Batteries and accumulators
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
583
Active companies
372
Formed in latest 12 months
59
Median active-company age
3.8 years
Revenue known
6
Importers
90
Exporters
54
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 583 |
| Active companies | 372 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 59 |
| Importers | 90 |
| Exporters | 54 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 6 known, 366 unknown (1.6%).
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 | 5 | 6 |
| 2026-01 | 3 | 5 |
| 2026-02 | 5 | 8 |
| 2026-03 | 5 | 9 |
| 2026-04 | 2 | 5 |
| 2026-05 | 10 | 6 |
| 2026-06 | 9 | 3 |
| 2026-07 | 5 | 8 |
| 2026-08 | 4 | 4 |
| 2026-09 | 5 | 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 | 285 |
| Dissolved | 205 |
| Dormant | 87 |
| Liquidation | 4 |
| In Administration | 2 |
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 | 49 |
| West Midlands | 30 |
| Inner London - East | 26 |
| Outer London - South | 24 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 18 |
| Greater Manchester | 17 |
| Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire | 17 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 15 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 11 |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 10 |
Geography coverage: 369 known, 3 unknown (99.2%).
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 | 120 |
| 1m-15m | 54 |
| 15m-54m | 3 |
| 54m+ | 21 |
Revenue-range coverage: 198 known, 174 unknown (53.2%).
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 | 86 |
| Medium | 2 |
| Large | 26 |
| Holding | 3 |
| Dormant | 87 |
Company-size coverage: 280 known, 92 unknown (75.3%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 68 |
| 1–9 | 84 |
| 10–49 | 13 |
| 50–249 | 3 |
Employee coverage: 168 known, 204 unknown (45.2%).
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 | 57 |
| 1–3 years | 105 |
| 3–5 years | 66 |
| 5–10 years | 71 |
| 10–20 years | 32 |
| 20+ years | 41 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 372 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 |
|---|---|
| 27200 | 372 |
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 | 38 |
| Exporter only | 2 |
| Both | 52 |
| Neither | 280 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 82 | £30,439,480,215 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 53 | £3,160,013,110 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 43 | £12,587,384,752 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 24 | £2,908,355,114 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 24 | £1,815,531,662 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 21 | £781,245,566 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 21 | £582,483,828 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 18 | £4,219,011,099 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 15 | £328,243,296 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 15 | £191,190,724 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 49 | £7,393,748,575 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 26 | £1,184,425,868 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 19 | £2,256,289,462 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 10 | £118,782,918 | 2017-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 9 | £981,814,080 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 8 | £552,497,920 | 2020-03-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 8 | £302,492,309 | 2017-11-01 – 2025-11-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 8 | £22,599,779 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 5 | £22,892,745 | 2017-11-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 5 | £26,111,424 | 2019-07-01 – 2026-04-01 |
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 | 14 | 289 | 83 | 77.7% |
| Holding company | 1 | 289 | 83 | 77.7% |
| Solo founder | 175 | 289 | 83 | 77.7% |
| Ecommerce | 11 | 55 | 317 | 14.8% |
| Website | 73 | 75 | 297 | 20.2% |
| 67 | 75 | 297 | 20.2% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Foxess Uk Ltd | £61,827,928 |
| Rml Group Limited | £12,092,354 |
| Pmbl Limited | £8,177,070 |
| Varta Consumer Batteries Uk Limited | £7,464,532 |
| Globe Technologies Uk Ltd | £1,105,110 |
| Battery Minerals Ltd | £151,789 |
Revenue coverage: 6 known, 366 unknown (1.6%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Other electrical equipment | 3,057 |
| Electric lighting | 1,209 |
| Electricity distribution equipment | 835 |
| Electric motors, generators & transformers | 617 |
| Electric home appliances | 560 |
| Electronic and electric wires and cables | 538 |
| Non-electric home appliances | 162 |
| Wiring devices | 118 |
| Fibre optic cables | 96 |
SIC classification
SIC 27200 — Manufacture of batteries and accumulators
Includes
manufacture of primary cells and primary batteries: cells containing manganese dioxide, mercuric dioxide, silver oxide etc., manufacture of electric accumulators, including parts thereof: separators, containers, covers, manufacture of lead acid batteries, manufacture of NiCad batteries, manufacture of NiMH batteries, manufacture of lithium batteries, manufacture of dry cell batteries, manufacture of wet cell batteries