Brooms & brushes
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
89
Active companies
68
Formed in latest 12 months
2
Median active-company age
13.3 years
Revenue known
4
Importers
29
Exporters
21
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 89 |
| Active companies | 68 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 2 |
| Importers | 29 |
| Exporters | 21 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 4 known, 64 unknown (5.9%).
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 | 0 |
| 2025-12 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-01 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-03 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-04 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-05 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-06 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-07 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026-08 | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Active | 56 |
| Dissolved | 20 |
| Dormant | 12 |
| 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 region | Companies |
|---|---|
| West Yorkshire | 6 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 5 |
| Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire | 5 |
| Inner London - East | 4 |
| Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | 4 |
| West Midlands | 4 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 3 |
| Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | 3 |
| Greater Manchester | 3 |
| Inner London - West | 3 |
Geography coverage: 68 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 | 29 |
| 1m-15m | 23 |
| 54m+ | 2 |
Revenue-range coverage: 54 known, 14 unknown (79.4%).
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 | 19 |
| Small | 28 |
| Medium | 1 |
| Large | 3 |
| Holding | 2 |
| Dormant | 12 |
Company-size coverage: 65 known, 3 unknown (95.6%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 14 |
| 1–9 | 22 |
| 10–49 | 9 |
| 50–249 | 1 |
| 250+ | 1 |
Employee coverage: 47 known, 21 unknown (69.1%).
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 | 2 |
| 1–3 years | 6 |
| 3–5 years | 10 |
| 5–10 years | 10 |
| 10–20 years | 9 |
| 20+ years | 31 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 68 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 | 68 |
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 | 9 |
| Exporter only | 1 |
| Both | 20 |
| Neither | 38 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 24 | £220,479,495 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 54 — Man-made filaments and related materials | 16 | £18,386,088 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 16 | £1,613,738,313 | 2016-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 15 | £119,567,337 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 14 | £1,651,991,450 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 14 | £810,930,566 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 44 — Wood and Wood Products | 13 | £149,143,900 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 12 | £2,491,241,931 | 2016-07-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 10 | £436,173,362 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-01-01 |
| 72 — Iron and Steel | 9 | £48,509,348 | 2017-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 20 | £62,096,023 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 9 | £1,827,789,151 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 7 | £160,135,376 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 6 | £542,346,018 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 72 — Iron and Steel | 6 | £16,223,353 | 2016-10-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 6 | £246,569,417 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 5 | £17,587,209 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 34 — Soaps, cleaning products, and waxes | 4 | £65,882,073 | 2017-09-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 44 — Wood and Wood Products | 4 | £759,015 | 2016-10-01 – 2025-12-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 4 | £39,754,667 | 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 | 12 | 51 | 17 | 75.0% |
| Holding company | 0 | 51 | 17 | 75.0% |
| Solo founder | 25 | 51 | 17 | 75.0% |
| Ecommerce | 6 | 21 | 47 | 30.9% |
| Website | 27 | 27 | 41 | 39.7% |
| 14 | 27 | 41 | 39.7% |
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 |
|---|---|
| The Hill Brush Company Ltd | £9,836,486 |
| G.b. Kent & Sons Plc | £8,126,068 |
| Osborn-unipol (uk) Limited | £2,399,000 |
| Bml Homes Limited | £50,602 |
Revenue coverage: 4 known, 64 unknown (5.9%).
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 | 25,072 |
| Foods | 24,425 |
| Other manufacturing n.e.c. | 19,689 |
| Wood products (ex furniture) | 11,995 |
| Printing | 11,866 |
| Furniture | 10,678 |
| Apparel | 10,547 |
| Machinery | 10,297 |
| Chemical products | 9,016 |
| Vehicles | 7,366 |
| Textiles | 7,332 |
| Beverages | 7,079 |
| Electrical equipment | 6,919 |
| Rubber & plastic products | 6,535 |
| Jewellery | 4,477 |
| Medical and dental instruments & supplies | 3,363 |
| Paper products | 3,111 |
| Measuring and testing equipment | 2,750 |
| Sports goods | 2,368 |
| Games and toys | 2,357 |
| Other | 24,833 |
SIC classification
SIC 32910 — Manufacture of brooms and brushes
Includes
manufacture of brooms and brushes, including brushes constituting parts of machines, hand-operated mechanical floor sweepers, mops and feather dusters, paint brushes, paint pads and rollers, squeegees and other brushes, brooms, mops etc., manufacture of shoe and clothes brushes
Excludes
rubber brushes, see ##22.19