Pet food
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
1386
Active companies
847
Formed in latest 12 months
143
Median active-company age
3.9 years
Revenue known
20
Importers
135
Exporters
91
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 1,386 |
| Active companies | 847 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 143 |
| Importers | 135 |
| Exporters | 91 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 20 known, 827 unknown (2.4%).
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 | 11 | 17 |
| 2026-01 | 13 | 17 |
| 2026-02 | 10 | 11 |
| 2026-03 | 14 | 20 |
| 2026-04 | 13 | 11 |
| 2026-05 | 14 | 9 |
| 2026-06 | 8 | 14 |
| 2026-07 | 8 | 33 |
| 2026-08 | 7 | 18 |
| 2026-09 | 9 | 21 |
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 | 718 |
| Dissolved | 529 |
| Dormant | 129 |
| Liquidation | 9 |
| 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 - East | 71 |
| Inner London - West | 65 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 41 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 33 |
| Suffolk | 29 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 28 |
| Essex | 28 |
| West Yorkshire | 28 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 26 |
| Shropshire and Staffordshire | 26 |
Geography coverage: 842 known, 5 unknown (99.4%).
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 | 315 |
| 1m-15m | 103 |
| 15m-54m | 24 |
| 54m+ | 28 |
Revenue-range coverage: 470 known, 377 unknown (55.5%).
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 | 201 |
| Small | 206 |
| Medium | 6 |
| Large | 39 |
| Holding | 8 |
| Dormant | 129 |
Company-size coverage: 589 known, 258 unknown (69.5%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 125 |
| 1–9 | 228 |
| 10–49 | 52 |
| 50–249 | 19 |
Employee coverage: 424 known, 423 unknown (50.1%).
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 | 140 |
| 1–3 years | 229 |
| 3–5 years | 116 |
| 5–10 years | 175 |
| 10–20 years | 109 |
| 20+ years | 78 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 847 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 |
|---|---|
| 10920 | 847 |
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 | 59 |
| Exporter only | 15 |
| Both | 76 |
| Neither | 697 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 — Animal feed and food waste | 94 | £2,536,680,537 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 79 | £6,088,725,213 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 60 | £9,189,298,517 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 43 | £951,789,755 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 05 — Animal-based products not listed elsewhere | 35 | £87,314,265 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 34 | £5,713,319,214 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 28 | £1,299,714,955 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 15 — Fats, Oils, and Waxes from Animals, Plants, or Microbes | 22 | £134,064,177 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 12 — Oil seeds and fruits used for oil | 19 | £146,868,026 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 44 — Wood and Wood Products | 19 | £361,872,101 | 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 | 70 | £1,642,460,521 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 37 | £1,884,966,436 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 31 | £1,704,322,230 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 27 | £263,085,592 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 16 | £813,681,402 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 42 — Leather goods, travel bags, and animal harnesses | 14 | £67,492,305 | 2016-04-01 – 2025-12-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 14 | £488,542,374 | 2021-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 14 | £1,090,825,346 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 33 — Essential oils and perfumes | 13 | £691,620,595 | 2016-09-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 13 | £89,552,415 | 2016-06-01 – 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 | 96 | 704 | 143 | 83.1% |
| Holding company | 0 | 704 | 143 | 83.1% |
| Solo founder | 407 | 704 | 143 | 83.1% |
| Ecommerce | 61 | 112 | 735 | 13.2% |
| Website | 127 | 129 | 718 | 15.2% |
| 85 | 129 | 718 | 15.2% |
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 |
|---|---|
| A.r. Wholesale Limited | £40,019,797 |
| H.g. Gladwell & Sons Limited | £35,844,398 |
| Fold Hill Foods Limited | £34,203,803 |
| C J Wildbird Foods Limited | £26,187,726 |
| Roger Skinner Limited | £25,463,341 |
| Cranswick Pet Products Limited | £21,959,717 |
| Johnston And Jeff Limited | £21,499,430 |
| Harvest Wildlife Products Ltd | £17,105,463 |
| Durham Animal Feeds Limited | £16,353,170 |
| Different Dog Limited | £16,260,281 |
Revenue coverage: 20 known, 827 unknown (2.4%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Farm animal feeds | 414 |
SIC classification
SIC 10920 — Manufacture of prepared pet foods
Includes
manufacture of prepared feeds for pets, including dogs, cats, birds, fish etc., treatment of slaughter waste to produce animal feeds
Excludes
production of fishmeal for animal feed, see ##10.20, production of oilseed cake, see ##10.41, activities resulting in by-products usable as animal feed without special treatment, e.g. oilseeds, (see ##10.41), grain milling residues (see ##10.61) etc.