Chrome, manganese, nickel & their wire
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
430
Active companies
312
Formed in latest 12 months
26
Median active-company age
11.6 years
Revenue known
8
Importers
69
Exporters
70
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 430 |
| Active companies | 312 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 26 |
| Importers | 69 |
| Exporters | 70 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 8 known, 304 unknown (2.6%).
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 | 1 | 5 |
| 2026-01 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026-02 | 4 | 2 |
| 2026-03 | 2 | 2 |
| 2026-04 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026-05 | 3 | 1 |
| 2026-06 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026-07 | 1 | 3 |
| 2026-08 | 5 | 5 |
| 2026-09 | 1 | 5 |
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 | 260 |
| Dissolved | 99 |
| Dormant | 52 |
| Liquidation | 16 |
| In Administration | 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 | 37 |
| Inner London - West | 18 |
| Greater Manchester | 14 |
| Shropshire and Staffordshire | 14 |
| South Yorkshire | 12 |
| Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire | 11 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 11 |
| Outer London - South | 11 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 11 |
| Kent | 10 |
Geography coverage: 299 known, 13 unknown (95.8%).
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 | 118 |
| 1m-15m | 76 |
| 15m-54m | 7 |
| 54m+ | 17 |
Revenue-range coverage: 218 known, 94 unknown (69.9%).
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 | 56 |
| Small | 122 |
| Medium | 2 |
| Large | 29 |
| Holding | 8 |
| Dormant | 52 |
Company-size coverage: 269 known, 43 unknown (86.2%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 51 |
| 1–9 | 89 |
| 10–49 | 42 |
| 50–249 | 10 |
| 250+ | 2 |
Employee coverage: 194 known, 118 unknown (62.2%).
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 | 26 |
| 1–3 years | 41 |
| 3–5 years | 33 |
| 5–10 years | 49 |
| 10–20 years | 41 |
| 20+ years | 122 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 312 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 |
|---|---|
| 24450 | 312 |
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 | 10 |
| Exporter only | 11 |
| Both | 59 |
| Neither | 232 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 51 | £16,434,779,442 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 40 | £11,549,023,247 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 38 | £2,578,585,514 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 72 — Iron and Steel | 35 | £295,904,643 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 31 | £2,375,788,911 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 81 — Various base metals and cermets | 27 | £439,698,592 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 74 — Copper and copper products | 25 | £262,539,140 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 24 | £579,461,323 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 20 | £169,354,260 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 75 — Nickel and nickel products | 18 | £620,879,734 | 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 | 49 | £10,024,939,963 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 36 | £2,807,725,290 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 35 | £1,381,598,393 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 72 — Iron and Steel | 32 | £746,653,688 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 27 | £672,516,939 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 74 — Copper and copper products | 26 | £743,165,552 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 26 | £1,775,364,883 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 81 — Various base metals and cermets | 24 | £521,773,889 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 75 — Nickel and nickel products | 23 | £871,109,285 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 23 | £83,266,729 | 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 | 47 | 233 | 79 | 74.7% |
| Holding company | 0 | 233 | 79 | 74.7% |
| Solo founder | 98 | 233 | 79 | 74.7% |
| Ecommerce | 7 | 58 | 254 | 18.6% |
| Website | 70 | 73 | 239 | 23.4% |
| 56 | 73 | 239 | 23.4% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Makin Metal Powders (uk) Limited | £57,330,196 |
| Accrofab Advanced Titanium Forming Limited | £18,747,544 |
| Magnetic Shields Limited | £15,019,582 |
| Schluter Systems Limited | £12,160,351 |
| Doby Cleats Limited | £11,542,105 |
| Europa Engineering Ltd. | £10,721,078 |
| H.v. Wooding Limited | £9,643,070 |
| Hje Limited | £200,968 |
Revenue coverage: 8 known, 304 unknown (2.6%).
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 products n.e.c. | 9,164 |
| Metal structures | 5,194 |
| Machined products | 3,086 |
| Metal doors & windows | 1,806 |
| Treated & coated products | 1,298 |
| Tools | 1,003 |
| Tubes, pipes, hollow profiles, fittings | 790 |
| Iron, steel, ferro-alloys | 779 |
| Forged, pressed, stamped products | 495 |
| Locks and hinges | 363 |
| Fasteners | 357 |
| Precious metals | 343 |
| Wire products, chain & spring | 343 |
| Tanks & reservoirs | 278 |
| Central heating radiators and boilers | 228 |
| Aluminium products | 227 |
| Non-ferrous castings | 223 |
| Steel castings | 192 |
| Light metal castings | 167 |
| Rolled/pressed/ribbed sheets, sandwich panels | 153 |
| Other | 817 |
SIC classification
SIC 24450 — Other non-ferrous metal production
Includes
production of chrome, manganese, nickel etc. from ores or oxides, production of chrome, manganese, nickel etc. from electrolytic and aluminothermic refining of chrome, manganese, nickel etc., waste and scrap, production of alloys of chrome, manganese, nickel etc., semi-manufacturing of chrome, manganese, nickel etc., production of mattes of nickel, manufacture of wire of these metals by drawing
Excludes
casting of non-ferrous metals, see ##24.53, ##24.54