Dyes and pigments
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
234
Active companies
155
Formed in latest 12 months
13
Median active-company age
8.0 years
Revenue known
7
Importers
55
Exporters
54
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 234 |
| Active companies | 155 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 13 |
| Importers | 55 |
| Exporters | 54 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 7 known, 148 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 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025-12 | 4 | 3 |
| 2026-01 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-02 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-03 | 1 | 3 |
| 2026-04 | 0 | 6 |
| 2026-05 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-06 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-07 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026-08 | 1 | 0 |
Window: 2024-01 to 2026-08.
Company status
What this shows: all current Companies House status values; blank and missing values are combined as Unknown.
Top values shown in the chart
| Status | Companies |
|---|---|
| Active | 155 |
| Dissolved | 73 |
| Liquidation | 4 |
| In Administration | 1 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 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 | 15 |
| Shropshire and Staffordshire | 13 |
| West Yorkshire | 12 |
| Greater Manchester | 11 |
| Outer London - South | 9 |
| Inner London - East | 8 |
| Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire | 6 |
| Kent | 6 |
| Merseyside | 6 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 6 |
Geography coverage: 153 known, 2 unknown (98.7%).
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 | 51 |
| 1m-15m | 38 |
| 15m-54m | 6 |
| 54m+ | 10 |
Revenue-range coverage: 105 known, 50 unknown (67.7%).
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 | 23 |
| Small | 57 |
| Medium | 3 |
| Large | 15 |
| Holding | 3 |
| Dormant | 37 |
Company-size coverage: 138 known, 17 unknown (89.0%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 32 |
| 1–9 | 34 |
| 10–49 | 19 |
| 50–249 | 3 |
Employee coverage: 88 known, 67 unknown (56.8%).
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 | 12 |
| 1–3 years | 27 |
| 3–5 years | 18 |
| 5–10 years | 24 |
| 10–20 years | 14 |
| 20+ years | 60 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 155 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 |
|---|---|
| 20120 | 155 |
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 | 8 |
| Exporter only | 7 |
| Both | 47 |
| Neither | 93 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 — Tanning and dyeing products | 40 | £499,274,819 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 40 | £2,683,921,902 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 38 | £8,095,965,681 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 38 — Miscellaneous chemical products | 30 | £2,622,902,495 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 29 — Organic Chemicals | 27 | £1,173,478,071 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 22 | £1,803,995,357 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 34 — Soaps, cleaning products, and waxes | 20 | £525,686,102 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 19 | £6,366,539,721 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 28 — Inorganic Chemicals | 18 | £101,464,653 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 16 | £1,076,369,663 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 — Tanning and dyeing products | 45 | £1,750,916,632 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 37 | £4,027,505,229 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 38 — Miscellaneous chemical products | 32 | £2,260,930,566 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 31 | £1,713,243,877 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 24 | £1,864,288,258 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 34 — Soaps, cleaning products, and waxes | 20 | £453,436,741 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 29 — Organic Chemicals | 18 | £757,946,092 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 18 | £1,573,911,620 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 28 — Inorganic Chemicals | 15 | £55,441,512 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 33 — Essential oils and perfumes | 14 | £538,824,284 | 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 | 14 | 111 | 44 | 71.6% |
| Holding company | 0 | 111 | 44 | 71.6% |
| Solo founder | 47 | 111 | 44 | 71.6% |
| Ecommerce | 3 | 34 | 121 | 21.9% |
| Website | 49 | 50 | 105 | 32.3% |
| 42 | 50 | 105 | 32.3% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Arch Timber Protection Limited | £33,490,000 |
| Prisma Colour Limited | £23,555,297 |
| Magna Colours Limited | £12,460,999 |
| Bardyke Chemicals Limited | £11,402,217 |
| Oxerra Pigments Uk Limited | £9,583,433 |
| Microlink Technology Limited | £8,664,120 |
| Town End (leeds) Plc | £5,337,133 |
Revenue coverage: 7 known, 148 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 |
|---|---|
| Perfumes, toiletry & cosmetics | 2,948 |
| Other chemical products n.e.c. | 1,577 |
| Soap and detergents | 1,076 |
| Fertilizers and nitrogen compounds | 845 |
| Paints, coatings, mastics and sealants | 637 |
| Pesticides & other agrochemicals | 555 |
| Cleaning and polishing products | 514 |
| Other organic basic chemicals | 440 |
| Essential oils | 405 |
| Plastics in primary forms | 384 |
| Other inorganic basic chemicals | 371 |
| Industrial gases | 193 |
| Printing ink | 115 |
| Glues | 105 |
| Man-made fibres | 73 |
| Synthetic rubber in primary forms | 42 |
| Explosives | 25 |
SIC classification
SIC 20120 — Manufacture of dyes and pigments
Includes
manufacture of dyes and pigments from any source in basic form or as concentrate, manufacture of products of a kind used as fluorescent brightening agents or as luminophores
Excludes
manufacture of prepared dyes and pigments, see ##20.30
Details
This class includes the manufacture of chemicals using basic processes. The output of these processes are usually separate chemical elements or separate chemically-defined compounds.