Manufacturing
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
3267
Active companies
2627
Formed in latest 12 months
390
Median active-company age
6.0 years
Revenue known
41
Importers
75
Exporters
67
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 3,267 |
| Active companies | 2,627 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 390 |
| Importers | 75 |
| Exporters | 67 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 41 known, 2586 unknown (1.6%).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12 | 19 | 16 |
| 2026-01 | 23 | 19 |
| 2026-02 | 15 | 24 |
| 2026-03 | 45 | 19 |
| 2026-04 | 50 | 18 |
| 2026-05 | 55 | 16 |
| 2026-06 | 50 | 14 |
| 2026-07 | 40 | 31 |
| 2026-08 | 30 | 20 |
| 2026-09 | 17 | 10 |
Window: 2024-01 to 2026-09.
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 | 2,307 |
| Dissolved | 606 |
| Dormant | 320 |
| Liquidation | 27 |
| In Administration | 7 |
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 | 356 |
| Inner London - East | 211 |
| West Midlands | 142 |
| West Yorkshire | 128 |
| Greater Manchester | 106 |
| Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire | 95 |
| Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | 88 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 74 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 73 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 72 |
Geography coverage: 2585 known, 42 unknown (98.4%).
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 | 590 |
| 1m-15m | 755 |
| 15m-54m | 74 |
| 54m+ | 241 |
Revenue-range coverage: 1660 known, 967 unknown (63.2%).
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 | 317 |
| Small | 858 |
| Medium | 10 |
| Large | 265 |
| Holding | 294 |
| Dormant | 320 |
Company-size coverage: 2064 known, 563 unknown (78.6%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 720 |
| 1–9 | 516 |
| 10–49 | 18 |
| 50–249 | 44 |
| 250+ | 11 |
Employee coverage: 1309 known, 1318 unknown (49.8%).
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 | 388 |
| 1–3 years | 435 |
| 3–5 years | 311 |
| 5–10 years | 783 |
| 10–20 years | 486 |
| 20+ years | 224 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 2627 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 | 2,627 |
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 | 18 |
| Exporter only | 10 |
| Both | 57 |
| Neither | 2,542 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 50 | £15,669,045,017 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 49 | £16,796,386,843 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 39 | £3,332,173,412 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 31 | £5,056,556,799 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 28 | £2,271,900,892 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 23 | £994,391,840 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 21 | £422,014,590 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 19 | £927,208,074 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 68 — Stone, plaster, cement, and similar material products | 16 | £80,353,846 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 72 — Iron and Steel | 16 | £83,200,529 | 2016-07-01 – 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 | 48 | £7,953,117,501 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 39 | £5,683,024,690 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 35 | £3,191,806,557 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 29 | £1,227,473,437 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 28 | £2,698,380,409 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 22 | £321,881,416 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 21 | £86,114,252 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 19 | £223,426,091 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 17 | £118,511,272 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 17 | £1,071,555,448 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
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 | 332 | 1,695 | 932 | 64.5% |
| Holding company | 0 | 1,695 | 932 | 64.5% |
| Solo founder | 802 | 1,695 | 932 | 64.5% |
| Ecommerce | 6 | 62 | 2,565 | 2.4% |
| Website | 71 | 75 | 2,552 | 2.9% |
| 55 | 75 | 2,552 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Ralph Pearson Wholesale Butchers (holdings) Limited | £62,062,959 |
| Vrt Topco Ltd | £53,665,302 |
| Tonks Family Ltd | £50,977,825 |
| Obex Holdings Ltd | £41,028,000 |
| Tinsley Bridge Group Holdings Limited | £39,500,044 |
| H.r. Smith Group Limited | £39,293,595 |
| Mcbraida Holdings Limited | £35,571,000 |
| Hydra Holdings 2015 Limited | £35,200,514 |
| Sean Nugent Holdings Ltd | £27,087,744 |
| Kll Holdings Ltd | £22,732,670 |
Revenue coverage: 41 known, 2586 unknown (1.6%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Other | 122,486 |
| Financial services | 9,101 |
| Construction | 5,127 |
| Wholesale & retail | 1,801 |
| Agro | 1,220 |