Transport & Logistics companies in the UK

On the register

Share of these companies on the live register, by status.

• Active 75%
• Proposal to strike off 23%
• In insolvency or administration 2%

New registrations

Companies registered each month, October 2025 – September 2026, that are still on the register. See registrations by month across all companies.

Company age

How long the active companies have been registered.

• Under 1 year 20%
• 1–3 years 22%
• 3–5 years 13%
• 5–10 years 22%
• 10–20 years 14%
• 20 years or more 9%

SIC codes in this industry

Active companies under each SIC code. Codes with fewer than 250 active companies don't have a page of their own.

• 49410 – Freight transport by road 64,000
• 52290 – Other transportation support activities 21,900
• 49320 – Taxi operation 19,600
• 53202 – Unlicensed carrier 10,600
• 49390 – Other passenger land transport 9,640
• 52103 – Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activities 8,660
• 49420 – Removal services 7,300
• 53201 – Licensed carriers 4,050
• 52219 – Other service activities incidental to land transportation, n.e.c. 3,970
• 50200 – Sea and coastal freight water transport 3,460
• 52243 – Cargo handling for land transport activities 2,580
• 53100 – Postal activities under universal service obligation 2,460
• 51210 – Freight air transport 2,430
• 51102 – Non-scheduled passenger air transport 1,710
• 52230 – Service activities incidental to air transportation 1,590
• 52242 – Cargo handling for air transport activities 1,360
• 52220 – Service activities incidental to water transportation 1,320
• 49319 – Other urban, suburban or metropolitan passenger land transport (not underground, metro or similar) 1,140
• 52241 – Cargo handling for water transport activities 1,090
• 50100 – Sea and coastal passenger water transport 1,080
• 49100 – Passenger rail transport, interurban 790
• 51101 – Scheduled passenger air transport 646
• 52101 – Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for water transport activities 617
• 49200 – Freight rail transport 564
• 52102 – Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for air transport activities 563
• 52213 – Operation of bus and coach passenger facilities at bus and coach stations 426
• 50300 – Inland passenger water transport 416
• 50400 – Inland freight water transport 198
• 49311 – Urban and suburban passenger railway transportation by underground, metro and similar systems 172
• 51220 – Space transport 146
• 49500 – Transport via pipeline 83
• 52212 – Operation of rail passenger facilities at railway stations 83

Where they're registered

Active companies by postcode area of their registered office.

• Birmingham (B) 6,460
• East London (E) 3,640
• Peterborough (PE) 3,500
• Coventry (CV) 3,380
• Northampton (NN) 3,370
• Leicester (LE) 3,260
• East Central London (EC) 3,200
• Manchester (M) 3,150
• Romford (RM) 3,000
• Doncaster (DN) 2,760

Recently registered companies

Active transport & logistics companies registered recently.

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