Glues
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
171
Active companies
105
Formed in latest 12 months
7
Median active-company age
11.6 years
Revenue known
1
Importers
39
Exporters
43
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 171 |
| Active companies | 105 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 7 |
| Importers | 39 |
| Exporters | 43 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 1 known, 104 unknown (1.0%).
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 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026-01 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-02 | 1 | 3 |
| 2026-03 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-04 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026-05 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026-06 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026-07 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 81 |
| Dissolved | 65 |
| Dormant | 24 |
| In Administration | 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 |
|---|---|
| Greater Manchester | 10 |
| West Midlands | 10 |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 8 |
| West Yorkshire | 8 |
| Inner London - West | 7 |
| Shropshire and Staffordshire | 7 |
| Inner London - East | 6 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 5 |
| Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | 4 |
| Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | 4 |
Geography coverage: 103 known, 2 unknown (98.1%).
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 | 35 |
| 1m-15m | 30 |
| 15m-54m | 3 |
| 54m+ | 5 |
Revenue-range coverage: 73 known, 32 unknown (69.5%).
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 | 16 |
| Small | 45 |
| Large | 9 |
| Holding | 2 |
| Dormant | 24 |
Company-size coverage: 96 known, 9 unknown (91.4%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 22 |
| 1–9 | 30 |
| 10–49 | 15 |
| 50–249 | 1 |
Employee coverage: 68 known, 37 unknown (64.8%).
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 | 7 |
| 1–3 years | 15 |
| 3–5 years | 14 |
| 5–10 years | 13 |
| 10–20 years | 19 |
| 20+ years | 37 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 105 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 |
|---|---|
| 20520 | 105 |
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 | 4 |
| Exporter only | 8 |
| Both | 35 |
| Neither | 58 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 35 | £3,887,576,387 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 30 | £5,403,281,439 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 35 — Natural and modified starches, glues, and enzymes | 24 | £280,726,617 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 38 — Miscellaneous chemical products | 18 | £750,787,318 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 18 | £1,075,704,936 | 2016-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 17 | £162,505,343 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 17 | £4,762,682,276 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 32 — Tanning and dyeing products | 16 | £345,743,284 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 16 | £107,005,797 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 16 | £828,423,754 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 37 | £2,876,563,617 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 35 — Natural and modified starches, glues, and enzymes | 33 | £333,571,433 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 26 | £2,149,505,349 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 38 — Miscellaneous chemical products | 20 | £538,644,704 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 32 — Tanning and dyeing products | 17 | £457,225,043 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 15 | £69,882,659 | 2016-06-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 14 | £140,490,262 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 12 | £152,805,614 | 2017-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 11 | £264,613,818 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 11 | £866,641,065 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-03-01 |
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 | 15 | 68 | 37 | 64.8% |
| Holding company | 0 | 68 | 37 | 64.8% |
| Solo founder | 31 | 68 | 37 | 64.8% |
| Ecommerce | 8 | 30 | 75 | 28.6% |
| Website | 43 | 45 | 60 | 42.9% |
| 40 | 45 | 60 | 42.9% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Ips Adhesives Europe Ltd | £11,741,230 |
Revenue coverage: 1 known, 104 unknown (1.0%).
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. | 1,564 |
| Soap and detergents | 1,067 |
| Fertilizers and nitrogen compounds | 847 |
| Paints, coatings, mastics and sealants | 639 |
| Pesticides & other agrochemicals | 564 |
| Cleaning and polishing products | 514 |
| Other organic basic chemicals | 445 |
| Essential oils | 392 |
| Plastics in primary forms | 385 |
| Other inorganic basic chemicals | 368 |
| Industrial gases | 194 |
| Dyes and pigments | 152 |
| Printing ink | 114 |
| Man-made fibres | 71 |
| Synthetic rubber in primary forms | 42 |
| Explosives | 26 |
SIC classification
SIC 20520 — Manufacture of glues
Includes
manufacture of glues and prepared adhesives, including rubber-based glues and adhesives
Excludes
manufacture of gelatines and its derivates, see ##20.59