Metal structures
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
6733
Active companies
5211
Formed in latest 12 months
564
Median active-company age
12.0 years
Revenue known
129
Importers
637
Exporters
556
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 6,733 |
| Active companies | 5,211 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 564 |
| Importers | 637 |
| Exporters | 556 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 129 known, 5082 unknown (2.5%).
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 | 24 | 47 |
| 2026-01 | 33 | 29 |
| 2026-02 | 29 | 40 |
| 2026-03 | 63 | 48 |
| 2026-04 | 47 | 46 |
| 2026-05 | 52 | 39 |
| 2026-06 | 64 | 26 |
| 2026-07 | 54 | 67 |
| 2026-08 | 45 | 35 |
| 2026-09 | 29 | 22 |
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 | 4,805 |
| Dissolved | 1,248 |
| Dormant | 406 |
| Liquidation | 234 |
| In Administration | 36 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 4 |
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 | 313 |
| Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | 220 |
| Greater Manchester | 218 |
| West Yorkshire | 209 |
| Northern Ireland | 202 |
| Shropshire and Staffordshire | 199 |
| Essex | 169 |
| Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire | 163 |
| Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear | 162 |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 158 |
Geography coverage: 5121 known, 90 unknown (98.3%).
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 | 2,717 |
| 1m-15m | 1,194 |
| 15m-54m | 77 |
| 54m+ | 94 |
Revenue-range coverage: 4082 known, 1129 unknown (78.3%).
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 | 1,402 |
| Small | 2,383 |
| Medium | 53 |
| Large | 166 |
| Holding | 35 |
| Dormant | 406 |
Company-size coverage: 4445 known, 766 unknown (85.3%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 854 |
| 1–9 | 2,156 |
| 10–49 | 723 |
| 50–249 | 118 |
| 250+ | 5 |
Employee coverage: 3856 known, 1355 unknown (74.0%).
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 | 545 |
| 1–3 years | 560 |
| 3–5 years | 367 |
| 5–10 years | 863 |
| 10–20 years | 1,180 |
| 20+ years | 1,696 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 5211 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 |
|---|---|
| 25110 | 5,211 |
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 | 264 |
| Exporter only | 183 |
| Both | 373 |
| Neither | 4,391 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 400 | £63,106,557,456 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 298 | £14,621,514,969 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 268 | £44,167,726,992 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 178 | £9,457,598,035 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 175 | £5,555,209,035 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 138 | £2,600,150,168 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 72 — Iron and Steel | 131 | £1,266,603,959 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 128 | £764,310,672 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 121 | £6,933,457,351 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 105 | £9,711,822,964 | 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 | 332 | £45,744,016,111 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 264 | £8,453,794,306 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 224 | £18,830,377,124 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 169 | £10,685,022,902 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 145 | £1,293,830,991 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 141 | £6,507,233,007 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 128 | £1,244,099,169 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 123 | £1,949,782,939 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 72 — Iron and Steel | 108 | £325,423,723 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 99 | £393,063,170 | 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 | 769 | 4,273 | 938 | 82.0% |
| Holding company | 0 | 4,273 | 938 | 82.0% |
| Solo founder | 1,854 | 4,273 | 938 | 82.0% |
| Ecommerce | 64 | 532 | 4,679 | 10.2% |
| Website | 670 | 685 | 4,526 | 13.1% |
| 562 | 685 | 4,526 | 13.1% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Mcmullen Facades Limited | £120,848,000 |
| Ledwood Mechanical Engineering Limited | £57,292,571 |
| Liebherr Sunderland Works Limited | £55,203,562 |
| W.g.m (engineering)limited | £52,693,122 |
| Ash & Lacy Building Systems Limited | £41,338,999 |
| Framatome Limited | £39,692,978 |
| Allied Protek Engineering Solutions Limited | £39,224,328 |
| Lemon Groundwork Solutions Ltd | £33,504,442 |
| European Active Projects Limited | £32,288,118 |
| B.w.industries Ltd | £31,666,539 |
Revenue coverage: 129 known, 5082 unknown (2.5%).
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. | 9,166 |
| Machined products | 3,079 |
| Metal doors & windows | 1,811 |
| Treated & coated products | 1,294 |
| Tools | 1,004 |
| Tubes, pipes, hollow profiles, fittings | 791 |
| Iron, steel, ferro-alloys | 780 |
| Forged, pressed, stamped products | 496 |
| Locks and hinges | 363 |
| Fasteners | 358 |
| Precious metals | 344 |
| Wire products, chain & spring | 343 |
| Chrome, manganese, nickel & their wire | 311 |
| Tanks & reservoirs | 276 |
| Aluminium products | 229 |
| Central heating radiators and boilers | 229 |
| Non-ferrous castings | 221 |
| Steel castings | 193 |
| Light metal castings | 167 |
| Rolled/pressed/ribbed sheets, sandwich panels | 153 |
| Other | 821 |
SIC classification
SIC 25110 — Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Includes
manufacture of metal frameworks or skeletons for construction and parts thereof (towers, masts, trusses, bridges etc.), manufacture of industrial frameworks in metal (frameworks for blast furnaces, lifting and handling equipment etc.), manufacture of prefabricated buildings mainly of metal: site huts, modular exhibition elements etc.
Excludes
manufacture of parts for marine or power boilers, see ##25.30, manufacture of assembled railway track fixtures, see ##25.99, manufacture of sections of ships, see ##30.11