Animal feeds
UK companies organised by the CorpSignals industry, segment, and subsegment taxonomy.
Subsegments
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
1864
Active companies
1247
Formed in latest 12 months
193
Median active-company age
5.1 years
Revenue known
56
Importers
228
Exporters
156
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 1,864 |
| Active companies | 1,247 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 193 |
| Importers | 228 |
| Exporters | 156 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 56 known, 1191 unknown (4.5%).
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 | 14 | 20 |
| 2025-12 | 11 | 19 |
| 2026-01 | 19 | 17 |
| 2026-02 | 12 | 17 |
| 2026-03 | 20 | 26 |
| 2026-04 | 20 | 12 |
| 2026-05 | 16 | 11 |
| 2026-06 | 14 | 18 |
| 2026-07 | 10 | 36 |
| 2026-08 | 2 | 21 |
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 | 1,078 |
| Dissolved | 603 |
| Dormant | 169 |
| Liquidation | 13 |
| Voluntary Arrangement | 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 region | Companies |
|---|---|
| Inner London - West | 86 |
| Inner London - East | 84 |
| Northern Ireland | 66 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 48 |
| Shropshire and Staffordshire | 46 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 45 |
| Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | 43 |
| West Yorkshire | 39 |
| Essex | 36 |
| Suffolk | 36 |
Geography coverage: 1237 known, 10 unknown (99.2%).
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 | 416 |
| 1m-15m | 199 |
| 15m-54m | 56 |
| 54m+ | 84 |
Revenue-range coverage: 755 known, 492 unknown (60.5%).
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 | 265 |
| Small | 339 |
| Medium | 26 |
| Large | 102 |
| Holding | 20 |
| Dormant | 169 |
Company-size coverage: 921 known, 326 unknown (73.9%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 179 |
| 1–9 | 333 |
| 10–49 | 97 |
| 50–249 | 36 |
| 250+ | 2 |
Employee coverage: 647 known, 600 unknown (51.9%).
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 | 188 |
| 1–3 years | 277 |
| 3–5 years | 144 |
| 5–10 years | 240 |
| 10–20 years | 168 |
| 20+ years | 230 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 1247 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 |
|---|---|
| Pet food | 861 |
| Farm animal feeds | 419 |
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 | 100 |
| Exporter only | 28 |
| Both | 128 |
| Neither | 991 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 — Animal feed and food waste | 145 | £3,566,830,953 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 122 | £8,202,013,501 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 120 | £21,846,803,645 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 64 | £15,927,728,664 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 61 | £1,126,269,101 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 60 | £3,423,834,136 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 55 | £3,445,891,891 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 29 — Organic Chemicals | 52 | £705,671,026 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 05 — Animal-based products not listed elsewhere | 40 | £99,072,301 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 15 — Fats, Oils, and Waxes from Animals, Plants, or Microbes | 39 | £336,348,961 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 — Animal feed and food waste | 118 | £2,423,450,709 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 58 | £2,441,324,093 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 56 | £2,925,068,118 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 38 | £340,515,467 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 33 — Essential oils and perfumes | 27 | £1,696,079,214 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 27 | £2,192,010,114 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 38 — Miscellaneous chemical products | 25 | £1,387,857,454 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 12 — Oil seeds and fruits used for oil | 24 | £13,757,357 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 24 | £659,597,066 | 2016-09-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 30 — Pharmaceutical Products | 23 | £10,853,908,298 | 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 | 151 | 969 | 278 | 77.7% |
| Holding company | 0 | 969 | 278 | 77.7% |
| Solo founder | 515 | 969 | 278 | 77.7% |
| Ecommerce | 75 | 188 | 1,059 | 15.1% |
| Website | 223 | 227 | 1,020 | 18.2% |
| 155 | 227 | 1,020 | 18.2% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Oakes Millers Limited | £150,263,236 |
| Glw Feeds Limited | £144,777,782 |
| L.j. Fairburn And Son Limited | £116,362,737 |
| Lloyd's (animal) Feeds Limited | £106,072,974 |
| Lloyd's Animal Feeds (western) Limited | £104,697,683 |
| Harper's Home Mix Limited | £79,196,959 |
| Mason's Animal Feeds Ltd | £77,175,231 |
| Factory Services Uk Limited | £76,235,681 |
| Feed Factors Limited | £66,133,074 |
| Sarval Limited | £57,334,068 |
Revenue coverage: 56 known, 1191 unknown (4.5%).
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 |
|---|---|
| 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 | 23,680 |