Machinery
UK companies organised by the CorpSignals industry, segment, and subsegment taxonomy.
Subsegments
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
13312
Active companies
10295
Formed in latest 12 months
807
Median active-company age
14.3 years
Revenue known
302
Importers
3372
Exporters
3227
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 13,312 |
| Active companies | 10,295 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 807 |
| Importers | 3,372 |
| Exporters | 3,227 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 302 known, 9993 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11 | 58 | 78 |
| 2025-12 | 59 | 89 |
| 2026-01 | 72 | 73 |
| 2026-02 | 51 | 86 |
| 2026-03 | 82 | 92 |
| 2026-04 | 78 | 74 |
| 2026-05 | 75 | 73 |
| 2026-06 | 56 | 68 |
| 2026-07 | 72 | 132 |
| 2026-08 | 33 | 54 |
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 | 8,851 |
| Dissolved | 2,669 |
| Dormant | 1,444 |
| Liquidation | 305 |
| In Administration | 37 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 3 |
| Voluntary Arrangement | 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 |
|---|---|
| West Midlands | 577 |
| West Yorkshire | 460 |
| Shropshire and Staffordshire | 439 |
| Greater Manchester | 432 |
| Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire | 431 |
| Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | 400 |
| Inner London - West | 386 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 375 |
| Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | 374 |
| Northern Ireland | 347 |
Geography coverage: 10129 known, 166 unknown (98.4%).
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 | 4,428 |
| 1m-15m | 2,617 |
| 15m-54m | 176 |
| 54m+ | 437 |
Revenue-range coverage: 7658 known, 2637 unknown (74.4%).
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 | 2,181 |
| Small | 4,500 |
| Medium | 94 |
| Large | 685 |
| Holding | 140 |
| Dormant | 1,444 |
Company-size coverage: 9044 known, 1251 unknown (87.8%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 1,873 |
| 1–9 | 3,451 |
| 10–49 | 1,319 |
| 50–249 | 254 |
| 250+ | 20 |
Employee coverage: 6917 known, 3378 unknown (67.2%).
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 | 790 |
| 1–3 years | 1,098 |
| 3–5 years | 778 |
| 5–10 years | 1,488 |
| 10–20 years | 2,086 |
| 20+ years | 4,055 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 10295 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 |
|---|---|
| Other special purpose machinery n.e.c. | 3,381 |
| Other n.e.c. | 1,269 |
| Lifting equipment | 913 |
| Other machine tools | 614 |
| Industrial cooling and ventilation | 589 |
| Pumps | 466 |
| Agricultural and forestry machinery (not tractors) | 449 |
| Engines & turbines | 445 |
| Machinery for food, beverage and tobacco processing | 429 |
| Taps & valves | 378 |
| Bearings, gears, drivers | 346 |
| Fluid power equipment | 267 |
| Plastics and rubber machinery | 197 |
| Metal forming machinery | 185 |
| Machinery for textile, apparel and leather production | 166 |
| Ovens, furnaces, burners | 165 |
| Mining equipment | 129 |
| Compressors | 106 |
| Machinery for paper and paperboard production | 89 |
| Power tools | 89 |
| Other | 323 |
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 | 689 |
| Exporter only | 544 |
| Both | 2,683 |
| Neither | 6,379 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 2,920 | £305,869,424,514 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 2,324 | £232,509,189,763 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 1,905 | £61,314,640,501 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 1,369 | £30,144,803,060 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 982 | £61,259,705,374 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 809 | £4,102,865,289 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 768 | £32,965,937,074 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 694 | £9,642,312,076 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 674 | £7,093,356,341 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 656 | £7,400,708,510 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 2,827 | £227,761,109,149 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 2,190 | £112,088,358,257 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 1,727 | £70,494,722,973 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 1,182 | £33,648,141,426 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 1,135 | £19,339,500,161 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 735 | £2,384,054,345 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 609 | £6,766,986,024 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 608 | £4,925,463,524 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 606 | £20,767,243,071 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 519 | £4,042,084,894 | 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 | 1,278 | 7,547 | 2,748 | 73.3% |
| Holding company | 8 | 7,547 | 2,748 | 73.3% |
| Solo founder | 3,233 | 7,547 | 2,748 | 73.3% |
| Ecommerce | 312 | 2,667 | 7,628 | 25.9% |
| Website | 3,394 | 3,452 | 6,843 | 33.5% |
| 2,826 | 3,452 | 6,843 | 33.5% |
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 |
|---|---|
| W B Power Services Limited | £131,402,672 |
| Krones Uk Limited | £95,748,000 |
| Schaeffler (uk) Limited | £91,625,000 |
| Bühler Uk Limited | £84,878,181 |
| Ifor Williams Trailers Limited | £83,518,014 |
| Binks U.k. Limited | £75,664,286 |
| Multivac U.k. Limited | £69,068,458 |
| Merlin Diesel Systems Ltd | £64,304,060 |
| Novanta Technologies Uk Limited | £62,530,000 |
| Nov Process & Flow Technologies Uk Limited | £62,504,000 |
Revenue coverage: 302 known, 9993 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 |
|---|---|
| Metal products | 25,074 |
| Foods | 24,455 |
| Other manufacturing n.e.c. | 19,697 |
| Wood products (ex furniture) | 12,009 |
| Printing | 11,874 |
| Furniture | 10,688 |
| Apparel | 10,562 |
| Chemical products | 9,027 |
| Vehicles | 7,378 |
| Textiles | 7,340 |
| Beverages | 7,080 |
| Electrical equipment | 6,921 |
| Rubber & plastic products | 6,557 |
| Jewellery | 4,487 |
| Medical and dental instruments & supplies | 3,361 |
| Paper products | 3,119 |
| Measuring and testing equipment | 2,750 |
| Sports goods | 2,371 |
| Games and toys | 2,355 |
| Media reproduction | 2,294 |
| Other | 22,633 |