Soft drinks and water
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
2838
Active companies
1976
Formed in latest 12 months
456
Median active-company age
3.0 years
Revenue known
21
Importers
170
Exporters
131
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 2,838 |
| Active companies | 1,976 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 456 |
| Importers | 170 |
| Exporters | 131 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 21 known, 1955 unknown (1.1%).
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
| Month | Formed | Dissolved |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12 | 32 | 32 |
| 2026-01 | 34 | 24 |
| 2026-02 | 29 | 24 |
| 2026-03 | 38 | 36 |
| 2026-04 | 41 | 21 |
| 2026-05 | 40 | 25 |
| 2026-06 | 52 | 17 |
| 2026-07 | 40 | 36 |
| 2026-08 | 33 | 26 |
| 2026-09 | 34 | 22 |
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 | 1,640 |
| Dissolved | 840 |
| Dormant | 336 |
| Liquidation | 18 |
| In Administration | 4 |
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 | 237 |
| Inner London - West | 236 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 104 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 97 |
| West Midlands | 78 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 76 |
| Greater Manchester | 72 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 64 |
| North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset | 61 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 55 |
Geography coverage: 1964 known, 12 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 | 725 |
| 1m-15m | 135 |
| 15m-54m | 22 |
| 54m+ | 41 |
Revenue-range coverage: 923 known, 1053 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 | 474 |
| Small | 342 |
| Medium | 4 |
| Large | 57 |
| Holding | 17 |
| Dormant | 336 |
Company-size coverage: 1230 known, 746 unknown (62.2%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 352 |
| 1–9 | 434 |
| 10–49 | 52 |
| 50–249 | 8 |
| 250+ | 3 |
Employee coverage: 849 known, 1127 unknown (43.0%).
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 | 449 |
| 1–3 years | 538 |
| 3–5 years | 202 |
| 5–10 years | 414 |
| 10–20 years | 227 |
| 20+ years | 146 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 1976 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 |
|---|---|
| 11070 | 1,976 |
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 | 81 |
| Exporter only | 42 |
| Both | 89 |
| Neither | 1,764 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 90 | £27,476,432,152 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 58 | £6,673,480,219 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 22 — Drinks, Alcohol, and Vinegar | 51 | £1,976,932,282 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 51 | £17,226,498,350 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 70 — Glass and Glassware | 43 | £276,244,158 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 42 | £1,019,170,412 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 42 | £727,823,574 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 20 — Prepared or preserved plant-based foods | 39 | £584,620,433 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 33 — Essential oils and perfumes | 38 | £1,826,950,018 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 33 | £2,323,327,508 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 — Drinks, Alcohol, and Vinegar | 102 | £2,742,626,983 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 41 | £3,571,316,115 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 21 — Miscellaneous food products | 33 | £1,278,363,731 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 33 | £513,044,609 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 20 — Prepared or preserved plant-based foods | 32 | £62,965,991 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 30 | £1,864,604,259 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 33 — Essential oils and perfumes | 29 | £836,590,198 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 19 | £1,813,311,230 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 17 | £415,839,421 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 17 | £1,210,296,751 | 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 | 142 | 1,728 | 248 | 87.4% |
| Holding company | 0 | 1,728 | 248 | 87.4% |
| Solo founder | 987 | 1,728 | 248 | 87.4% |
| Ecommerce | 60 | 138 | 1,838 | 7.0% |
| Website | 171 | 174 | 1,802 | 8.8% |
| 130 | 174 | 1,802 | 8.8% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Radnor Hills Mineral Water Company Ltd | £74,917,193 |
| Dayla Limited | £46,327,393 |
| Harrogate Spring Water Limited | £23,050,912 |
| Cawston Press Limited | £21,905,867 |
| Simpson's Beverage Supply Company Limited | £21,646,354 |
| Allson Sparkle Limited | £14,814,763 |
| March Foods Limited | £12,245,821 |
| Secure Advanced Systems Limited | £6,932,614 |
| Abbybliss Ltd | £50,583 |
| Hydro Cool Ltd | £30,729 |
Revenue coverage: 21 known, 1955 unknown (1.1%).
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
| Classification | Companies |
|---|---|
| Beer | 2,152 |
| Spirits | 2,139 |
| Cider and fruit wines | 478 |
| Wines from grape | 478 |
| Vermouths and the like | 351 |
| Malt | 47 |
SIC classification
SIC 11070 — Manufacture of soft drinks; production of mineral waters and other bottled waters
Includes
production of natural mineral waters and other bottled waters, manufacture of soft drinks:, non-alcoholic flavoured and/or sweetened waters: lemonade, orangeade, cola, fruit drinks, tonic waters etc.
Excludes
production of fruit and vegetable juice, see ##10.32, manufacture of milk-based drinks, see ##10.51, manufacture of coffee, tea and maté products, see ##10.83, manufacture of alcohol-based drinks, see ##11.01, ##11.02, ##11.03, ##11.04, ##11.05, manufacture of non-alcoholic wine, see ##11.02, manufacture of non-alcoholic beer, see ##11.05, manufacture of ice, see ##35.30, merely bottling and labelling, see ##46.34 (if performed as part of wholesale) and ##82.92 (if performed on a fee or contract basis)