Food
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
27209
Active companies
17337
Formed in latest 12 months
3692
Median active-company age
3.8 years
Revenue known
422
Importers
2571
Exporters
849
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 27,209 |
| Active companies | 17,337 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 3,692 |
| Importers | 2,571 |
| Exporters | 849 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 422 known, 16915 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 | 305 | 248 |
| 2025-12 | 233 | 335 |
| 2026-01 | 314 | 265 |
| 2026-02 | 206 | 253 |
| 2026-03 | 287 | 309 |
| 2026-04 | 314 | 228 |
| 2026-05 | 281 | 263 |
| 2026-06 | 299 | 254 |
| 2026-07 | 330 | 444 |
| 2026-08 | 55 | 133 |
Window: 2024-01 to 2026-08.
Company status
What this shows: all current Companies House status values; blank and missing values are combined as Unknown.
Top values shown in the chart
| Status | Companies |
|---|---|
| Active | 17,337 |
| Dissolved | 9,495 |
| Liquidation | 355 |
| In Administration | 17 |
| Voluntary Arrangement | 3 |
| Converted / Closed | 1 |
| Receiver Action | 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 | 2,067 |
| Inner London - West | 1,495 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 1,343 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 1,186 |
| West Midlands | 935 |
| Greater Manchester | 825 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 592 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 555 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 502 |
| Outer London - South | 462 |
Geography coverage: 17201 known, 136 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 | 7,096 |
| 1m-15m | 2,271 |
| 15m-54m | 245 |
| 54m+ | 237 |
Revenue-range coverage: 9849 known, 7488 unknown (56.8%).
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 | 4,549 |
| Small | 4,558 |
| Medium | 74 |
| Large | 354 |
| Holding | 85 |
| Dormant | 1,918 |
Company-size coverage: 11538 known, 5799 unknown (66.6%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 2,719 |
| 1–9 | 5,395 |
| 10–49 | 1,027 |
| 50–249 | 146 |
| 250+ | 14 |
Employee coverage: 9301 known, 8036 unknown (53.6%).
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 | 3,459 |
| 1–3 years | 4,309 |
| 3–5 years | 1,826 |
| 5–10 years | 3,770 |
| 10–20 years | 2,240 |
| 20+ years | 1,733 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 17337 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 |
|---|---|
| Coffee, tea, cocoa, spices | 4,494 |
| Fish, crustacens, molluscs, other | 4,319 |
| Meat and meat products | 3,701 |
| Juices, soft drinks and water | 2,999 |
| Dairy products, eggs, edible oils & fats | 1,975 |
| Sugar, chocolate and sugar confectionery | 1,787 |
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 | 1,918 |
| Exporter only | 196 |
| Both | 653 |
| Neither | 14,570 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 — Miscellaneous food products | 787 | £17,102,305,853 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 19 — Cereal and milk-based food products | 762 | £20,748,882,629 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 20 — Prepared or preserved plant-based foods | 708 | £8,615,435,425 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 22 — Drinks, Alcohol, and Vinegar | 601 | £12,822,678,314 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 547 | £47,599,687,574 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 541 | £7,513,285,133 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 16 — Meat, fish, and seafood preparations | 532 | £12,002,137,632 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 532 | £22,508,137,827 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 09 — Coffee, tea, mate, and spices | 518 | £5,457,941,105 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 02 — Meat and edible meat offal | 473 | £14,746,604,551 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 — Miscellaneous food products | 295 | £8,996,659,799 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 20 — Prepared or preserved plant-based foods | 208 | £682,540,998 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 19 — Cereal and milk-based food products | 207 | £4,677,013,114 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 22 — Drinks, Alcohol, and Vinegar | 172 | £4,159,732,399 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 164 | £6,811,333,241 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 09 — Coffee, tea, mate, and spices | 147 | £850,893,010 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 18 — Cocoa and cocoa products | 147 | £1,957,711,425 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 03 — Fish and seafood, including shellfish and other water creatures | 136 | £1,807,810,400 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 16 — Meat, fish, and seafood preparations | 117 | £286,169,208 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 17 — Sugars and Sweets | 116 | £583,541,337 | 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 | 1,438 | 15,528 | 1,809 | 89.6% |
| Holding company | 2 | 15,528 | 1,809 | 89.6% |
| Solo founder | 9,163 | 15,528 | 1,809 | 89.6% |
| Ecommerce | 559 | 1,763 | 15,574 | 10.2% |
| Website | 2,100 | 2,219 | 15,118 | 12.8% |
| 1,207 | 2,219 | 15,118 | 12.8% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Chesterfield Poultry Limited | £245,764,750 |
| Skea Egg Farms Limited | £218,654,469 |
| Roxane Uk Limited | £218,500,350 |
| Freiberger (uk) Limited | £161,859,647 |
| Thistle Seafoods Limited | £161,384,000 |
| Futura Foods Uk Limited | £143,009,312 |
| Meadowvale Foods Ltd | £142,390,039 |
| T. Quality Limited | £122,468,314 |
| Oaklands Farm Eggs Limited | £116,451,586 |
| L.j. Fairburn And Son Limited | £116,362,737 |
Revenue coverage: 422 known, 16915 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 | 46,964 |
| Clothing and footwear | 17,372 |
| Perfume and cosmetics | 9,745 |
| Agricultural products | 8,192 |
| Household goods n.e.c. | 7,676 |
| Electronic & telecom equipment | 7,497 |
| Beverages | 7,218 |
| Vehicle parts and accessories | 7,017 |
| Food, beverages and tobacco | 6,921 |
| Other equipment n.e.c. | 6,476 |
| Textiles | 5,278 |
| Computers & peripherals, software | 5,017 |
| Pharma products | 4,512 |
| Building Materials & Sanitary | 4,340 |
| Hardware, plumbing & heating goods | 4,318 |
| Other intermediates products | 4,300 |
| Furniture, carpets and lighting equipment | 3,815 |
| Watches and jewellery | 3,634 |
| Chemical products | 2,832 |
| Metals and metal ores | 2,444 |
| Other | 14,798 |