Home / Insights / Inland Freight Water Transport Businesses in UK

Inland Freight Water Transport Businesses in UK

Explore the UK's Inland Freight Water Transport sector. From regional hotspots to turnover breakdowns, discover key intelligence on company performance, market concentration, and growth opportunities across the UK.

90
Businesses
91.8%
Active
18.6 yrs
Avg company age
London
Top Location · 18
Analysis

What the numbers actually tell us

37.1% of inland freight water transport survive beyond 20 years – vs 12.5% cross-sector average. Businesses here outlast the typical UK firm by a clear margin.

Market: new incorporations, six-year view

New company registrations for Inland freight water transport, 2021-2026 (2026 shown year-to-date). The sector added more companies in 2022 than any year on record.

SOURCE: COMPANIES HOUSE INCORPORATION DATA · SIC 50400 · SYNCED DAILY

Outlook: sector signals

A composite view across six dimensions, scored 0–100.

    What the score means

    Business profile: who runs UK agencies

    Active companies by Inland freight water transport. The sector is overwhelmingly founder-owned private companies

      Structure & age: a young sector

      Age distribution of active businesses. – are under five years old - and only – make it past twenty.

      UK CROSS-SECTOR AVERAGE AGE: 10.6 YRS · AGENCIES: 18.6 YRS

      Key companies

      Largest active Inland freight water transport by latest reported turnover. Click through for filings, directors and group structure.

      No key companies data available for this sector.

      Where they are: top locations

      Ranked by the number of active Inland freight water transport businesses registered in each location.

      01London1820% of sector
      02Birmingham77.8% of sector
      03Glasgow33.3% of sector
      04Chester33.3% of sector
      05Blackpool22.2% of sector

      Counties with Inland freight water transport businesses

      Explore sector data filtered by county. Each county page drills into town-level breakdowns.