Cold-drawn bars
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
53
Active companies
28
Formed in latest 12 months
4
Median active-company age
2.8 years
Revenue known
2
Importers
6
Exporters
7
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 53 |
| Active companies | 28 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 4 |
| Importers | 6 |
| Exporters | 7 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 2 known, 26 unknown (7.1%).
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 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-01 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026-02 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-03 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-04 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-05 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-06 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-07 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-08 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 23 |
| Dissolved | 23 |
| Dormant | 5 |
| In Administration | 1 |
| Liquidation | 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 |
|---|---|
| West Midlands | 5 |
| Shropshire and Staffordshire | 4 |
| Inner London - East | 2 |
| South Yorkshire | 2 |
| West Yorkshire | 2 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 1 |
| Essex | 1 |
| Greater Manchester | 1 |
| Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire | 1 |
| Inner London - West | 1 |
Geography coverage: 27 known, 1 unknown (96.4%).
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 | 8 |
| 1m-15m | 1 |
| 15m-54m | 2 |
| 54m+ | 1 |
Revenue-range coverage: 12 known, 16 unknown (42.9%).
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 | 5 |
| Small | 4 |
| Medium | 1 |
| Large | 2 |
| Dormant | 5 |
Company-size coverage: 17 known, 11 unknown (60.7%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 2 |
| 1–9 | 6 |
| 10–49 | 1 |
| 50–249 | 2 |
Employee coverage: 11 known, 17 unknown (39.3%).
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 | 4 |
| 1–3 years | 12 |
| 3–5 years | 2 |
| 5–10 years | 4 |
| 10–20 years | 2 |
| 20+ years | 4 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 28 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 |
|---|---|
| 24310 | 28 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Exporter only | 1 |
| Both | 6 |
| Neither | 21 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72 — Iron and Steel | 6 | £76,093,914 | 2022-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 5 | £33,279,672 | 2022-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 4 | £1,204,869,972 | 2022-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 3 | £5,950,658 | 2024-05-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 3 | £1,102,362,882 | 2022-02-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 3 | £151,420,646 | 2022-10-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 74 — Copper and copper products | 2 | £4,367,232 | 2022-10-01 – 2024-06-01 |
| 75 — Nickel and nickel products | 2 | £24,295,080 | 2022-08-01 – 2024-07-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 2 | £115,752,557 | 2022-05-01 – 2024-07-01 |
| 81 — Various base metals and cermets | 2 | £16,626,203 | 2022-12-01 – 2024-03-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72 — Iron and Steel | 7 | £93,592,197 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 3 | £53,700,143 | 2018-08-01 – 2025-07-01 |
| 75 — Nickel and nickel products | 3 | £67,275,545 | 2022-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 3 | £154,804,081 | 2021-01-01 – 2023-11-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 2 | £18,707,969 | 2022-10-01 – 2024-07-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 2 | £90,208 | 2024-02-01 – 2024-02-01 |
| 68 — Stone, plaster, cement, and similar material products | 2 | £909,909 | 2024-05-01 – 2024-05-01 |
| 74 — Copper and copper products | 2 | £5,324,763 | 2022-10-01 – 2024-07-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 2 | £58,044,482 | 2018-04-01 – 2024-07-01 |
| 81 — Various base metals and cermets | 2 | £26,182,387 | 2023-01-01 – 2024-07-01 |
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 | 19 | 9 | 67.9% |
| Holding company | 0 | 19 | 9 | 67.9% |
| Solo founder | 13 | 19 | 9 | 67.9% |
| Ecommerce | 0 | 5 | 23 | 17.9% |
| Website | 5 | 5 | 23 | 17.9% |
| 5 | 5 | 23 | 17.9% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Kiveton Park Steel Aerospace Materials Limited | £17,978,027 |
| Bright Steels Limited | £15,495,605 |
Revenue coverage: 2 known, 26 unknown (7.1%).
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. | 9,158 |
| Metal structures | 5,179 |
| Machined products | 3,055 |
| Metal doors & windows | 1,810 |
| Treated & coated products | 1,271 |
| Tools | 1,008 |
| Tubes, pipes, hollow profiles, fittings | 796 |
| Iron, steel, ferro-alloys | 789 |
| Forged, pressed, stamped products | 496 |
| Locks and hinges | 366 |
| Fasteners | 358 |
| Precious metals | 343 |
| Wire products, chain & spring | 339 |
| Chrome, manganese, nickel & their wire | 314 |
| Tanks & reservoirs | 277 |
| Central heating radiators and boilers | 231 |
| Aluminium products | 224 |
| Non-ferrous castings | 224 |
| Steel castings | 196 |
| Light metal castings | 167 |
| Other | 952 |
SIC classification
SIC 24310 — Cold drawing of bars
Includes
manufacture of steel bars and solid sections of steel by cold drawing, grinding or turning
Excludes
drawing of wire, see ##24.34