Light metal castings
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
233
Active companies
167
Formed in latest 12 months
12
Median active-company age
17.1 years
Revenue known
13
Importers
46
Exporters
57
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 233 |
| Active companies | 167 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 12 |
| Importers | 46 |
| Exporters | 57 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 13 known, 154 unknown (7.8%).
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 | 1 |
| 2025-12 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026-01 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-02 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026-03 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-04 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026-05 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-06 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026-07 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-08 | 0 | 0 |
Window: 2024-01 to 2026-08.
Company status
What this shows: all current Companies House status values; blank and missing values are combined as Unknown.
Top values shown in the chart
| Status | Companies |
|---|---|
| Active | 167 |
| Dissolved | 60 |
| Liquidation | 6 |
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 | 25 |
| Inner London - West | 9 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 9 |
| Essex | 8 |
| Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | 8 |
| Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | 7 |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 7 |
| Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire | 7 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 6 |
| Devon | 5 |
Geography coverage: 165 known, 2 unknown (98.8%).
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 | 68 |
| 1m-15m | 50 |
| 15m-54m | 5 |
| 54m+ | 7 |
Revenue-range coverage: 130 known, 37 unknown (77.8%).
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 | 40 |
| Small | 61 |
| Medium | 3 |
| Large | 22 |
| Holding | 4 |
| Dormant | 24 |
Company-size coverage: 154 known, 13 unknown (92.2%).
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| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 29 |
| 1–9 | 47 |
| 10–49 | 29 |
| 50–249 | 16 |
| 250+ | 2 |
Employee coverage: 123 known, 44 unknown (73.7%).
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 | 11 |
| 1–3 years | 17 |
| 3–5 years | 12 |
| 5–10 years | 29 |
| 10–20 years | 21 |
| 20+ years | 77 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 167 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 |
|---|---|
| 24530 | 167 |
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 | 4 |
| Exporter only | 15 |
| Both | 42 |
| Neither | 106 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 38 | £12,842,326,989 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 27 | £5,458,514,407 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 24 | £2,166,649,747 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 22 | £151,628,375 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 21 | £840,628,953 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 21 | £1,831,327,057 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 18 | £3,174,590,367 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 14 | £380,953,250 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 11 | £479,634,286 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 9 | £1,205,762,591 | 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 | 47 | £8,338,082,860 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 31 | £428,928,369 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 31 | £1,810,594,587 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 24 | £1,268,245,756 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 23 | £918,164,872 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 22 | £1,117,401,568 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 18 | £63,400,792 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 18 | £224,851,532 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 74 — Copper and copper products | 12 | £66,266,483 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 12 | £464,264,990 | 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 | 127 | 40 | 76.0% |
| Holding company | 0 | 127 | 40 | 76.0% |
| Solo founder | 56 | 127 | 40 | 76.0% |
| Ecommerce | 7 | 37 | 130 | 22.2% |
| Website | 50 | 53 | 114 | 31.7% |
| 39 | 53 | 114 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Grainger & Worrall Limited | £45,683,294 |
| Westley Group Limited | £37,669,296 |
| Meighs & Westleys Limited | £21,790,619 |
| Bridge Aluminium Limited | £21,442,048 |
| Sarginsons Industries Limited | £13,191,001 |
| Spunalloys Limited | £13,093,482 |
| Glen Foundry Limited | £11,865,191 |
| Pangolin Editions Limited | £11,276,832 |
| Evtec Aluminium Limited | £10,850,955 |
| Investacast Limited | £9,954,261 |
Revenue coverage: 13 known, 154 unknown (7.8%).
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. | 9,149 |
| Metal structures | 5,170 |
| Machined products | 3,055 |
| Metal doors & windows | 1,813 |
| Treated & coated products | 1,270 |
| Tools | 1,009 |
| Tubes, pipes, hollow profiles, fittings | 796 |
| Iron, steel, ferro-alloys | 793 |
| Forged, pressed, stamped products | 495 |
| Locks and hinges | 366 |
| Fasteners | 356 |
| Precious metals | 344 |
| Wire products, chain & spring | 339 |
| Chrome, manganese, nickel & their wire | 314 |
| Tanks & reservoirs | 276 |
| Central heating radiators and boilers | 231 |
| Non-ferrous castings | 224 |
| Aluminium products | 223 |
| Steel castings | 196 |
| Rolled/pressed/ribbed sheets, sandwich panels | 152 |
| Other | 826 |
SIC classification
SIC 24530 — Casting of light metals
Includes
casting of semi-finished products of aluminium, magnesium, titanium, zinc etc., casting of light metal castings