As a percentage of active companies, the worst year for taxi operation was 1930 when it made up 0.01% of all trading businesses. In contrast, it reached its peak in 2023 when 0.32% of all active companies traded within taxi operation.
Business that trade within the taxi operation sector most commonly include these words in their company names: Cars (1,958 companies), Taxis (1,693 companies), Services (1,016 companies), Travel (894 companies), and Taxi (829 companies).
Our map shows each region and county with the percentage of active companies within that area operating under SIC code 49320 - Taxi Operation.
Data based on analysis of 2,874 towns and cities that have companies operating within taxi operation their boundaries.
| City | Total Active | Percentage of Active Businesses |
|---|---|---|
| Musselburgh | 18 | 2.39% |
| Dundee | 148 | 2.04% |
| Burnham-on-Crouch | 17 | 1.81% |
| Luton | 302 | 1.55% |
| Redhill | 33 | 1.48% |
| Crawley | 79 | 1.37% |
| Merton | 330 | 1.28% |
| Edinburgh | 391 | 1.2% |
| Castle | 19 | 1.14% |
| Horley | 17 | 1.13% |
| Banbury | 37 | 1.13% |
| High Wycombe | 98 | 1.11% |
| Herne Bay | 23 | 1.11% |
| Livingston | 21 | 1.06% |
| Slough | 168 | 1.06% |
| Wolverton and Greenleys | 19 | 1.04% |
| Ayr | 23 | 1.03% |
| Aylesbury | 42 | 1.02% |
| Falkirk | 17 | 0.97% |
| Dunfermline | 20 | 0.96% |
The towns and cities with the largest declines in taxi operation include Redhill, Tower Hamlets, and High Wycombe.
| City | Dissolved Companies | Percentage of Dissolved Businesses |
|---|---|---|
| Redhill | 26 | 1.12% |
| Tower Hamlets | 614 | 1.12% |
| High Wycombe | 76 | 0.94% |
| Keighley | 23 | 0.91% |
| Dundee | 65 | 0.88% |
| Luton | 165 | 0.88% |
| Horley | 10 | 0.8% |
| Herne Bay | 14 | 0.77% |
| Gravesend | 35 | 0.72% |
| Slough | 121 | 0.71% |
| Aylesbury | 34 | 0.69% |
| Ayr | 17 | 0.68% |
| Banbury | 18 | 0.66% |
| Woking | 53 | 0.65% |
| Gosport | 20 | 0.65% |
| Wolverton and Greenleys | 9 | 0.64% |
| Wellingborough | 42 | 0.62% |
| Livingston | 14 | 0.59% |
| Barking and Dagenham | 125 | 0.59% |
| Hounslow | 210 | 0.59% |
The oldest taxi operation company is Thomas Whiteside & Sons Limited at 116 years, 1 months, and 18 days old.
| Company | Name | Incorporated | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
|
00095212 |
Thomas Whiteside & Sons Limited | 11 Oct 1907 | 116 years |
|
00257901 |
Richmond Road Cab Centre Limited | 17 Jul 1931 | 92 years |
|
00339057 |
Streamline Supply Company,Limited | 07 Apr 1938 | 85 years |
|
00420673 |
Streamline Taxis (Southampton) Limited | 02 Oct 1946 | 77 years |
|
00505432 |
Country Lion (Northampton) Limited | 13 Mar 1952 | 71 years |
|
NI003648 |
Mccausland (Holdings) Limited | 05 Mar 1956 | 67 years |
|
00571613 |
Haywards Heath Station Taxis Limited | 18 Sep 1956 | 67 years |
|
00593265 |
A.Tenniswood & Sons Limited | 07 Nov 1957 | 66 years |
|
00597443 |
Computer Cab (Liverpool) Limited | 20 Jan 1958 | 65 years |
|
SC033590 |
Tele Taxis (Dundee) Limited | 15 Jan 1959 | 64 years |
| Company | Name | Incorporated | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
|
15315649 |
Qupa Ltd | 29 Nov 2023 | New! |
|
15312518 |
Czo Trans Ltd | 28 Nov 2023 | 1 days |
|
15312859 |
Cars Country Cars Ltd | 28 Nov 2023 | 1 days |
|
15312950 |
Carlisle Taxis 247365 Ltd | 28 Nov 2023 | 1 days |
|
15312990 |
Serbz Services Ltd | 28 Nov 2023 | 1 days |
|
15313067 |
Itaxis Worcester Ltd | 28 Nov 2023 | 1 days |
|
15314200 |
Chris Taxi Norwich Ltd | 28 Nov 2023 | 1 days |
|
15314342 |
Oxford Transport Services Ltd | 28 Nov 2023 | 1 days |
|
15314439 |
Taxi Chronicles Ltd | 28 Nov 2023 | 1 days |
|
15314482 |
Autolux Chauffeur Hire Ltd | 28 Nov 2023 | 1 days |
|
15314526 |
Roadrunner Transgroup Ltd | 28 Nov 2023 | 1 days |
|
15315169 |
One Direction Chauffeuring Ltd | 28 Nov 2023 | 1 days |
|
15315211 |
Brighton Airport Cars Limited | 28 Nov 2023 | 1 days |
|
15315311 |
Sendacar Ltd | 28 Nov 2023 | 1 days |
|
15315339 |
Elite Private Hire Ltd | 28 Nov 2023 | 1 days |
|
15315356 |
Wakiluoyenuga Limited | 28 Nov 2023 | 1 days |
|
15308793 |
Yoan First Ltd | 27 Nov 2023 | 2 days |
|
15308864 |
Jon Cars Ltd | 27 Nov 2023 | 2 days |
|
15308968 |
Kbtd Ltd | 27 Nov 2023 | 2 days |
|
15309330 |
Nas&Son Ltd | 27 Nov 2023 | 2 days |
There are 16,090 active TAXI OPERATION companies in the UK as of Nov 2023. There have been 31,922 such businesses incorporated in total, of which 15,199 have been dissolved.
The most common words used by companies are CARS, TAXIS, SERVICES, TRAVEL, and TAXI.
The towns and cities with the most activity are: Musselburgh, Dundee, Burnham-on-Crouch, Luton, and Redhill.
Last updated: 29 Nov 2023 22:30