Light packaging
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
217
Active companies
131
Formed in latest 12 months
7
Median active-company age
12.3 years
Revenue known
4
Importers
55
Exporters
52
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 217 |
| Active companies | 131 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 7 |
| Importers | 55 |
| Exporters | 52 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 4 known, 127 unknown (3.1%).
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 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-01 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026-03 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026-04 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-05 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-06 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026-07 | 0 | 3 |
| 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 | 131 |
| Dissolved | 81 |
| Liquidation | 4 |
| 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.
Top values shown in the chart
| ITL2 region | Companies |
|---|---|
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 11 |
| Inner London - East | 9 |
| West Central Scotland | 9 |
| West Yorkshire | 8 |
| Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | 7 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 6 |
| Shropshire and Staffordshire | 6 |
| West Midlands | 6 |
| Mid and South West Wales | 5 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 5 |
Geography coverage: 129 known, 2 unknown (98.5%).
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 | 41 |
| 1m-15m | 43 |
| 15m-54m | 4 |
| 54m+ | 13 |
Revenue-range coverage: 101 known, 30 unknown (77.1%).
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 | 19 |
| Small | 61 |
| Medium | 1 |
| Large | 18 |
| Holding | 1 |
| Dormant | 18 |
Company-size coverage: 118 known, 13 unknown (90.1%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 19 |
| 1–9 | 37 |
| 10–49 | 19 |
| 50–249 | 5 |
Employee coverage: 80 known, 51 unknown (61.1%).
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 | 7 |
| 1–3 years | 16 |
| 3–5 years | 13 |
| 5–10 years | 22 |
| 10–20 years | 23 |
| 20+ years | 50 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 131 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 |
|---|---|
| 25920 | 131 |
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 | 13 |
| Exporter only | 10 |
| Both | 42 |
| Neither | 66 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 42 | £17,591,141,301 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 36 | £16,576,509,439 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 34 | £2,192,277,949 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 28 | £763,479,289 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 27 | £3,299,529,214 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 25 | £3,374,594,497 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 25 | £1,335,483,941 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 25 | £250,995,703 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 22 | £325,801,098 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 72 — Iron and Steel | 20 | £151,956,287 | 2018-04-01 – 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 | 36 | £6,069,674,194 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 35 | £1,571,321,706 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 31 | £319,872,232 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 25 | £5,318,964,938 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 22 | £1,872,478,200 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 22 | £766,808,098 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 20 | £2,404,175,646 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 18 | £142,470,710 | 2017-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 16 | £106,761,314 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 72 — Iron and Steel | 15 | £66,654,548 | 2016-06-01 – 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 | 13 | 81 | 50 | 61.8% |
| Holding company | 0 | 81 | 50 | 61.8% |
| Solo founder | 36 | 81 | 50 | 61.8% |
| Ecommerce | 2 | 50 | 81 | 38.2% |
| Website | 57 | 58 | 73 | 44.3% |
| 52 | 58 | 73 | 44.3% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Astor International Limited | £14,119,570 |
| James G Carrick & Company Limited | £10,814,808 |
| Roberts Metal Packaging Ltd | £7,840,582 |
| Jef Packaging Ltd | £0 |
Revenue coverage: 4 known, 127 unknown (3.1%).
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 | 5,177 |
| Machined products | 3,054 |
| Metal doors & windows | 1,811 |
| Treated & coated products | 1,269 |
| Tools | 1,008 |
| Tubes, pipes, hollow profiles, fittings | 797 |
| Iron, steel, ferro-alloys | 795 |
| Forged, pressed, stamped products | 495 |
| Locks and hinges | 366 |
| Fasteners | 357 |
| Precious metals | 345 |
| Wire products, chain & spring | 339 |
| Chrome, manganese, nickel & their wire | 313 |
| Tanks & reservoirs | 276 |
| Central heating radiators and boilers | 231 |
| Aluminium products | 225 |
| Non-ferrous castings | 225 |
| Steel castings | 196 |
| Light metal castings | 167 |
| Other | 850 |
SIC classification
SIC 25920 — Manufacture of light metal packaging
Includes
manufacture of tins and cans for food products, collapsible tubes and boxes, manufacture of metallic closures