Cutlery
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
256
Active companies
123
Formed in latest 12 months
10
Median active-company age
9.1 years
Revenue known
2
Importers
23
Exporters
25
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 256 |
| Active companies | 123 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 10 |
| Importers | 23 |
| Exporters | 25 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 2 known, 121 unknown (1.6%).
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 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026-01 | 1 | 4 |
| 2026-02 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-03 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026-04 | 0 | 5 |
| 2026-05 | 3 | 2 |
| 2026-06 | 1 | 6 |
| 2026-07 | 1 | 3 |
| 2026-08 | 1 | 3 |
| 2026-09 | 0 | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Dissolved | 125 |
| Active | 98 |
| Dormant | 25 |
| Liquidation | 8 |
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 | 15 |
| Outer London - South | 8 |
| Shropshire and Staffordshire | 8 |
| North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset | 7 |
| Inner London - East | 5 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 4 |
| Gloucestershire and Wiltshire | 4 |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 4 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 4 |
| South East Wales | 4 |
Geography coverage: 103 known, 20 unknown (83.7%).
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 | 57 |
| 1m-15m | 17 |
| 15m-54m | 1 |
| 54m+ | 3 |
Revenue-range coverage: 78 known, 45 unknown (63.4%).
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 | 38 |
| Small | 34 |
| Large | 5 |
| Holding | 1 |
| Dormant | 25 |
Company-size coverage: 103 known, 20 unknown (83.7%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 27 |
| 1–9 | 40 |
| 10–49 | 7 |
| 50–249 | 1 |
Employee coverage: 75 known, 48 unknown (61.0%).
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 | 9 |
| 1–3 years | 28 |
| 3–5 years | 14 |
| 5–10 years | 14 |
| 10–20 years | 19 |
| 20+ years | 39 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 123 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 |
|---|---|
| 25710 | 123 |
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 | 5 |
| Exporter only | 7 |
| Both | 18 |
| Neither | 93 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 17 | £138,888,167 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 16 | £735,857,515 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 11 | £237,261,340 | 2017-10-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 9 | £502,146,929 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 44 — Wood and Wood Products | 8 | £103,343,289 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 70 — Glass and Glassware | 8 | £121,376,541 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 42 — Leather goods, travel bags, and animal harnesses | 7 | £85,321,069 | 2017-10-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 7 | £199,361,063 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 69 — Ceramic products | 7 | £74,623,924 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 7 | £139,379,235 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 19 | £76,225,795 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 14 | £91,226,464 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 13 | £1,738,410,212 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 12 | £231,376,043 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 11 | £202,602,467 | 2016-07-01 – 2026-01-01 |
| 69 — Ceramic products | 8 | £55,617,956 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 71 — Jewelry, precious stones, and metals | 8 | £62,420,787 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 70 — Glass and Glassware | 7 | £8,427,509 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 7 | £60,198,110 | 2016-03-01 – 2025-12-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 6 | £122,845,111 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-01-01 |
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 | 12 | 106 | 17 | 86.2% |
| Holding company | 0 | 106 | 17 | 86.2% |
| Solo founder | 63 | 106 | 17 | 86.2% |
| Ecommerce | 10 | 22 | 101 | 17.9% |
| Website | 26 | 26 | 97 | 21.1% |
| 17 | 26 | 97 | 21.1% |
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 |
|---|---|
| John Artis Limited | £9,806,060 |
| Culinary Administration Ltd. | £514,932 |
Revenue coverage: 2 known, 121 unknown (1.6%).
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. | 9,162 |
| Metal structures | 5,198 |
| Machined products | 3,084 |
| Metal doors & windows | 1,806 |
| Treated & coated products | 1,294 |
| Tools | 1,003 |
| Tubes, pipes, hollow profiles, fittings | 791 |
| Iron, steel, ferro-alloys | 779 |
| Forged, pressed, stamped products | 495 |
| Locks and hinges | 363 |
| Fasteners | 357 |
| Precious metals | 343 |
| Wire products, chain & spring | 343 |
| Chrome, manganese, nickel & their wire | 311 |
| Tanks & reservoirs | 277 |
| Central heating radiators and boilers | 228 |
| Aluminium products | 227 |
| Non-ferrous castings | 222 |
| Steel castings | 192 |
| Light metal castings | 166 |
| Other | 847 |
SIC classification
SIC 25710 — Manufacture of cutlery
Includes
manufacture of domestic cutlery such as knives, forks, spoons etc., manufacture of other articles of cutlery:, cleavers and choppers, razors and razor blades, scissors and hair clippers, manufacture of cutlasses, swords, bayonets etc.
Excludes
manufacture of hollowware (pots, kettles etc.), dinnerware (bowls, platters etc.) or flatware (plates, saucers etc.), see ##25.99, manufacture of cutlery of precious metal, see ##32.12