Non-specialised
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
76170
Active companies
46964
Formed in latest 12 months
11542
Median active-company age
3.0 years
Revenue known
863
Importers
6946
Exporters
3793
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 76,170 |
| Active companies | 46,964 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 11,542 |
| Importers | 6,946 |
| Exporters | 3,793 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 863 known, 46101 unknown (1.8%).
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 | 987 | 690 |
| 2025-12 | 812 | 771 |
| 2026-01 | 1,178 | 769 |
| 2026-02 | 769 | 814 |
| 2026-03 | 795 | 970 |
| 2026-04 | 936 | 795 |
| 2026-05 | 848 | 902 |
| 2026-06 | 925 | 673 |
| 2026-07 | 970 | 1,274 |
| 2026-08 | 214 | 399 |
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 | 46,964 |
| Dissolved | 28,252 |
| Liquidation | 916 |
| In Administration | 34 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 2 |
| Voluntary Arrangement | 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 - East | 5,078 |
| Greater Manchester | 4,753 |
| Inner London - West | 4,512 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 3,614 |
| West Midlands | 2,530 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 2,444 |
| Outer London - South | 1,612 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 1,423 |
| Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | 1,373 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 1,236 |
Geography coverage: 46557 known, 407 unknown (99.1%).
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 | 16,280 |
| 1m-15m | 5,370 |
| 15m-54m | 477 |
| 54m+ | 362 |
Revenue-range coverage: 22489 known, 24475 unknown (47.9%).
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 | 10,988 |
| Small | 9,866 |
| Medium | 152 |
| Large | 622 |
| Holding | 135 |
| Dormant | 7,310 |
Company-size coverage: 29073 known, 17891 unknown (61.9%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 7,241 |
| 1–9 | 12,142 |
| 10–49 | 1,787 |
| 50–249 | 193 |
| 250+ | 18 |
Employee coverage: 21381 known, 25583 unknown (45.5%).
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 | 11,191 |
| 1–3 years | 12,423 |
| 3–5 years | 5,300 |
| 5–10 years | 8,347 |
| 10–20 years | 4,792 |
| 20+ years | 4,911 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 46964 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 | 46,964 |
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 | 3,922 |
| Exporter only | 769 |
| Both | 3,024 |
| Neither | 39,249 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 2,633 | £251,504,894,214 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 2,532 | £212,825,062,529 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 2,283 | £59,678,863,158 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 2,060 | £34,389,029,798 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 2,003 | £59,676,157,902 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 1,914 | £19,494,497,158 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 1,758 | £59,562,348,730 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 1,400 | £6,174,935,432 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 1,381 | £31,333,589,181 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 1,339 | £11,816,739,775 | 2016-01-01 – 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 | 1,499 | £118,179,986,773 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 1,499 | £90,810,771,169 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 1,145 | £51,435,347,788 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 1,102 | £27,510,357,190 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 958 | £15,627,824,960 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 884 | £9,143,502,760 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 773 | £5,187,713,343 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 730 | £6,657,196,685 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 728 | £965,598,236 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 642 | £1,785,267,083 | 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 | 2,661 | 42,863 | 4,101 | 91.3% |
| Holding company | 36 | 42,863 | 4,101 | 91.3% |
| Solo founder | 28,372 | 42,863 | 4,101 | 91.3% |
| Ecommerce | 1,784 | 5,166 | 41,798 | 11.0% |
| Website | 6,098 | 6,394 | 40,570 | 13.6% |
| 3,744 | 6,394 | 40,570 | 13.6% |
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 |
|---|---|
| 3349135 Ltd | £4,224,006,395 |
| International Plywood (importers) Limited | £184,042,905 |
| Lioncroft Wholesale Limited | £147,975,841 |
| It Luggage Limited | £146,067,426 |
| Smith Brothers Stores Limited | £140,214,968 |
| Bew Electrical Distributors Limited | £126,352,854 |
| Community Foods Limited | £105,604,561 |
| Topdach Limited | £99,978,334 |
| Centrum International Limited | £96,804,165 |
| W.wing Yip Plc | £95,273,000 |
Revenue coverage: 863 known, 46101 unknown (1.8%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Clothing and footwear | 17,372 |
| Food | 17,337 |
| 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 |
SIC classification
SIC 46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade
Includes
wholesale of a variety of goods without any particular specialisation