 |
| 1m-15m | 25 |
| 15m-54m | 4 |
| 54m+ | 1 |
Revenue-range coverage: 158 known, 74 unknown (68.1%).
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 | 76 |
| Small | 78 |
| Medium | 1 |
| Holding | 1 |
| Dormant | 20 |
Company-size coverage: 176 known, 56 unknown (75.9%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 37 |
| 1–9 | 100 |
| 10–49 | 17 |
| 50–249 | 2 |
Employee coverage: 156 known, 76 unknown (67.2%).
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 | 39 |
| 1–3 years | 30 |
| 3–5 years | 14 |
| 5–10 years | 49 |
| 10–20 years | 69 |
| 20+ years | 31 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 232 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 |
|---|---|
| Dismantling | 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 | 2 |
| Exporter only | 29 |
| Both | 9 |
| Neither | 192 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 9 | £451,308,548 | 2017-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 6 | £405,965,075 | 2016-08-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 4 | £248,447,094 | 2016-10-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 3 | £273,273,520 | 2023-08-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 3 | £301,406,613 | 2020-11-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 3 | £47,639,419 | 2023-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 2 | £69,479,200 | 2022-10-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 38 — Miscellaneous chemical products | 1 | £5,081,995 | 2023-12-01 – 2023-12-01 |
| 42 — Leather goods, travel bags, and animal harnesses | 1 | £6,172,340 | 2017-06-01 – 2019-06-01 |
| 44 — Wood and Wood Products | 1 | £13,979,584 | 2025-09-01 – 2025-09-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 31 | £2,091,534,686 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 21 | £1,521,212,324 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 9 | £103,660,952 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 5 | £37,908,477 | 2021-08-01 – 2025-03-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 2 | £102,272,831 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 1 | £1,192,032 | 2019-03-01 – 2019-03-01 |
| 72 — Iron and Steel | 1 | £27,072,394 | 2016-12-01 – 2019-04-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 1 | £2,243,948 | 2025-08-01 – 2025-08-01 |
| 74 — Copper and copper products | 1 | £40,468,612 | 2017-03-01 – 2022-02-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 1 | £2,209,036 | 2025-10-01 – 2025-10-01 |
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 | 29 | 211 | 21 | 90.9% |
| Holding company | 0 | 211 | 21 | 90.9% |
| Solo founder | 97 | 211 | 21 | 90.9% |
| Ecommerce | 6 | 20 | 212 | 8.6% |
| Website | 28 | 28 | 204 | 12.1% |
| 3 | 28 | 204 | 12.1% |
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 |
|---|---|
| M.d.j. Light Brothers (scrap Processers) Limited | £31,638,649 |
| Ultra-clean Jetting Services Ltd | £679,961 |
| Vauxhallpartsuk Limited | £356,659 |
| Spire Metals Limited | £337,953 |
Revenue coverage: 4 known, 228 unknown (1.7%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Non-hazardous | 9,223 |
| Remediation | 4,025 |
| Material recovery | 2,855 |
| Hazardous | 1,375 |