Explosives
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
43
Active companies
25
Formed in latest 12 months
2
Median active-company age
22.6 years
Revenue known
1
Importers
10
Exporters
8
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 43 |
| Active companies | 25 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 2 |
| Importers | 10 |
| Exporters | 8 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 1 known, 24 unknown (4.0%).
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 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-01 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-02 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-03 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-04 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-05 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-06 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-07 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-08 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09 | 0 | 1 |
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 | 22 |
| Dissolved | 18 |
| Dormant | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | 6 |
| Lincolnshire | 3 |
| West Midlands | 3 |
| East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire | 2 |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 2 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 1 |
| Cheshire | 1 |
| Essex | 1 |
| Greater Manchester | 1 |
| Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire | 1 |
Geography coverage: 25 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 | 7 |
| 1m-15m | 5 |
| 15m-54m | 1 |
| 54m+ | 6 |
Revenue-range coverage: 19 known, 6 unknown (76.0%).
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 | 3 |
| Small | 9 |
| Medium | 1 |
| Large | 6 |
| Dormant | 3 |
Company-size coverage: 22 known, 3 unknown (88.0%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 3 |
| 1–9 | 5 |
| 10–49 | 2 |
| 50–249 | 1 |
Employee coverage: 11 known, 14 unknown (44.0%).
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 | 2 |
| 3–5 years | 2 |
| 5–10 years | 3 |
| 10–20 years | 5 |
| 20+ years | 13 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 25 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 |
|---|---|
| 20510 | 25 |
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 | 2 |
| Both | 8 |
| Neither | 15 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 6 | £2,182,367,759 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 5 | £522,796,809 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 5 | £2,685,403,063 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 5 | £439,344,907 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 28 — Inorganic Chemicals | 4 | £7,482,321 | 2022-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 31 — Fertilizers | 4 | £29,096,048 | 2022-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 4 | £90,083,129 | 2016-06-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 72 — Iron and Steel | 4 | £4,760,302 | 2018-02-01 – 2025-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 4 | £171,092,679 | 2016-06-01 – 2025-04-01 |
| 29 — Organic Chemicals | 3 | £7,315,558 | 2022-03-01 – 2025-11-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 5 | £687,888,315 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 4 | £262,577,516 | 2017-07-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 4 | £85,718,400 | 2021-10-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 4 | £420,653,958 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-01-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 3 | £235,800,082 | 2016-08-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 31 — Fertilizers | 2 | £518,557 | 2021-06-01 – 2023-05-01 |
| 32 — Tanning and dyeing products | 2 | £19,198,188 | 2018-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 38 — Miscellaneous chemical products | 2 | £64,118,727 | 2022-01-01 – 2025-12-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 2 | £7,354,630 | 2018-02-01 – 2018-03-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 2 | £3,626,829 | 2017-08-01 – 2026-01-01 |
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 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 44.0% |
| Holding company | 0 | 11 | 14 | 44.0% |
| Solo founder | 8 | 11 | 14 | 44.0% |
| Ecommerce | 1 | 7 | 18 | 28.0% |
| Website | 10 | 10 | 15 | 40.0% |
| 6 | 10 | 15 | 40.0% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Eley Limited | £17,699,722 |
Revenue coverage: 1 known, 24 unknown (4.0%).
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 | 1,068 |
| 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 |
| Essential oils | 393 |
| 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 |
SIC classification
SIC 20510 — Manufacture of explosives
Includes
manufacture of propellant powders, manufacture of explosives and pyrotechnic products, including percussion caps, detonators, signalling flares etc., manufacture of matches