Glass fibres
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
233
Active companies
142
Formed in latest 12 months
21
Median active-company age
6.5 years
Revenue known
2
Importers
17
Exporters
14
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 233 |
| Active companies | 142 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 21 |
| Importers | 17 |
| Exporters | 14 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 2 known, 140 unknown (1.4%).
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 | 0 | 4 |
| 2026-01 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026-02 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026-03 | 1 | 3 |
| 2026-04 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-05 | 2 | 2 |
| 2026-06 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026-07 | 0 | 6 |
| 2026-08 | 3 | 5 |
| 2026-09 | 2 | 3 |
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 | 126 |
| Dissolved | 84 |
| Dormant | 16 |
| Liquidation | 5 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset | 11 |
| Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | 8 |
| Greater Manchester | 7 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 |
| West Midlands | 7 |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 6 |
| Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire | 6 |
| Lancashire | 6 |
| Shropshire and Staffordshire | 6 |
| Devon | 5 |
Geography coverage: 142 known, 0 unknown (100.0%).
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 | 65 |
| 1m-15m | 26 |
| 15m-54m | 1 |
| 54m+ | 6 |
Revenue-range coverage: 98 known, 44 unknown (69.0%).
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 | 40 |
| Small | 48 |
| Medium | 2 |
| Large | 6 |
| Dormant | 16 |
Company-size coverage: 112 known, 30 unknown (78.9%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 15 |
| 1–9 | 63 |
| 10–49 | 9 |
| 50–249 | 1 |
| 250+ | 1 |
Employee coverage: 89 known, 53 unknown (62.7%).
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 | 20 |
| 1–3 years | 25 |
| 3–5 years | 18 |
| 5–10 years | 30 |
| 10–20 years | 23 |
| 20+ years | 26 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 142 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 |
|---|---|
| 23140 | 142 |
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 | 4 |
| Exporter only | 1 |
| Both | 13 |
| Neither | 124 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 13 | £2,092,470,567 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 13 | £960,518,680 | 2016-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 13 | £7,392,752,149 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 70 — Glass and Glassware | 11 | £102,114,500 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 11 | £6,412,623,411 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 11 | £1,340,095,506 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 8 | £110,573,239 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 68 — Stone, plaster, cement, and similar material products | 8 | £110,225,705 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 8 | £45,133,385 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 34 — Soaps, cleaning products, and waxes | 6 | £81,448,144 | 2020-09-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 9 | £327,170,602 | 2018-10-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 9 | £1,053,192,925 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 70 — Glass and Glassware | 8 | £154,054,170 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 8 | £814,534,190 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 7 | £339,984,708 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 68 — Stone, plaster, cement, and similar material products | 7 | £91,887,430 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 7 | £533,511,607 | 2016-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 72 — Iron and Steel | 4 | £9,171,219 | 2021-06-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 4 | £32,937,081 | 2019-04-01 – 2025-02-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 4 | £7,603,723 | 2019-07-01 – 2024-11-01 |
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 | 124 | 18 | 87.3% |
| Holding company | 0 | 124 | 18 | 87.3% |
| Solo founder | 73 | 124 | 18 | 87.3% |
| Ecommerce | 3 | 15 | 127 | 10.6% |
| Website | 16 | 16 | 126 | 11.3% |
| 14 | 16 | 126 | 11.3% |
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 |
|---|---|
| James Dewhurst Limited | £25,155,000 |
| Ursa U.k. Limited | £10,467,608 |
Revenue coverage: 2 known, 140 unknown (1.4%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Mirrors, laminated glass, glazing units, etc | 391 |
| Technical and other glassware | 373 |
| Flat glass | 185 |
| Bottles, drinking glasses, containers etc | 43 |
SIC classification
SIC 23140 — Manufacture of glass fibres
Includes
manufacture of glass fibres, including glass wool and non-woven products thereof
Excludes
manufacture of woven fabrics of glass yarn, see ##13.20, manufacture of fibre optic cable for data transmission or live transmission of images, see ##27.31