Salt
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
92
Active companies
30
Formed in latest 12 months
5
Median active-company age
4.2 years
Revenue known
3
Importers
5
Exporters
3
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 92 |
| Active companies | 30 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 5 |
| Importers | 5 |
| Exporters | 3 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 3 known, 27 unknown (10.0%).
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 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025-12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-01 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-02 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-03 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-04 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026-05 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-06 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-07 | 0 | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Dissolved | 62 |
| Active | 22 |
| Dormant | 8 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Greater Manchester | 3 |
| West Midlands | 3 |
| Cheshire | 2 |
| Highlands and Islands | 2 |
| Inner London - West | 2 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 2 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 2 |
| West Yorkshire | 2 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 1 |
| Cornwall and Isles of Scilly | 1 |
Geography coverage: 30 known, 0 unknown (100.0%).
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 | 8 |
| 1m-15m | 2 |
| 15m-54m | 2 |
| 54m+ | 2 |
Revenue-range coverage: 14 known, 16 unknown (46.7%).
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 | 6 |
| Small | 4 |
| Medium | 1 |
| Large | 3 |
| Holding | 1 |
| Dormant | 8 |
Company-size coverage: 23 known, 7 unknown (76.7%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 3 |
| 1–9 | 3 |
| 10–49 | 3 |
| 50–249 | 2 |
Employee coverage: 11 known, 19 unknown (36.7%).
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 | 5 |
| 1–3 years | 5 |
| 3–5 years | 8 |
| 5–10 years | 5 |
| 10–20 years | 3 |
| 20+ years | 4 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 30 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 | 30 |
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 | 2 |
| Both | 3 |
| Neither | 25 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 4 | £299,858,797 | 2021-05-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 25 — Salt, sulphur, earths, stone, plaster, lime, and cement | 3 | £2,831,585 | 2020-09-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 3 | £562,711,263 | 2022-07-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 3 | £1,606,643,440 | 2019-08-01 – 2026-01-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 2 | £27,623,941 | 2025-04-01 – 2025-12-01 |
| 09 — Coffee, tea, mate, and spices | 1 | £5,586,028 | 2025-09-01 – 2025-11-01 |
| 28 — Inorganic Chemicals | 1 | £1,458,756 | 2024-12-01 – 2024-12-01 |
| 44 — Wood and Wood Products | 1 | £2,512,828 | 2024-12-01 – 2025-03-01 |
| 59 — Treated or layered fabrics for industrial use | 1 | £1,400,672 | 2025-02-01 – 2025-02-01 |
| 70 — Glass and Glassware | 1 | £6,255,988 | 2024-12-01 – 2024-12-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 — Salt, sulphur, earths, stone, plaster, lime, and cement | 3 | £11,383,139 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 21 — Miscellaneous food products | 2 | £113,048,930 | 2018-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 28 — Inorganic Chemicals | 1 | £337,014 | 2023-05-01 – 2023-05-01 |
| 33 — Essential oils and perfumes | 1 | £124,480,827 | 2018-04-01 – 2019-03-01 |
| 34 — Soaps, cleaning products, and waxes | 1 | £17,112,230 | 2017-11-01 – 2017-11-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 1 | £602,694 | 2024-03-01 – 2024-03-01 |
| 69 — Ceramic products | 1 | £313,167 | 2026-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 1 | £2,235,299 | 2025-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 1 | £854,278 | 2023-01-01 – 2023-01-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 1 | £23,534,026 | 2024-08-01 – 2024-08-01 |
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 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 73.3% |
| Holding company | 0 | 22 | 8 | 73.3% |
| Solo founder | 14 | 22 | 8 | 73.3% |
| Ecommerce | 1 | 5 | 25 | 16.7% |
| Website | 5 | 5 | 25 | 16.7% |
| 5 | 5 | 25 | 16.7% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Irish Salt Mining And Exploration Company Limited-the | £25,313,539 |
| Valor Salt Extraction Ltd | £996,480 |
| Jsc Jurassic Salt Co Ltd | £4,702 |
Revenue coverage: 3 known, 27 unknown (10.0%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Exploration, draining, other support | 1,066 |
| Other (not elsewhere classified) | 953 |
| Chemical and fertilizer minerals | 520 |
| Ornamental and building stone, limestone, gypsum, chalk and slate | 468 |
| Non-ferrous metals | 438 |
| Gravel, sand, clay, kaolin | 352 |
| Iron ores | 89 |
| Coal | 78 |
| Peat | 14 |
| Lignite | 13 |
| Uranium / thorium ores | 13 |
SIC classification
SIC 08930 — Extraction of salt
Includes
extraction of salt from underground including by dissolving and pumping, salt production by evaporation of sea water or other saline waters, crushing, purification and refining of salt by the producer
Excludes
processing of salt into food-grade salt, e.g. iodised salt, see ##10.84, potable water production by evaporation of saline water, see ##36.00