Taps & valves
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
494
Active companies
375
Formed in latest 12 months
22
Median active-company age
8.2 years
Revenue known
14
Importers
130
Exporters
128
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| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 494 |
| Active companies | 375 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 22 |
| Importers | 130 |
| Exporters | 128 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 14 known, 361 unknown (3.7%).
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 | 2 | 5 |
| 2026-01 | 1 | 4 |
| 2026-02 | 3 | 6 |
| 2026-03 | 2 | 4 |
| 2026-04 | 1 | 4 |
| 2026-05 | 3 | 3 |
| 2026-06 | 2 | 5 |
| 2026-07 | 2 | 7 |
| 2026-08 | 2 | 2 |
| 2026-09 | 1 | 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.
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| Status | Companies |
|---|---|
| Active | 241 |
| Dormant | 134 |
| Dissolved | 113 |
| Liquidation | 5 |
| 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.
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| ITL2 region | Companies |
|---|---|
| Outer London - South | 43 |
| West Midlands | 35 |
| Inner London - West | 32 |
| Shropshire and Staffordshire | 19 |
| Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | 16 |
| West Yorkshire | 16 |
| Greater Manchester | 15 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 14 |
| Inner London - East | 11 |
| Merseyside | 11 |
Geography coverage: 372 known, 3 unknown (99.2%).
Revenue ranges
What this shows: active companies grouped into the platform’s ordered estimated-revenue bands.
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| Revenue range | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0-1m | 97 |
| 1m-15m | 84 |
| 15m-54m | 6 |
| 54m+ | 18 |
Revenue-range coverage: 205 known, 170 unknown (54.7%).
Company size and employees
What this shows: active companies by published size category and by reported employee count.
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| Company size | Companies |
|---|---|
| Micro | 48 |
| Small | 117 |
| Medium | 1 |
| Large | 30 |
| Holding | 2 |
| Dormant | 134 |
Company-size coverage: 332 known, 43 unknown (88.5%).
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| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 53 |
| 1–9 | 77 |
| 10–49 | 35 |
| 50–249 | 8 |
Employee coverage: 173 known, 202 unknown (46.1%).
Active-company age
What this shows: how long currently active companies have been incorporated.
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| Age band | Companies |
|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 22 |
| 1–3 years | 66 |
| 3–5 years | 55 |
| 5–10 years | 63 |
| 10–20 years | 53 |
| 20+ years | 116 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 375 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.
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| Classification | Companies |
|---|---|
| 28140 | 375 |
International trade
What this shows: active-company participation in imports and exports, followed by the ten HS2 categories involving the most distinct companies.
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| Trade participation | Companies |
|---|---|
| Importer only | 13 |
| Exporter only | 11 |
| Both | 117 |
| Neither | 234 |
Top imports HS2 categories
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| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 123 | £34,514,294,088 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 89 | £6,422,276,916 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 87 | £20,832,630,004 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 74 | £4,304,178,859 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 41 | £1,088,447,240 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 36 | £4,026,891,320 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 33 | £181,525,753 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 32 | £5,339,414,586 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 74 — Copper and copper products | 31 | £336,756,775 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 30 | £708,541,684 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
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| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 117 | £24,026,654,979 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 98 | £9,704,572,739 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 86 | £7,227,750,901 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 64 | £2,819,232,077 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 49 | £2,301,953,604 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 34 | £663,005,873 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 33 | £725,036,482 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 29 | £72,121,435 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 27 | £1,469,969,107 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 74 — Copper and copper products | 25 | £134,648,656 | 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 | 21 | 274 | 101 | 73.1% |
| Holding company | 1 | 274 | 101 | 73.1% |
| Solo founder | 159 | 274 | 101 | 73.1% |
| Ecommerce | 7 | 90 | 285 | 24.0% |
| Website | 115 | 119 | 256 | 31.7% |
| 104 | 119 | 256 | 31.7% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Oliver Valvetek Limited | £39,023,700 |
| Oliver Valves Limited | £32,404,065 |
| Bray Controls (uk) Limited | £29,348,299 |
| Dolphin Solutions Ltd | £25,941,711 |
| L.b. Bentley Limited | £16,045,813 |
| Billi Uk Limited | £9,600,000 |
| Oliver Twinsafe Valves Limited | £9,469,605 |
| Brooksbank Valves Limited | £8,500,703 |
| Watts Industries Uk Limited | £7,238,230 |
| Walter Frank & Sons Limited | £2,399,811 |
Revenue coverage: 14 known, 361 unknown (3.7%).
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.
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SIC classification
SIC 28140 — Manufacture of taps and valves
Includes
manufacture of industrial taps and valves, including regulating valves and intake taps, manufacture of sanitary taps and valves, manufacture of heating taps and valves
Excludes
manufacture of valves of unhardened vulcanised rubber, glass or of ceramic materials, see ##22.19, ##23.19 or ##23.44, manufacture of inlet and exhaust valves of internal combustion engines, see ##28.11, manufacture of hydraulic and pneumatic valves and air preparation equipment for use in pneumatic systems, see ##28.12