Other inorganic basic chemicals
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
502
Active companies
370
Formed in latest 12 months
30
Median active-company age
11.1 years
Revenue known
18
Importers
123
Exporters
122
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 502 |
| Active companies | 370 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 30 |
| Importers | 123 |
| Exporters | 122 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 18 known, 352 unknown (4.9%).
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 | 3 | 5 |
| 2026-01 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026-02 | 3 | 4 |
| 2026-03 | 6 | 4 |
| 2026-04 | 3 | 5 |
| 2026-05 | 0 | 4 |
| 2026-06 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026-07 | 1 | 4 |
| 2026-08 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026-09 | 2 | 5 |
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 | 290 |
| Dissolved | 125 |
| Dormant | 80 |
| Liquidation | 6 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Inner London - West | 35 |
| Greater Manchester | 26 |
| Merseyside | 20 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 19 |
| Outer London - South | 18 |
| Cheshire | 17 |
| Shropshire and Staffordshire | 17 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 14 |
| West Midlands | 14 |
| West Yorkshire | 14 |
Geography coverage: 369 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 | 80 |
| 1m-15m | 81 |
| 15m-54m | 12 |
| 54m+ | 68 |
Revenue-range coverage: 241 known, 129 unknown (65.1%).
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 | 37 |
| Small | 110 |
| Medium | 6 |
| Large | 78 |
| Holding | 6 |
| Dormant | 80 |
Company-size coverage: 317 known, 53 unknown (85.7%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 55 |
| 1–9 | 67 |
| 10–49 | 30 |
| 50–249 | 9 |
Employee coverage: 161 known, 209 unknown (43.5%).
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 | 30 |
| 1–3 years | 53 |
| 3–5 years | 44 |
| 5–10 years | 52 |
| 10–20 years | 45 |
| 20+ years | 146 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 370 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 |
|---|---|
| 20130 | 370 |
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 | 18 |
| Exporter only | 17 |
| Both | 105 |
| Neither | 230 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 92 | £25,310,163,656 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 38 — Miscellaneous chemical products | 76 | £6,980,170,631 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 76 | £7,799,752,127 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 29 — Organic Chemicals | 64 | £3,444,365,865 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 61 | £5,966,913,641 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 59 | £22,374,750,590 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 34 — Soaps, cleaning products, and waxes | 50 | £974,932,024 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 28 — Inorganic Chemicals | 49 | £603,474,587 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 48 | £3,532,291,110 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 32 — Tanning and dyeing products | 40 | £458,843,994 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38 — Miscellaneous chemical products | 80 | £5,384,703,918 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 75 | £4,113,854,709 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 71 | £7,217,784,559 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 29 — Organic Chemicals | 58 | £2,422,418,588 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 28 — Inorganic Chemicals | 51 | £790,944,314 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 34 — Soaps, cleaning products, and waxes | 51 | £1,448,471,480 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 50 | £3,841,689,848 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 32 — Tanning and dyeing products | 46 | £1,062,895,482 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 45 | £4,630,110,162 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 34 | £784,292,214 | 2016-02-01 – 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 | 24 | 204 | 166 | 55.1% |
| Holding company | 1 | 204 | 166 | 55.1% |
| Solo founder | 94 | 204 | 166 | 55.1% |
| Ecommerce | 9 | 100 | 270 | 27.0% |
| Website | 126 | 130 | 240 | 35.1% |
| 115 | 130 | 240 | 35.1% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Ames Goldsmith U.k. Limited | £86,651,111 |
| Sbz Corporation Limited | £55,966,209 |
| Championx Egypt Ltd. | £30,158,227 |
| Levertonhelm Limited | £29,437,717 |
| James M.brown Limited | £17,867,000 |
| Plater Chemicals Limited | £16,670,900 |
| Celtic Chemicals Limited | £13,613,630 |
| Bardyke Chemicals Limited | £11,402,217 |
| Mcgean-rohco (u.k.) Limited | £11,121,006 |
| Apollo Scientific Ltd | £10,308,185 |
Revenue coverage: 18 known, 352 unknown (4.9%).
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 |
| Essential oils | 393 |
| Plastics in primary forms | 385 |
| 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 20130 — Manufacture of other inorganic basic chemicals
Includes
manufacture of chemical elements (except industrial gases and basic metals), manufacture of inorganic acids except nitric acid, manufacture of alkalis, lyes and other inorganic bases except ammonia, manufacture of other inorganic compounds, roasting of iron pyrites, manufacture of distilled water, enrichment of uranium and thorium ores
Excludes
manufacture of industrial gases, see ##20.11, manufacture of nitrogenous fertilisers and nitrogen compounds, see ##20.15, manufacture of ammonia, see ##20.15, manufacture of ammonium chloride, see ##20.15, manufacture of nitrites and nitrates of potassium, see ##20.15, manufacture of ammonium carbonates, see ##20.15, manufacture of aromatic distilled water, see ##20.53, manufacture of basic metals, see division ##24
Details
This class includes the manufacture of chemicals using basic processes, such as thermal cracking and distillation. The output of these processes are usually separate chemical elements or separate chemically defined compounds.