Production
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
638
Active companies
492
Formed in latest 12 months
52
Median active-company age
6.0 years
Revenue known
10
Importers
54
Exporters
14
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 638 |
| Active companies | 492 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 52 |
| Importers | 54 |
| Exporters | 14 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 10 known, 482 unknown (2.0%).
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 | 3 | 8 |
| 2025-12 | 1 | 4 |
| 2026-01 | 4 | 6 |
| 2026-02 | 18 | 2 |
| 2026-03 | 3 | 8 |
| 2026-04 | 3 | 2 |
| 2026-05 | 4 | 3 |
| 2026-06 | 6 | 3 |
| 2026-07 | 5 | 7 |
| 2026-08 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 347 |
| Dormant | 145 |
| Dissolved | 139 |
| Liquidation | 5 |
| In Administration | 2 |
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 - West | 144 |
| Inner London - East | 33 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 29 |
| Northern Ireland | 24 |
| Southern Scotland | 24 |
| Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | 15 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 12 |
| East Central Scotland | 12 |
| North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset | 12 |
| Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | 11 |
Geography coverage: 490 known, 2 unknown (99.6%).
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 | 126 |
| 1m-15m | 106 |
| 15m-54m | 15 |
| 54m+ | 19 |
Revenue-range coverage: 266 known, 226 unknown (54.1%).
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 | 67 |
| Small | 151 |
| Medium | 1 |
| Large | 35 |
| Holding | 8 |
| Dormant | 145 |
Company-size coverage: 407 known, 85 unknown (82.7%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 88 |
| 1–9 | 109 |
| 10–49 | 7 |
| 50–249 | 2 |
Employee coverage: 206 known, 286 unknown (41.9%).
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 | 52 |
| 1–3 years | 80 |
| 3–5 years | 83 |
| 5–10 years | 159 |
| 10–20 years | 96 |
| 20+ years | 22 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 492 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 | 492 |
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 | 41 |
| Exporter only | 1 |
| Both | 13 |
| Neither | 437 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 45 | £11,266,690,731 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 34 | £8,435,441,009 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 32 | £2,219,455,933 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 23 | £1,931,906,969 | 2018-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 14 | £1,381,990,946 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 38 — Miscellaneous chemical products | 11 | £60,214,320 | 2022-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 11 | £78,774,168 | 2022-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 9 | £132,993,098 | 2022-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 9 | £808,660,208 | 2016-11-01 – 2025-12-01 |
| 34 — Soaps, cleaning products, and waxes | 7 | £39,090,843 | 2023-05-01 – 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 | 8 | £858,018,988 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 6 | £779,354,991 | 2016-07-01 – 2025-12-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 6 | £383,492,395 | 2016-08-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 3 | £15,762,444 | 2021-03-01 – 2025-11-01 |
| 97 — Art and Antiques | 2 | £225,177,581 | 2019-10-01 – 2024-04-01 |
| 35 — Natural and modified starches, glues, and enzymes | 1 | £6,069,567 | 2021-07-01 – 2021-07-01 |
| 70 — Glass and Glassware | 1 | £5,271,053 | 2021-03-01 – 2021-03-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 1 | £5,434,426 | 2025-12-01 – 2025-12-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 1 | £157,395 | 2026-03-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 1 | £27,394,899 | 2021-05-01 – 2023-01-01 |
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 | 17 | 183 | 309 | 37.2% |
| Holding company | 1 | 183 | 309 | 37.2% |
| Solo founder | 78 | 183 | 309 | 37.2% |
| Ecommerce | 1 | 30 | 462 | 6.1% |
| Website | 41 | 43 | 449 | 8.7% |
| 32 | 43 | 449 | 8.7% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Refood Uk Limited | £45,043,928 |
| Vale Green Energy Limited | £31,847,361 |
| Bioticnrg Operations Limited | £29,461,477 |
| Cannington Enterprises Limited | £19,421,464 |
| Murrow Ad Plant Ltd | £6,677,860 |
| Plug Power Uk Limited | £1,188,903 |
| Mc Asset Co Limited | £468,118 |
| Hydrus Renewables Limited | £139,500 |
| Ironstone Energy Limited | £0 |
| H2 Green Ltd | £0 |
Revenue coverage: 10 known, 482 unknown (2.0%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Trade | 773 |
| Distribution | 465 |
SIC classification
SIC 35210 — Manufacture of gas
Includes
production of gas for the purpose of gas supply by carbonation of coal, from by-products of agriculture or from waste, manufacture of gaseous fuels with a specified calorific value, by purification, blending and other processes from gases of various types including natural gas
Excludes
production of crude natural gas, see ##06.20, operation of coke ovens, see ##19.10, manufacture of refined petroleum products, see ##19.20, manufacture of industrial gases, see ##20.11