Other special purpose machinery n.e.c.
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
4082
Active companies
3392
Formed in latest 12 months
230
Median active-company age
17.1 years
Revenue known
101
Importers
1225
Exporters
1222
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 4,082 |
| Active companies | 3,392 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 230 |
| Importers | 1,225 |
| Exporters | 1,222 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 101 known, 3291 unknown (3.0%).
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 | 17 | 19 |
| 2026-01 | 20 | 18 |
| 2026-02 | 15 | 22 |
| 2026-03 | 31 | 17 |
| 2026-04 | 15 | 25 |
| 2026-05 | 24 | 24 |
| 2026-06 | 16 | 15 |
| 2026-07 | 21 | 31 |
| 2026-08 | 12 | 10 |
| 2026-09 | 18 | 23 |
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 | 3,007 |
| Dissolved | 572 |
| Dormant | 385 |
| Liquidation | 103 |
| In Administration | 12 |
| Voluntary Arrangement | 2 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 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 |
|---|---|
| Shropshire and Staffordshire | 162 |
| Greater Manchester | 157 |
| West Yorkshire | 148 |
| West Midlands | 140 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 133 |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 128 |
| Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | 128 |
| Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | 126 |
| Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire | 126 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 119 |
Geography coverage: 3340 known, 52 unknown (98.5%).
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 | 1,569 |
| 1m-15m | 911 |
| 15m-54m | 54 |
| 54m+ | 141 |
Revenue-range coverage: 2675 known, 717 unknown (78.9%).
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 | 786 |
| Small | 1,568 |
| Medium | 27 |
| Large | 222 |
| Holding | 60 |
| Dormant | 385 |
Company-size coverage: 3048 known, 344 unknown (89.9%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 668 |
| 1–9 | 1,185 |
| 10–49 | 461 |
| 50–249 | 82 |
| 250+ | 7 |
Employee coverage: 2403 known, 989 unknown (70.8%).
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 | 225 |
| 1–3 years | 276 |
| 3–5 years | 171 |
| 5–10 years | 418 |
| 10–20 years | 835 |
| 20+ years | 1,467 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 3392 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 |
|---|---|
| 28990 | 3,392 |
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 | 224 |
| Exporter only | 221 |
| Both | 1,001 |
| Neither | 1,946 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 1,007 | £177,888,576,687 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 882 | £158,713,965,205 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 724 | £42,737,438,174 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 474 | £17,263,861,856 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 319 | £28,548,650,729 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 289 | £18,634,779,089 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 269 | £1,810,349,791 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 254 | £5,681,761,050 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 238 | £9,715,327,047 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 236 | £3,690,845,474 | 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 | 1,041 | £125,187,173,103 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 867 | £75,016,510,071 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 728 | £49,540,016,733 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 427 | £11,364,839,681 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 426 | £14,521,623,792 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 261 | £1,046,660,842 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 254 | £11,774,664,530 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 253 | £3,151,070,502 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 234 | £2,600,454,558 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 212 | £2,121,421,100 | 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 | 426 | 2,376 | 1,016 | 70.0% |
| Holding company | 6 | 2,376 | 1,016 | 70.0% |
| Solo founder | 845 | 2,376 | 1,016 | 70.0% |
| Ecommerce | 95 | 967 | 2,425 | 28.5% |
| Website | 1,246 | 1,260 | 2,132 | 37.1% |
| 1,043 | 1,260 | 2,132 | 37.1% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Bühler Uk Limited | £84,878,181 |
| Multivac U.k. Limited | £69,068,458 |
| Merlin Diesel Systems Ltd | £64,304,060 |
| Econ Engineering Limited | £58,292,535 |
| Tbs Engineering Limited | £54,953,354 |
| W.g.m (engineering)limited | £52,693,122 |
| Harvey Water Softeners Limited | £48,347,725 |
| Simona Peak Pipe Systems Limited | £39,850,000 |
| Clade Engineering Systems Ltd | £39,153,860 |
| Liugong Machinery (uk) Limited | £32,900,230 |
Revenue coverage: 101 known, 3291 unknown (3.0%).
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 n.e.c. | 1,276 |
| Lifting equipment | 917 |
| Other machine tools | 613 |
| Industrial cooling and ventilation | 594 |
| Pumps | 470 |
| Agricultural and forestry machinery (not tractors) | 449 |
| Engines & turbines | 445 |
| Machinery for food, beverage and tobacco processing | 425 |
| Taps & valves | 372 |
| Bearings, gears, drivers | 354 |
| Fluid power equipment | 271 |
| Plastics and rubber machinery | 198 |
| Metal forming machinery | 184 |
| Ovens, furnaces, burners | 166 |
| Machinery for textile, apparel and leather production | 162 |
| Mining equipment | 129 |
| Compressors | 106 |
| Machinery for paper and paperboard production | 88 |
| Power tools | 88 |
| Concrete crushing and roadwork equipment | 86 |
| Other | 236 |
SIC classification
SIC 28990 — Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery n.e.c.
Includes
manufacture of dryers for wood, paper pulp, paper or paperboard and other materials (except for agricultural products and textiles), manufacture of printing and bookbinding machines and machines for activities supporting printing on a variety of materials, manufacture of machinery for producing tiles, bricks, shaped ceramic pastes, pipes, graphite electrodes, blackboard chalk etc., manufacture of semi-conductor manufacturing machinery, manufacture of industrial robots performing multiple tasks for special purposes, manufacture of diverse special purpose machinery and equipment:, machines to assemble electric or electronic lamps, tubes (valves) or bulbs, machines for production or hot-working of glass or glassware, glass fibre or yarn, machinery or apparatus for isotopic separation, manufacture of tyre alignment and balancing equipment; balancing equipment (except wheel balancing), manufacture of central greasing systems, manufacture of aircraft launching gear, aircraft carrier catapults and related equipment, manufacture of tanning beds, manufacture of automatic bowling alley equipment (e.g. pin-setters), manufacture of roundabouts, swings, shooting galleries and other fairground amusements
Excludes
manufacture of wheel balancing equipment, see ##26.51, manufacture of household appliances, see ##27.5, manufacture of photocopy machines etc., see ##28.23, manufacture of machinery or equipment to work hard rubber, hard plastics or cold glass, see ##28.49, manufacture of ingot moulds, see ##28.91