Essential oils
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
760
Active companies
393
Formed in latest 12 months
56
Median active-company age
3.7 years
Revenue known
11
Importers
35
Exporters
33
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 760 |
| Active companies | 393 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 56 |
| Importers | 35 |
| Exporters | 33 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 11 known, 382 unknown (2.8%).
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 | 6 | 13 |
| 2026-01 | 3 | 9 |
| 2026-02 | 6 | 2 |
| 2026-03 | 4 | 10 |
| 2026-04 | 4 | 9 |
| 2026-05 | 6 | 15 |
| 2026-06 | 3 | 9 |
| 2026-07 | 7 | 20 |
| 2026-08 | 2 | 10 |
| 2026-09 | 3 | 11 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Dissolved | 365 |
| Active | 297 |
| Dormant | 96 |
| Liquidation | 2 |
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 | 45 |
| Inner London - East | 43 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 28 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 21 |
| West Midlands | 21 |
| Greater Manchester | 19 |
| Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | 13 |
| Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire | 12 |
| Outer London - South | 12 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 11 |
Geography coverage: 392 known, 1 unknown (99.7%).
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 | 176 |
| 1m-15m | 24 |
| 15m-54m | 2 |
| 54m+ | 2 |
Revenue-range coverage: 204 known, 189 unknown (51.9%).
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 | 123 |
| Small | 64 |
| Large | 2 |
| Holding | 2 |
| Dormant | 96 |
Company-size coverage: 287 known, 106 unknown (73.0%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 79 |
| 1–9 | 105 |
| 10–49 | 13 |
Employee coverage: 197 known, 196 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 | 55 |
| 1–3 years | 111 |
| 3–5 years | 66 |
| 5–10 years | 117 |
| 10–20 years | 24 |
| 20+ years | 20 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 393 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 |
|---|---|
| 20530 | 393 |
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 | 10 |
| Exporter only | 8 |
| Both | 25 |
| Neither | 350 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33 — Essential oils and perfumes | 23 | £2,488,039,007 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 17 | £956,944,410 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 16 | £1,340,382,421 | 2017-02-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 29 — Organic Chemicals | 13 | £674,644,280 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 38 — Miscellaneous chemical products | 11 | £501,713,523 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 11 | £295,339,278 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 70 — Glass and Glassware | 11 | £89,983,496 | 2017-05-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 11 | £2,612,771,144 | 2017-04-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 34 — Soaps, cleaning products, and waxes | 9 | £131,018,692 | 2016-07-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 30 — Pharmaceutical Products | 7 | £2,127,976,419 | 2017-06-01 – 2025-03-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33 — Essential oils and perfumes | 26 | £2,571,350,976 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 29 — Organic Chemicals | 13 | £635,461,597 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 38 — Miscellaneous chemical products | 13 | £982,934,841 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 13 | £389,854,502 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 13 | £627,962,067 | 2017-08-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 34 — Soaps, cleaning products, and waxes | 12 | £307,542,081 | 2016-06-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 11 | £191,839,220 | 2016-12-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 15 — Fats, Oils, and Waxes from Animals, Plants, or Microbes | 10 | £36,518,261 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 10 | £68,534,130 | 2016-09-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 9 | £320,812,776 | 2016-07-01 – 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 | 25 | 365 | 28 | 92.9% |
| Holding company | 0 | 365 | 28 | 92.9% |
| Solo founder | 228 | 365 | 28 | 92.9% |
| Ecommerce | 10 | 30 | 363 | 7.6% |
| Website | 36 | 37 | 356 | 9.4% |
| 25 | 37 | 356 | 9.4% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Robertet(u.k.)limited | £9,054,982 |
| Copperpro Uk Ltd | £322,762 |
| Limurian Limited | £89,742 |
| Sulnox Group Plc | £17,896 |
| Sulnox Limited | £17,896 |
| Chestnut Candles Ltd | £723 |
| Gold Tree Products Ltd | £104 |
| Natures England Fruit Juice And Food Industry Foreign Trade Ltd | £0 |
| Healinz Ltd | £0 |
| Broadstairs Botanicals Cic | £0 |
Revenue coverage: 11 known, 382 unknown (2.8%).
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 | 3,035 |
| Other chemical products n.e.c. | 1,568 |
| Soap and detergents | 1,069 |
| Fertilizers and nitrogen compounds | 846 |
| Paints, coatings, mastics and sealants | 641 |
| Pesticides & other agrochemicals | 563 |
| Cleaning and polishing products | 515 |
| Other organic basic chemicals | 442 |
| Plastics in primary forms | 385 |
| Other inorganic basic chemicals | 370 |
| Industrial gases | 195 |
| Dyes and pigments | 154 |
| Printing ink | 114 |
| Glues | 105 |
| Man-made fibres | 71 |
| Synthetic rubber in primary forms | 42 |
| Explosives | 25 |
SIC classification
SIC 20530 — Manufacture of essential oils
Includes
manufacture of extracts of natural aromatic products, manufacture of resinoids, manufacture of mixtures of odoriferous products for the manufacture of perfumes or food
Excludes
manufacture of synthetic aromatic products, see ##20.14, manufacture of perfumes and toilet preparations, see ##20.42