Other organic 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
605
Active companies
443
Formed in latest 12 months
59
Median active-company age
6.4 years
Revenue known
13
Importers
103
Exporters
102
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 605 |
| Active companies | 443 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 59 |
| Importers | 103 |
| Exporters | 102 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 13 known, 430 unknown (2.9%).
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 | 6 | 3 |
| 2026-01 | 4 | 3 |
| 2026-02 | 4 | 7 |
| 2026-03 | 6 | 6 |
| 2026-04 | 7 | 8 |
| 2026-05 | 6 | 2 |
| 2026-06 | 2 | 5 |
| 2026-07 | 4 | 6 |
| 2026-08 | 5 | 6 |
| 2026-09 | 3 | 6 |
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 | 343 |
| Dissolved | 154 |
| Dormant | 100 |
| Liquidation | 5 |
| In Administration | 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 | 80 |
| Inner London - East | 30 |
| Greater Manchester | 26 |
| Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | 17 |
| West Midlands | 17 |
| Merseyside | 16 |
| Outer London - South | 16 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 14 |
| Cheshire | 12 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 12 |
Geography coverage: 440 known, 3 unknown (99.3%).
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 | 123 |
| 1m-15m | 67 |
| 15m-54m | 11 |
| 54m+ | 60 |
Revenue-range coverage: 261 known, 182 unknown (58.9%).
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 | 76 |
| Small | 94 |
| Medium | 4 |
| Large | 71 |
| Holding | 6 |
| Dormant | 100 |
Company-size coverage: 351 known, 92 unknown (79.2%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 79 |
| 1–9 | 70 |
| 10–49 | 21 |
| 50–249 | 5 |
| 250+ | 1 |
Employee coverage: 176 known, 267 unknown (39.7%).
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 | 88 |
| 3–5 years | 59 |
| 5–10 years | 81 |
| 10–20 years | 49 |
| 20+ years | 111 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 443 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 |
|---|---|
| 20140 | 443 |
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 | 11 |
| Exporter only | 10 |
| Both | 92 |
| Neither | 330 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 79 | £31,363,074,469 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 38 — Miscellaneous chemical products | 71 | £3,543,346,527 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 71 | £7,317,487,627 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 29 — Organic Chemicals | 68 | £4,585,378,631 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 62 | £4,742,461,329 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 59 | £23,723,070,704 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 52 | £3,289,930,169 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 34 — Soaps, cleaning products, and waxes | 43 | £644,095,823 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 28 — Inorganic Chemicals | 42 | £347,993,525 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 33 | £626,322,542 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38 — Miscellaneous chemical products | 73 | £5,361,988,602 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 29 — Organic Chemicals | 69 | £3,192,672,461 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 61 | £6,300,359,500 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 60 | £3,338,221,475 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 45 | £3,355,633,944 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 42 | £3,139,787,308 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 34 — Soaps, cleaning products, and waxes | 40 | £852,218,610 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 32 — Tanning and dyeing products | 29 | £469,503,239 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 24 | £422,318,352 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 28 — Inorganic Chemicals | 23 | £248,726,747 | 2016-01-01 – 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 | 16 | 293 | 150 | 66.1% |
| Holding company | 2 | 293 | 150 | 66.1% |
| Solo founder | 177 | 293 | 150 | 66.1% |
| Ecommerce | 3 | 69 | 374 | 15.6% |
| Website | 93 | 98 | 345 | 22.1% |
| 86 | 98 | 345 | 22.1% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Fine Organics Limited | £89,180,000 |
| Cornerstone Chemical Company Limited | £46,258,000 |
| Esterchem Limited | £26,958,507 |
| Polynt Uk Limited | £19,185,930 |
| F2 Chemicals Limited | £13,357,541 |
| Lakeland Laboratories Limited | £10,708,223 |
| Faci Echem Ltd | £9,752,980 |
| Wychem Limited | £9,292,628 |
| Bachem (u.k.) Limited | £5,399,882 |
| Uniqueon Limited | £27,058 |
Revenue coverage: 13 known, 430 unknown (2.9%).
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 | 3,032 |
| Other chemical products n.e.c. | 1,565 |
| Soap and detergents | 1,066 |
| Fertilizers and nitrogen compounds | 844 |
| Paints, coatings, mastics and sealants | 639 |
| Pesticides & other agrochemicals | 562 |
| Cleaning and polishing products | 514 |
| Essential oils | 392 |
| Plastics in primary forms | 385 |
| Other inorganic basic chemicals | 369 |
| Industrial gases | 194 |
| Dyes and pigments | 152 |
| Printing ink | 114 |
| Glues | 104 |
| Man-made fibres | 71 |
| Synthetic rubber in primary forms | 42 |
| Explosives | 25 |
SIC classification
SIC 20140 — Manufacture of other organic basic chemicals
Includes
manufacture of basic organic chemicals:, acyclic hydrocarbons, saturated and unsaturated, cyclic hydrocarbons, saturated and unsaturated, acyclic and cyclic alcohols, mono- and polycarboxylic acids, including acetic acid, other oxygen-function compounds, including aldehydes, ketones, quinones and dual or poly oxygenfunction compounds, synthetic glycerol, nitrogen-function organic compounds, including amines, fermentation of sugarcane, corn or similar to produce alcohol and esters, other organic compounds, including wood distillation products (e.g. charcoal) etc., manufacture of synthetic aromatic products, distillation of coal tar
Excludes
manufacture of plastics in primary forms, see ##20.16, manufacture of synthetic rubber in primary forms, see ##20.17, manufacture of crude glycerol, see ##20.41, manufacture of natural essential oils, see ##20.53, manufacture of salicylic and O-acetylsalicylic acids, see ##21.10