Locks and hinges
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
534
Active companies
363
Formed in latest 12 months
51
Median active-company age
5.8 years
Revenue known
7
Importers
58
Exporters
43
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 534 |
| Active companies | 363 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 51 |
| Importers | 58 |
| Exporters | 43 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 7 known, 356 unknown (1.9%).
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 | 3 | 4 |
| 2026-01 | 4 | 3 |
| 2026-02 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026-03 | 3 | 7 |
| 2026-04 | 6 | 1 |
| 2026-05 | 4 | 5 |
| 2026-06 | 5 | 3 |
| 2026-07 | 4 | 11 |
| 2026-08 | 3 | 6 |
| 2026-09 | 3 | 7 |
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 | 325 |
| Dissolved | 167 |
| Dormant | 38 |
| Liquidation | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| West Midlands | 40 |
| Inner London - East | 19 |
| Inner London - West | 19 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 18 |
| Essex | 17 |
| West Yorkshire | 16 |
| Greater Manchester | 15 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 14 |
| Shropshire and Staffordshire | 14 |
| Kent | 13 |
Geography coverage: 360 known, 3 unknown (99.2%).
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 | 181 |
| 1m-15m | 50 |
| 15m-54m | 5 |
| 54m+ | 9 |
Revenue-range coverage: 245 known, 118 unknown (67.5%).
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 | 108 |
| Small | 117 |
| Medium | 3 |
| Large | 14 |
| Holding | 3 |
| Dormant | 38 |
Company-size coverage: 283 known, 80 unknown (78.0%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 68 |
| 1–9 | 138 |
| 10–49 | 16 |
| 50–249 | 8 |
| 250+ | 2 |
Employee coverage: 232 known, 131 unknown (63.9%).
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 | 49 |
| 1–3 years | 61 |
| 3–5 years | 59 |
| 5–10 years | 71 |
| 10–20 years | 40 |
| 20+ years | 83 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 363 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 |
|---|---|
| 25720 | 363 |
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 | 21 |
| Exporter only | 6 |
| Both | 37 |
| Neither | 299 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 54 | £2,098,837,091 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 37 | £10,158,236,347 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 32 | £16,091,133,240 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 24 | £2,541,598,347 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 19 | £852,607,537 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 17 | £2,064,709,806 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 16 | £191,011,176 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 14 | £894,611,177 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 74 — Copper and copper products | 13 | £82,751,932 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 13 | £2,095,679,008 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 40 | £677,882,851 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 25 | £4,280,276,922 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 24 | £3,969,206,755 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 15 | £1,185,409,790 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 14 | £752,429,819 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 14 | £217,955,413 | 2016-07-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 10 | £875,938,298 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 9 | £66,165,657 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 9 | £629,709,689 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 72 — Iron and Steel | 7 | £16,954,061 | 2019-02-01 – 2026-03-01 |
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 | 37 | 303 | 60 | 83.5% |
| Holding company | 0 | 303 | 60 | 83.5% |
| Solo founder | 177 | 303 | 60 | 83.5% |
| Ecommerce | 8 | 47 | 316 | 12.9% |
| Website | 53 | 57 | 306 | 15.7% |
| 38 | 57 | 306 | 15.7% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Southco Manufacturing Limited | £104,128,000 |
| Brisant Secure Ltd | £22,081,252 |
| A.perry Ltd | £16,182,528 |
| Avantis Hardware Ltd | £12,952,669 |
| Royde & Tucker Limited | £5,627,103 |
| James Gibbons Format Limited | £2,634,000 |
| Pro Locksmith Solution Ltd | £36,523 |
Revenue coverage: 7 known, 356 unknown (1.9%).
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 |
| 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 |
| Rolled/pressed/ribbed sheets, sandwich panels | 153 |
| Other | 817 |
SIC classification
SIC 25720 — Manufacture of locks and hinges
Includes
manufacture of padlocks, locks, keys, hinges and the like, hardware for buildings, furniture, vehicles etc.