Condiments and seasonings
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
1465
Active companies
1058
Formed in latest 12 months
197
Median active-company age
4.9 years
Revenue known
22
Importers
86
Exporters
72
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 1,465 |
| Active companies | 1,058 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 197 |
| Importers | 86 |
| Exporters | 72 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 22 known, 1036 unknown (2.1%).
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 | 15 | 14 |
| 2025-12 | 16 | 15 |
| 2026-01 | 21 | 10 |
| 2026-02 | 18 | 10 |
| 2026-03 | 18 | 12 |
| 2026-04 | 9 | 12 |
| 2026-05 | 15 | 7 |
| 2026-06 | 11 | 10 |
| 2026-07 | 18 | 23 |
| 2026-08 | 4 | 5 |
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 | 1,058 |
| Dissolved | 392 |
| Liquidation | 14 |
| 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 - East | 142 |
| Inner London - West | 89 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 48 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 45 |
| West Yorkshire | 42 |
| Greater Manchester | 39 |
| West Midlands | 36 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 35 |
| Outer London - South | 34 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 32 |
Geography coverage: 1048 known, 10 unknown (99.1%).
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 | 485 |
| 1m-15m | 83 |
| 15m-54m | 13 |
| 54m+ | 14 |
Revenue-range coverage: 595 known, 463 unknown (56.2%).
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 | 324 |
| Small | 212 |
| Medium | 4 |
| Large | 21 |
| Holding | 5 |
| Dormant | 177 |
Company-size coverage: 743 known, 315 unknown (70.2%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 192 |
| 1–9 | 308 |
| 10–49 | 44 |
| 50–249 | 11 |
Employee coverage: 555 known, 503 unknown (52.5%).
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 | 194 |
| 1–3 years | 219 |
| 3–5 years | 121 |
| 5–10 years | 254 |
| 10–20 years | 178 |
| 20+ years | 92 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 1058 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 |
|---|---|
| 10840 | 1,058 |
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 | 33 |
| Exporter only | 19 |
| Both | 53 |
| Neither | 953 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 47 | £8,494,938,398 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 21 — Miscellaneous food products | 44 | £2,537,548,467 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 39 | £2,990,687,528 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 20 — Prepared or preserved plant-based foods | 32 | £644,631,801 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 09 — Coffee, tea, mate, and spices | 31 | £334,180,559 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 07 — Edible Vegetables and Roots | 30 | £139,126,219 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 12 — Oil seeds and fruits used for oil | 25 | £163,700,959 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 23 | £833,808,983 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 23 | £6,122,623,470 | 2017-08-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 20 | £454,838,550 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 — Miscellaneous food products | 53 | £2,167,155,047 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 20 — Prepared or preserved plant-based foods | 23 | £69,453,628 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 21 | £1,091,800,707 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 09 — Coffee, tea, mate, and spices | 19 | £29,070,918 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 33 — Essential oils and perfumes | 17 | £757,210,351 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 19 — Cereal and milk-based food products | 15 | £329,425,907 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 15 | £708,416,015 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 22 — Drinks, Alcohol, and Vinegar | 14 | £188,095,352 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 17 — Sugars and Sweets | 13 | £42,667,245 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 32 — Tanning and dyeing products | 11 | £25,733,056 | 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 | 94 | 961 | 97 | 90.8% |
| Holding company | 0 | 961 | 97 | 90.8% |
| Solo founder | 507 | 961 | 97 | 90.8% |
| Ecommerce | 29 | 81 | 977 | 7.7% |
| Website | 93 | 96 | 962 | 9.1% |
| 68 | 96 | 962 | 9.1% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Golden Fry Foods Limited | £58,005,833 |
| Fgs Ingredients Limited | £30,908,206 |
| Shoda Sauces Europe Company Limited | £28,058,288 |
| Virani Food Products Limited | £23,444,702 |
| Camstar Ingredients Limited | £15,593,478 |
| Manchester Rusk Company Limited | £11,145,914 |
| Fiddes Payne Limited | £4,854,407 |
| Trotter's Independent Condiments Limited | £353,735 |
| Pop Catering Ltd | £317,113 |
| Snape's Organic Ltd | £255,796 |
Revenue coverage: 22 known, 1036 unknown (2.1%).
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 (not elswhere classified) | 6,992 |
| Bread, pastry, cakes | 5,723 |
| Coffee and coffee substitutes | 1,869 |
| Prepared meals and dishes | 1,329 |
| Processed meat & poultry | 1,064 |
| Buscuits, rusks, crackers and similar | 951 |
| Chocolate and cocoa | 951 |
| Fruits & vegetable products | 933 |
| Ice cream | 823 |
| Raw meats | 773 |
| Homogenized food, dietetic food | 691 |
| Juices | 666 |
| Sugar confectionery | 538 |
| Fish & sea products | 475 |
| Tea | 467 |
| Breakfast cereals and similar | 352 |
| Butter & cheese | 314 |
| Oils (vegetable, animal and fish) & fats | 305 |
| Yoghurts, dry milk, other milk products | 293 |
| Milk & cream | 264 |
| Other | 687 |
SIC classification
SIC 10840 — Manufacture of condiments and seasonings
Includes
manufacture of spices, sauces and condiments such as:, mayonnaise, mustard flour and meal, prepared mustard etc., manufacture of vinegar, processing of salt into food-grade salt, e.g. iodised salt
Excludes
growing of spice crops, see ##01.28
Details
This class includes the manufacture of ready-made (i.e. prepared, seasoned and cooked) meals and dishes. These dishes are processed to preserve them, such as in frozen or canned form, and are usually packaged and labelled for re-sale, i.e. this class does not include the preparation of meals for immediate consumption, such as in restaurants. To be considered a dish, these foods have to contain at least two distinct ingredients (except seasonings etc.).