Glazing
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
10534
Active companies
8223
Formed in latest 12 months
845
Median active-company age
7.6 years
Revenue known
96
Importers
299
Exporters
40
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 10,534 |
| Active companies | 8,223 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 845 |
| Importers | 299 |
| Exporters | 40 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 96 known, 8127 unknown (1.2%).
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 | 49 | 44 |
| 2025-12 | 41 | 68 |
| 2026-01 | 54 | 61 |
| 2026-02 | 69 | 72 |
| 2026-03 | 95 | 72 |
| 2026-04 | 86 | 64 |
| 2026-05 | 81 | 74 |
| 2026-06 | 79 | 57 |
| 2026-07 | 64 | 101 |
| 2026-08 | 40 | 51 |
Window: 2024-01 to 2026-08.
Company status
What this shows: all current Companies House status values. Companies House Active records with dormant accounts are shown as Dormant; the remaining Companies House Active records are shown as Active. Blank and missing values are combined as Unknown.
Top values shown in the chart
| Status | Companies |
|---|---|
| Active | 7,697 |
| Dissolved | 2,009 |
| Dormant | 526 |
| Liquidation | 288 |
| In Administration | 9 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Outer London - West and North West | 488 |
| West Midlands | 453 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 439 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 397 |
| Essex | 393 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 357 |
| Kent | 338 |
| Greater Manchester | 302 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 299 |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 277 |
Geography coverage: 8130 known, 93 unknown (98.9%).
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 | 5,565 |
| 1m-15m | 799 |
| 15m-54m | 23 |
| 54m+ | 5 |
Revenue-range coverage: 6392 known, 1831 unknown (77.7%).
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 | 3,232 |
| Small | 3,017 |
| Medium | 14 |
| Large | 25 |
| Holding | 6 |
| Dormant | 526 |
Company-size coverage: 6820 known, 1403 unknown (82.9%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 1,020 |
| 1–9 | 4,717 |
| 10–49 | 457 |
| 50–249 | 27 |
| 250+ | 3 |
Employee coverage: 6224 known, 1999 unknown (75.7%).
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 | 831 |
| 1–3 years | 1,226 |
| 3–5 years | 908 |
| 5–10 years | 1,992 |
| 10–20 years | 1,924 |
| 20+ years | 1,342 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 8223 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 | 8,223 |
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 | 276 |
| Exporter only | 17 |
| Both | 23 |
| Neither | 7,907 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 167 | £3,557,949,267 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 109 | £1,387,040,652 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 44 — Wood and Wood Products | 98 | £1,341,283,319 | 2017-08-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 74 | £2,953,032,876 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 70 — Glass and Glassware | 70 | £318,416,661 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 61 | £2,729,480,760 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 40 | £1,725,768,463 | 2016-07-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 38 | £2,142,828,639 | 2016-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 37 | £2,003,042,051 | 2018-12-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 29 | £158,302,939 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 17 | £117,483,157 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 70 — Glass and Glassware | 14 | £16,291,062 | 2016-07-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 14 | £198,449,377 | 2016-10-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 8 | £33,033,094 | 2016-09-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 8 | £166,597,261 | 2017-07-01 – 2026-01-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 7 | £147,378,333 | 2016-02-01 – 2025-12-01 |
| 68 — Stone, plaster, cement, and similar material products | 4 | £20,798,033 | 2017-05-01 – 2025-11-01 |
| 72 — Iron and Steel | 4 | £869,642 | 2024-02-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 4 | £4,843,366 | 2016-10-01 – 2025-09-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 4 | £21,189,206 | 2020-01-01 – 2024-10-01 |
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 | 1,211 | 7,692 | 531 | 93.5% |
| Holding company | 0 | 7,692 | 531 | 93.5% |
| Solo founder | 3,728 | 7,692 | 531 | 93.5% |
| Ecommerce | 18 | 190 | 8,033 | 2.3% |
| Website | 240 | 242 | 7,981 | 2.9% |
| 143 | 242 | 7,981 | 2.9% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Sidey Solutions Limited | £53,020,516 |
| Graham Holmes Astraseal Limited | £28,424,055 |
| Solarframe Holdings Limited | £21,205,084 |
| Pearl Window Systems Limited | £20,187,298 |
| Crocodile Products Limited | £18,077,886 |
| Salisbury Glass Commercial Limited | £17,102,354 |
| Viabl Ltd | £16,785,348 |
| Central Window Systems Limited | £15,556,353 |
| Martindales Limited | £15,519,050 |
| Solarframe Direct Limited | £14,562,431 |
Revenue coverage: 96 known, 8127 unknown (1.2%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Development | 117,529 |
| Domestic | 103,487 |
| Special construction | 68,937 |
| Finishing | 60,821 |
| Electrical installation | 60,755 |
| HVAC | 53,756 |
| Commercial | 45,066 |
| Other installation n.e.c. | 41,253 |
| Joinery | 24,386 |
| Other civil n.e.c. | 19,767 |
| Roofing | 19,054 |
| Painting | 18,361 |
| Floor/wall covering | 12,793 |
| Plastering | 10,208 |
| Scaffolding | 7,391 |
| Site preparation | 5,795 |
| Machinery installation | 5,584 |
| Electric & telecom | 5,215 |
| Roads | 5,091 |
| Railways, underground | 3,920 |
| Other | 6,330 |
SIC classification
SIC 43342 — Glazing
Includes
installation of glass, mirrors, etc.
Excludes
installation of glazed window units and installation of unglazed window frames, see ##43.32