Machined products
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
3893
Active companies
3055
Formed in latest 12 months
181
Median active-company age
17.6 years
Revenue known
91
Importers
596
Exporters
730
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 3,893 |
| Active companies | 3,055 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 181 |
| Importers | 596 |
| Exporters | 730 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 91 known, 2964 unknown (3.0%).
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 | 11 | 13 |
| 2025-12 | 7 | 20 |
| 2026-01 | 15 | 14 |
| 2026-02 | 16 | 21 |
| 2026-03 | 17 | 27 |
| 2026-04 | 13 | 22 |
| 2026-05 | 19 | 18 |
| 2026-06 | 14 | 20 |
| 2026-07 | 23 | 32 |
| 2026-08 | 1 | 11 |
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 | 3,055 |
| Dissolved | 720 |
| Liquidation | 104 |
| In Administration | 13 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 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 | 229 |
| Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | 135 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 125 |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 123 |
| Shropshire and Staffordshire | 123 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 123 |
| Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire | 121 |
| Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | 113 |
| Greater Manchester | 111 |
| West Yorkshire | 107 |
Geography coverage: 2994 known, 61 unknown (98.0%).
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 | 1,716 |
| 1m-15m | 781 |
| 15m-54m | 38 |
| 54m+ | 60 |
Revenue-range coverage: 2595 known, 460 unknown (84.9%).
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 | 763 |
| Small | 1,613 |
| Medium | 27 |
| Large | 137 |
| Holding | 24 |
| Dormant | 211 |
Company-size coverage: 2775 known, 280 unknown (90.8%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 561 |
| 1–9 | 1,264 |
| 10–49 | 519 |
| 50–249 | 95 |
| 250+ | 5 |
Employee coverage: 2444 known, 611 unknown (80.0%).
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 | 174 |
| 1–3 years | 274 |
| 3–5 years | 191 |
| 5–10 years | 398 |
| 10–20 years | 615 |
| 20+ years | 1,403 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 3055 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 |
|---|---|
| 25620 | 3,055 |
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 | 132 |
| Exporter only | 266 |
| Both | 464 |
| Neither | 2,193 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 444 | £95,696,958,660 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 299 | £59,128,672,173 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 260 | £11,892,716,240 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 253 | £14,997,314,884 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 158 | £19,772,112,121 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 156 | £1,178,932,625 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 144 | £4,042,955,413 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 110 | £1,848,847,691 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 72 — Iron and Steel | 108 | £701,608,646 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 74 — Copper and copper products | 107 | £829,172,796 | 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 | 560 | £77,457,435,432 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 385 | £29,115,098,924 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 311 | £8,448,218,723 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 300 | £19,092,390,689 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 257 | £12,165,364,678 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 184 | £2,004,834,808 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 173 | £715,670,904 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 171 | £1,190,740,488 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 122 | £1,881,830,627 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 74 — Copper and copper products | 121 | £487,225,529 | 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 | 526 | 2,333 | 722 | 76.4% |
| Holding company | 0 | 2,333 | 722 | 76.4% |
| Solo founder | 874 | 2,333 | 722 | 76.4% |
| Ecommerce | 45 | 534 | 2,521 | 17.5% |
| Website | 722 | 736 | 2,319 | 24.1% |
| 579 | 736 | 2,319 | 24.1% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Cavendish (northern) Limited | £38,513,109 |
| Westley Group Limited | £37,669,296 |
| Castle Precision Engineering (glasgow) Limited | £32,560,010 |
| Woolley Gmc Engineering Holdings Limited | £32,452,408 |
| Mcbraida Plc | £31,789,000 |
| Shield Engineering (syston) Limited | £28,924,527 |
| Bifrangi Uk Limited | £27,906,627 |
| Klinger Limited | £27,172,757 |
| The West Group (fluid Power) Limited | £26,384,228 |
| Moyola Precision Engineering Limited | £25,334,927 |
Revenue coverage: 91 known, 2964 unknown (3.0%).
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 |
| 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 |
| Light metal castings | 167 |
| Rolled/pressed/ribbed sheets, sandwich panels | 152 |
| Other | 826 |
SIC classification
SIC 25620 — Machining
Includes
boring, turning, milling, eroding, planing, lapping, broaching, levelling, sawing, grinding, sharpening, polishing, welding, splicing etc. of metalwork pieces, cutting of and writing on metals by means of laser beams
Excludes
activities of farriers, see ##01.62