Office 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
1333
Active companies
837
Formed in latest 12 months
72
Median active-company age
9.8 years
Revenue known
18
Importers
148
Exporters
122
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 1,333 |
| Active companies | 837 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 72 |
| Importers | 148 |
| Exporters | 122 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 18 known, 819 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 | 10 | 15 |
| 2025-12 | 5 | 18 |
| 2026-01 | 4 | 10 |
| 2026-02 | 3 | 9 |
| 2026-03 | 6 | 11 |
| 2026-04 | 8 | 7 |
| 2026-05 | 6 | 15 |
| 2026-06 | 5 | 7 |
| 2026-07 | 0 | 18 |
| 2026-08 | 0 | 4 |
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 | 837 |
| Dissolved | 457 |
| Liquidation | 33 |
| In Administration | 5 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 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 | 48 |
| West Midlands | 46 |
| Inner London - West | 39 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 37 |
| Greater Manchester | 37 |
| Shropshire and Staffordshire | 37 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 37 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 35 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 35 |
| Northern Ireland | 31 |
Geography coverage: 822 known, 15 unknown (98.2%).
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 | 447 |
| 1m-15m | 129 |
| 15m-54m | 4 |
| 54m+ | 9 |
Revenue-range coverage: 589 known, 248 unknown (70.4%).
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 | 239 |
| Small | 316 |
| Medium | 2 |
| Large | 15 |
| Holding | 10 |
| Dormant | 130 |
Company-size coverage: 712 known, 125 unknown (85.1%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 148 |
| 1–9 | 348 |
| 10–49 | 58 |
| 50–249 | 4 |
Employee coverage: 558 known, 279 unknown (66.7%).
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 | 69 |
| 1–3 years | 123 |
| 3–5 years | 84 |
| 5–10 years | 148 |
| 10–20 years | 177 |
| 20+ years | 236 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 837 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 | 837 |
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 | 64 |
| Exporter only | 38 |
| Both | 84 |
| Neither | 651 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 90 | £19,895,084,521 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 72 | £21,431,938,470 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 62 | £5,912,111,287 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 38 | £1,160,240,838 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 37 | £1,903,145,726 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 33 | £3,829,299,848 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 30 | £454,810,081 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 30 | £177,876,965 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 29 | £2,109,233,824 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 21 | £1,073,729,688 | 2016-09-01 – 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 | 80 | £6,080,988,786 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 57 | £8,220,065,463 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 32 | £439,647,481 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 27 | £45,638,699 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 25 | £1,052,269,449 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 21 | £1,398,847,586 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 20 | £232,106,675 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 19 | £362,111,592 | 2016-11-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 18 | £62,460,093 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 14 | £1,103,114,062 | 2016-06-01 – 2026-03-01 |
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 | 90 | 698 | 139 | 83.4% |
| Holding company | 0 | 698 | 139 | 83.4% |
| Solo founder | 342 | 698 | 139 | 83.4% |
| Ecommerce | 36 | 117 | 720 | 14.0% |
| Website | 151 | 155 | 682 | 18.5% |
| 116 | 155 | 682 | 18.5% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Langstane Press Limited | £17,698,000 |
| Trust Group Ventures Limited | £15,237,840 |
| Jgbm Ltd | £13,553,005 |
| D Sales (u.k.) Limited | £13,485,436 |
| Velmex Computer Systems Ltd | £8,191,616 |
| Utax (uk) Limited | £6,735,609 |
| Softbank Robotics Uk Ltd | £5,451,600 |
| Shachihata (europe) Ltd. | £3,889,482 |
| Panzerglass Uk Limited | £672,883 |
| Ink Solve.com Ltd | £122,370 |
Revenue coverage: 18 known, 819 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 | 46,875 |
| Clothing and footwear | 17,349 |
| Food | 17,316 |
| Perfume and cosmetics | 9,726 |
| Agricultural products | 8,184 |
| Household goods n.e.c. | 7,661 |
| Electronic & telecom equipment | 7,487 |
| Beverages | 7,214 |
| Vehicle parts and accessories | 7,008 |
| Food, beverages and tobacco | 6,914 |
| Other equipment n.e.c. | 6,459 |
| Textiles | 5,275 |
| Computers & peripherals, software | 5,004 |
| Pharma products | 4,509 |
| Building Materials & Sanitary | 4,333 |
| Hardware, plumbing & heating goods | 4,312 |
| Other intermediates products | 4,296 |
| Furniture, carpets and lighting equipment | 3,810 |
| Watches and jewellery | 3,633 |
| Chemical products | 2,825 |
| Other | 16,391 |
SIC classification
SIC 46660 — Wholesale of other office machinery and equipment
Includes
wholesale of office machinery and equipment, except computers and computer peripheral equipment
Excludes
wholesale of computers and peripheral equipment, see ##46.51, wholesale of electronic parts and telephone and communications equipment, see ##46.52