Computers & peripherals, software
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
8960
Active companies
5026
Formed in latest 12 months
1134
Median active-company age
3.1 years
Revenue known
121
Importers
559
Exporters
475
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 8,960 |
| Active companies | 5,026 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 1,134 |
| Importers | 559 |
| Exporters | 475 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 121 known, 4905 unknown (2.4%).
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 | 88 | 112 |
| 2025-12 | 62 | 122 |
| 2026-01 | 105 | 117 |
| 2026-02 | 63 | 94 |
| 2026-03 | 99 | 109 |
| 2026-04 | 107 | 91 |
| 2026-05 | 89 | 92 |
| 2026-06 | 85 | 66 |
| 2026-07 | 103 | 162 |
| 2026-08 | 63 | 93 |
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 | 4,294 |
| Dissolved | 3,849 |
| Dormant | 732 |
| Liquidation | 83 |
| In Administration | 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 |
|---|---|
| Inner London - West | 685 |
| Inner London - East | 620 |
| Greater Manchester | 364 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 340 |
| West Midlands | 263 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 241 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 229 |
| Outer London - South | 183 |
| South East Wales | 180 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 175 |
Geography coverage: 4989 known, 37 unknown (99.3%).
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 | 1,905 |
| 1m-15m | 498 |
| 15m-54m | 57 |
| 54m+ | 69 |
Revenue-range coverage: 2529 known, 2497 unknown (50.3%).
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 | 1,326 |
| Small | 1,007 |
| Medium | 18 |
| Large | 88 |
| Holding | 24 |
| Dormant | 732 |
Company-size coverage: 3195 known, 1831 unknown (63.6%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 803 |
| 1–9 | 1,415 |
| 10–49 | 141 |
| 50–249 | 17 |
| 250+ | 3 |
Employee coverage: 2379 known, 2647 unknown (47.3%).
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 | 1,105 |
| 1–3 years | 1,342 |
| 3–5 years | 640 |
| 5–10 years | 1,011 |
| 10–20 years | 539 |
| 20+ years | 389 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 5026 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 |
|---|---|
| Directly assigned to this segment | 5,026 |
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 | 182 |
| Exporter only | 98 |
| Both | 377 |
| Neither | 4,369 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 471 | £159,121,851,908 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 382 | £81,027,445,466 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 204 | £9,385,379,304 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 120 | £6,866,408,424 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 90 | £4,825,232,567 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 72 | £7,993,528,580 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 72 | £390,511,551 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 67 | £1,272,140,708 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 64 | £5,844,516,423 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 42 — Leather goods, travel bags, and animal harnesses | 62 | £1,917,512,178 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 410 | £54,212,589,992 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 368 | £33,410,298,028 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 151 | £7,958,256,811 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 88 | £1,032,376,445 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 69 | £1,315,711,121 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 57 | £1,721,789,769 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 40 | £235,274,631 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 38 | £68,938,649 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 91 — Clocks, watches, and their parts | 36 | £189,355,290 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 34 | £2,135,371,857 | 2016-02-01 – 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 | 178 | 4,537 | 489 | 90.3% |
| Holding company | 4 | 4,537 | 489 | 90.3% |
| Solo founder | 3,215 | 4,537 | 489 | 90.3% |
| Ecommerce | 106 | 451 | 4,575 | 9.0% |
| Website | 550 | 567 | 4,459 | 11.3% |
| 426 | 567 | 4,459 | 11.3% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Vapes-bars Ltd | £162,645,319 |
| Vesper Technologies Limited | £142,602,487 |
| Ignition Technology Ltd | £74,150,586 |
| Curveball Leisure Ltd | £73,481,000 |
| Muk Global Trading ( Uk ) Limited | £63,022,245 |
| The Barcode Warehouse Limited | £61,006,372 |
| Probrand Limited | £55,382,224 |
| Genetec Uk Limited | £51,505,439 |
| Integrity360 Limited | £48,095,179 |
| Computer Risk Management Limited | £45,640,569 |
Revenue coverage: 121 known, 4905 unknown (2.4%).
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-specialised | 47,069 |
| Food | 17,342 |
| Clothing and footwear | 17,339 |
| Perfume and cosmetics | 9,709 |
| Agricultural products | 8,189 |
| Household goods n.e.c. | 7,678 |
| Electronic & telecom equipment | 7,490 |
| Beverages | 7,201 |
| Vehicle parts and accessories | 7,019 |
| Food, beverages and tobacco | 6,948 |
| Other equipment n.e.c. | 6,508 |
| Textiles | 5,286 |
| Pharma products | 4,501 |
| Building Materials & Sanitary | 4,343 |
| Hardware, plumbing & heating goods | 4,317 |
| Other intermediates products | 4,289 |
| Furniture, carpets and lighting equipment | 3,804 |
| Watches and jewellery | 3,619 |
| Chemical products | 2,830 |
| Metals and metal ores | 2,445 |
| Other | 14,770 |
SIC classification
SIC 46510 — Wholesale of computers, computer peripheral equipment and software
Includes
wholesale of computers and computer peripheral equipment, wholesale of software
Excludes
wholesale of electronic parts, see ##46.52, wholesale of office machinery and equipment, (except computers and peripheral equipment), see ##46.66