Abrasive products

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

95

Active companies

66

Formed in latest 12 months

5

Median active-company age

31.2 years

Revenue known

4

Importers

27

Exporters

23

Top values shown in the chart

CategoryCompanies
All companies 95
Active companies 66
Formed in latest 12 months 5
Importers 27
Exporters 23

Revenue coverage among active companies: 4 known, 62 unknown (6.1%).

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

MonthFormedDissolved
2025-1100
2025-1200
2026-0102
2026-0200
2026-0312
2026-0401
2026-0511
2026-0601
2026-0702
2026-0800

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

StatusCompanies
Active 54
Dissolved 26
Dormant 12
In Administration 2
Liquidation 1

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 regionCompanies
Kent 6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
West Midlands 4
West Yorkshire 4
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3
Merseyside 3
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3

Geography coverage: 62 known, 4 unknown (93.9%).

Revenue ranges

What this shows: active companies grouped into the platform’s ordered estimated-revenue bands.

Top values shown in the chart

Revenue rangeCompanies
0-1m 21
1m-15m 17
15m-54m 3
54m+ 6

Revenue-range coverage: 47 known, 19 unknown (71.2%).

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 sizeCompanies
Micro 11
Small 24
Medium 3
Large 7
Holding 2
Dormant 12

Company-size coverage: 59 known, 7 unknown (89.4%).

Top values shown in the chart

EmployeesCompanies
0 8
1–9 18
10–49 8
50–249 3
250+ 1

Employee coverage: 38 known, 28 unknown (57.6%).

Active-company age

What this shows: how long currently active companies have been incorporated.

Top values shown in the chart

Age bandCompanies
Under 1 year 4
1–3 years 7
3–5 years 3
5–10 years 6
10–20 years 5
20+ years 41

Incorporation-date coverage: 66 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

ClassificationCompanies
Directly assigned to this segment 66

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 participationCompanies
Importer only 6
Exporter only 2
Both 21
Neither 37

Top imports HS2 categories

Top values shown in the chart

HS2 categoryCompaniesGBPAvailable dates
84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts21£7,145,916,8242016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
68 — Stone, plaster, cement, and similar material products20£158,913,9932016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
82 — Basic metal tools and utensils14£151,445,7622016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
85 — Electrical machinery and equipment14£6,043,942,8992016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
39 — Plastics and plastic products12£1,845,317,1822016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
73 — Iron or Steel Products10£1,263,065,9562016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams)10£984,044,1322016-03-01 – 2026-05-01
94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings10£723,489,4872016-07-01 – 2026-05-01
96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods10£56,366,5552016-10-01 – 2026-05-01
90 — Optical and medical tools and devices9£1,787,609,5522016-01-01 – 2026-05-01

Top exports HS2 categories

Top values shown in the chart

HS2 categoryCompaniesGBPAvailable dates
84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts17£2,952,195,3942016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
68 — Stone, plaster, cement, and similar material products14£125,274,1752016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
82 — Basic metal tools and utensils11£37,923,0892016-02-01 – 2026-05-01
73 — Iron or Steel Products9£288,239,1552016-03-01 – 2026-05-01
85 — Electrical machinery and equipment9£1,394,998,7852016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
90 — Optical and medical tools and devices9£1,521,497,0862016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams)8£206,241,9452016-02-01 – 2026-03-01
39 — Plastics and plastic products7£1,112,823,8042016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
40 — Rubber and rubber products6£76,974,6222016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
70 — Glass and Glassware6£22,841,5532017-05-01 – 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

TraitCompaniesKnownUnknownCoverage
Family business 8 42 24 63.6%
Holding company 0 42 24 63.6%
Solo founder 16 42 24 63.6%
Ecommerce 4 18 48 27.3%
Website 26 26 40 39.4%
LinkedIn 21 26 40 39.4%

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

CompanyRevenue
Urm (uk) Limited £47,991,350
Washington Mills Electro Minerals Limited £18,350,277
Sandmaster (uk) Holdings Limited £11,586,924
Osborn-unipol (uk) Limited £2,399,000

Revenue coverage: 4 known, 62 unknown (6.1%).

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

ClassificationCompanies
Metal products 25,074
Foods 24,455
Other manufacturing n.e.c. 19,697
Wood products (ex furniture) 12,009
Printing 11,874
Furniture 10,688
Apparel 10,562
Machinery 10,295
Chemical products 9,027
Vehicles 7,378
Textiles 7,340
Beverages 7,080
Electrical equipment 6,921
Rubber & plastic products 6,557
Jewellery 4,487
Medical and dental instruments & supplies 3,361
Paper products 3,119
Measuring and testing equipment 2,750
Sports goods 2,371
Games and toys 2,355
Other 24,861

SIC classification

SIC 23910 — Production of abrasive products

Includes

manufacture of millstones, sharpening or polishing stones and natural or artificial abrasive products on a support, including abrasive products on a soft base (e.g. sandpaper)