Man-made fibres
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
94
Active companies
73
Formed in latest 12 months
9
Median active-company age
7.2 years
Revenue known
2
Importers
23
Exporters
21
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 94 |
| Active companies | 73 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 9 |
| Importers | 23 |
| Exporters | 21 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 2 known, 71 unknown (2.7%).
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 | 1 |
| 2025-12 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026-01 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026-02 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-03 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-04 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-05 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026-06 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026-07 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026-08 | 0 | 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 | 73 |
| Dissolved | 18 |
| Liquidation | 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 |
|---|---|
| Inner London - West | 10 |
| East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire | 6 |
| Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | 5 |
| Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | 5 |
| Lancashire | 5 |
| Greater Manchester | 4 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 3 |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 3 |
| West Midlands | 3 |
| Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire | 2 |
Geography coverage: 73 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 | 25 |
| 1m-15m | 11 |
| 15m-54m | 1 |
| 54m+ | 8 |
Revenue-range coverage: 45 known, 28 unknown (61.6%).
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 | 11 |
| Small | 23 |
| Large | 9 |
| Holding | 2 |
| Dormant | 12 |
Company-size coverage: 57 known, 16 unknown (78.1%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 11 |
| 1–9 | 16 |
| 10–49 | 8 |
| 50–249 | 1 |
Employee coverage: 36 known, 37 unknown (49.3%).
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 | 9 |
| 1–3 years | 15 |
| 3–5 years | 5 |
| 5–10 years | 12 |
| 10–20 years | 6 |
| 20+ years | 26 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 73 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 |
|---|---|
| 20600 | 73 |
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 | 3 |
| Exporter only | 1 |
| Both | 20 |
| Neither | 49 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 20 | £6,476,700,537 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 14 | £1,233,696,428 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 14 | £6,321,408,710 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 11 | £1,765,571,234 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 54 — Man-made filaments and related materials | 11 | £43,305,806 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 11 | £1,537,427,126 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 59 — Treated or layered fabrics for industrial use | 9 | £24,023,064 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 34 — Soaps, cleaning products, and waxes | 8 | £75,424,256 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 8 | £43,301,133 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 8 | £76,724,169 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 14 | £2,003,877,878 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 12 | £899,632,103 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 55 — Man-made staple fibers | 10 | £4,834,764 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 10 | £669,710,438 | 2016-08-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 54 — Man-made filaments and related materials | 9 | £24,134,546 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 9 | £264,658,879 | 2016-07-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 8 | £524,906,299 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 56 — Textile padding, felt, and nonwoven fabrics; special yarns; ropes and cables | 7 | £15,500,585 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 59 — Treated or layered fabrics for industrial use | 7 | £12,607,875 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 70 — Glass and Glassware | 7 | £57,918,686 | 2016-11-01 – 2025-09-01 |
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 | 3 | 51 | 22 | 69.9% |
| Holding company | 0 | 51 | 22 | 69.9% |
| Solo founder | 31 | 51 | 22 | 69.9% |
| Ecommerce | 3 | 18 | 55 | 24.7% |
| Website | 23 | 23 | 50 | 31.5% |
| 16 | 23 | 50 | 31.5% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Amazon Filters Limited | £29,123,769 |
| Appolo Community Support Cic | £2,015 |
Revenue coverage: 2 known, 71 unknown (2.7%).
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 | 2,952 |
| Other chemical products n.e.c. | 1,578 |
| Soap and detergents | 1,077 |
| Fertilizers and nitrogen compounds | 849 |
| Paints, coatings, mastics and sealants | 638 |
| Pesticides & other agrochemicals | 559 |
| Cleaning and polishing products | 517 |
| Other organic basic chemicals | 440 |
| Essential oils | 405 |
| Plastics in primary forms | 386 |
| Other inorganic basic chemicals | 371 |
| Industrial gases | 193 |
| Dyes and pigments | 155 |
| Printing ink | 115 |
| Glues | 105 |
| Synthetic rubber in primary forms | 42 |
| Explosives | 25 |
SIC classification
SIC 20600 — Manufacture of man-made fibres
Includes
manufacture of synthetic or artificial filament tow, manufacture of synthetic or artificial staple fibres, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning, manufacture of synthetic or artificial filament yarn, including high-tenacity yarn, manufacture of synthetic or artificial monofilament or strip
Excludes
spinning of synthetic or artificial fibres, see ##13.10, manufacture of yarns made of man-made staple, see ##13.10