Wiring devices
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
162
Active companies
119
Formed in latest 12 months
6
Median active-company age
10.9 years
Revenue known
7
Importers
40
Exporters
40
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 162 |
| Active companies | 119 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 6 |
| Importers | 40 |
| Exporters | 40 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 7 known, 112 unknown (5.9%).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-01 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026-02 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026-03 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-04 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-05 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026-06 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026-07 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026-08 | 0 | 0 |
Window: 2024-01 to 2026-08.
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 | 103 |
| Dissolved | 42 |
| Dormant | 16 |
| Liquidation | 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 |
|---|---|
| Essex | 8 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 7 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 6 |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 6 |
| West Midlands | 6 |
| Inner London - East | 5 |
| Inner London - West | 5 |
| Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | 5 |
| Outer London - South | 5 |
| Cheshire | 4 |
Geography coverage: 118 known, 1 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 | 60 |
| 1m-15m | 27 |
| 15m-54m | 1 |
| 54m+ | 5 |
Revenue-range coverage: 93 known, 26 unknown (78.2%).
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 | 31 |
| Small | 50 |
| Medium | 2 |
| Large | 8 |
| Dormant | 16 |
Company-size coverage: 107 known, 12 unknown (89.9%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 23 |
| 1–9 | 42 |
| 10–49 | 15 |
| 50–249 | 5 |
Employee coverage: 85 known, 34 unknown (71.4%).
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 | 6 |
| 1–3 years | 14 |
| 3–5 years | 16 |
| 5–10 years | 21 |
| 10–20 years | 27 |
| 20+ years | 35 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 119 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 |
|---|---|
| 27330 | 119 |
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 | 5 |
| Exporter only | 5 |
| Both | 35 |
| Neither | 74 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 37 | £16,637,337,494 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 24 | £1,658,966,911 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 21 | £4,058,487,794 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 15 | £970,802,776 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 13 | £1,499,113,732 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 12 | £118,179,576 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 74 — Copper and copper products | 11 | £82,122,812 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 11 | £845,918,222 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 10 | £1,942,023,172 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 9 | £147,641,280 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 38 | £5,849,458,578 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 20 | £1,424,318,688 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 18 | £3,361,162,099 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 15 | £755,848,963 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 11 | £487,689,639 | 2017-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 74 — Copper and copper products | 10 | £39,653,680 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 10 | £155,147,426 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 8 | £119,549,163 | 2017-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 7 | £649,948,749 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 7 | £16,569,220 | 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 | 18 | 98 | 21 | 82.4% |
| Holding company | 0 | 98 | 21 | 82.4% |
| Solo founder | 45 | 98 | 21 | 82.4% |
| Ecommerce | 4 | 32 | 87 | 26.9% |
| Website | 41 | 42 | 77 | 35.3% |
| 36 | 42 | 77 | 35.3% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Parkinson Harness Technology Limited | £16,557,189 |
| Greenbrook Industries Limited | £13,657,558 |
| Contactum Limited | £12,585,410 |
| Interconics Limited | £4,331,193 |
| G E Jones Electrical And Electronics Limited | £30,013 |
| Lee Foley Electrical Lincs Ltd | £1,230 |
| Ritchfield Network Solutions Uk Ltd | £0 |
Revenue coverage: 7 known, 112 unknown (5.9%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Other electrical equipment | 3,052 |
| Electric lighting | 1,218 |
| Electricity distribution equipment | 829 |
| Electric motors, generators & transformers | 621 |
| Electric home appliances | 574 |
| Electronic and electric wires and cables | 540 |
| Batteries and accumulators | 369 |
| Non-electric home appliances | 164 |
| Fibre optic cables | 98 |
SIC classification
SIC 27330 — Manufacture of wiring devices
Includes
manufacture of bus bars, electrical conductors (except switchgear-type), manufacture of GFCI (ground fault circuit interrupters), manufacture of lamp holders, manufacture of lightning arrestors and coils, manufacture of switches for electrical wiring (e.g. pressure, pushbutton, snap, tumbler switches), manufacture of electrical outlets or sockets, manufacture of boxes for electrical wiring (e.g. junction, outlet , switch boxes), manufacture of electrical conduit and fitting, manufacture of transmission pole and line hardware, manufacture of plastic non-current carrying wiring devices including plastic junction boxes, face plates and similar, plastic pole line fittings and switch covers
Excludes
manufacture of ceramic insulators, see ##23.43, manufacture of electronic component-type connectors, sockets, and switches, see ##26.11
Details
This class includes the manufacture of electric light bulbs and tubes, and parts and components thereof (except glass blanks for electric light bulbs), electric lighting fixtures and lighting fixture components (except current-carrying devices).