Electronic & telecom equipment
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
12857
Active companies
7473
Formed in latest 12 months
1560
Median active-company age
3.6 years
Revenue known
163
Importers
1407
Exporters
1011
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 12,857 |
| Active companies | 7,473 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 1,560 |
| Importers | 1,407 |
| Exporters | 1,011 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 163 known, 7310 unknown (2.2%).
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 | 141 | 152 |
| 2025-12 | 109 | 154 |
| 2026-01 | 137 | 105 |
| 2026-02 | 104 | 138 |
| 2026-03 | 121 | 165 |
| 2026-04 | 117 | 133 |
| 2026-05 | 106 | 103 |
| 2026-06 | 132 | 98 |
| 2026-07 | 139 | 203 |
| 2026-08 | 45 | 121 |
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 | 6,425 |
| Dissolved | 5,232 |
| Dormant | 1,048 |
| Liquidation | 149 |
| In Administration | 3 |
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 | 759 |
| Inner London - East | 729 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 540 |
| Greater Manchester | 530 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 477 |
| West Midlands | 409 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 338 |
| Outer London - South | 316 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 266 |
| South East Wales | 237 |
Geography coverage: 7414 known, 59 unknown (99.2%).
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 | 2,963 |
| 1m-15m | 941 |
| 15m-54m | 63 |
| 54m+ | 109 |
Revenue-range coverage: 4076 known, 3397 unknown (54.5%).
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 | 1,991 |
| Small | 1,753 |
| Medium | 25 |
| Large | 158 |
| Holding | 23 |
| Dormant | 1,048 |
Company-size coverage: 4998 known, 2475 unknown (66.9%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 1,151 |
| 1–9 | 2,316 |
| 10–49 | 303 |
| 50–249 | 29 |
| 250+ | 1 |
Employee coverage: 3800 known, 3673 unknown (50.8%).
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 | 1,510 |
| 1–3 years | 1,876 |
| 3–5 years | 908 |
| 5–10 years | 1,433 |
| 10–20 years | 971 |
| 20+ years | 775 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 7473 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 | 7,473 |
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 | 535 |
| Exporter only | 139 |
| Both | 872 |
| Neither | 5,927 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 1,241 | £259,692,131,164 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 711 | £37,075,383,793 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 675 | £121,038,435,056 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 427 | £17,842,745,104 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 280 | £11,703,295,929 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 277 | £18,813,803,072 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 230 | £8,571,031,395 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 221 | £17,311,606,947 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 213 | £3,149,118,342 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 188 | £1,423,163,508 | 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 | 905 | £97,888,212,634 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 536 | £36,333,581,391 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 492 | £55,739,651,684 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 235 | £3,348,760,286 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 173 | £5,524,810,535 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 166 | £5,832,344,635 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 139 | £9,293,237,196 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 122 | £1,469,849,560 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 114 | £1,157,484,418 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 108 | £592,072,125 | 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 | 379 | 6,657 | 816 | 89.1% |
| Holding company | 6 | 6,657 | 816 | 89.1% |
| Solo founder | 4,463 | 6,657 | 816 | 89.1% |
| Ecommerce | 271 | 1,011 | 6,462 | 13.5% |
| Website | 1,252 | 1,295 | 6,178 | 17.3% |
| 914 | 1,295 | 6,178 | 17.3% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Hisense Uk Limited | £213,138,446 |
| Pcs Wireless Uk Limited | £138,727,367 |
| Pcs Wireless Mobile Uk Ltd | £130,233,971 |
| Astute Electronics Limited | £128,973,977 |
| Hid Corporation Limited | £110,641,867 |
| Blackmagic Design Limited | £96,398,197 |
| Adtran Europe Limited | £84,654,482 |
| Transax Networks Ltd | £75,868,926 |
| Parmley Graham Limited | £64,431,000 |
| Cable Services Limited | £47,423,604 |
Revenue coverage: 163 known, 7310 unknown (2.2%).
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 | 46,970 |
| Clothing and footwear | 17,335 |
| Food | 17,326 |
| Perfume and cosmetics | 9,723 |
| Agricultural products | 8,179 |
| Household goods n.e.c. | 7,667 |
| Beverages | 7,199 |
| Vehicle parts and accessories | 7,012 |
| Food, beverages and tobacco | 6,930 |
| Other equipment n.e.c. | 6,487 |
| Textiles | 5,274 |
| Computers & peripherals, software | 5,018 |
| Pharma products | 4,501 |
| Building Materials & Sanitary | 4,338 |
| Hardware, plumbing & heating goods | 4,306 |
| Other intermediates products | 4,288 |
| Furniture, carpets and lighting equipment | 3,801 |
| Watches and jewellery | 3,627 |
| Chemical products | 2,828 |
| Metals and metal ores | 2,444 |
| Other | 14,764 |
SIC classification
SIC 46520 — Wholesale of electronic and telecommunications equipment and parts
Includes
wholesale of electronic valves and tubes, wholesale of semi-conductor devices, wholesale of microchips and integrated circuits, wholesale of printed circuits, wholesale of blank audio and video tapes and diskettes, magnetic and optical disks (CDs, DVDs), wholesale of telephone and communications equipment
Excludes
wholesale of recorded audio and video tapes, CDs, DVDs, see ##46.43, wholesale of computers and computer peripheral equipment, see ##46.51