Steel drums
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
123
Active companies
78
Formed in latest 12 months
17
Median active-company age
4.4 years
Revenue known
3
Importers
10
Exporters
8
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 123 |
| Active companies | 78 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 17 |
| Importers | 10 |
| Exporters | 8 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 3 known, 75 unknown (3.8%).
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 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025-12 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-01 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026-02 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026-03 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026-04 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-05 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-06 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-07 | 1 | 0 |
| 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 | 78 |
| Dissolved | 42 |
| Liquidation | 2 |
| 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.
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| ITL2 region | Companies |
|---|---|
| West Midlands | 10 |
| Greater Manchester | 8 |
| Outer London - South | 8 |
| West Yorkshire | 5 |
| Merseyside | 4 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 3 |
| Cheshire | 3 |
| East Central Scotland | 3 |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 3 |
| Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear | 3 |
Geography coverage: 76 known, 2 unknown (97.4%).
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 | 25 |
| 1m-15m | 11 |
| 15m-54m | 2 |
| 54m+ | 3 |
Revenue-range coverage: 41 known, 37 unknown (52.6%).
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 | 14 |
| Small | 19 |
| Large | 6 |
| Holding | 1 |
| Dormant | 18 |
Company-size coverage: 58 known, 20 unknown (74.4%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 7 |
| 1–9 | 20 |
| 10–49 | 7 |
| 50–249 | 2 |
Employee coverage: 36 known, 42 unknown (46.2%).
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 | 14 |
| 1–3 years | 12 |
| 3–5 years | 14 |
| 5–10 years | 10 |
| 10–20 years | 12 |
| 20+ years | 16 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 78 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 |
|---|---|
| 25910 | 78 |
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 | 2 |
| Both | 8 |
| Neither | 68 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 8 | £1,744,541,017 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 3 | £355,626,972 | 2019-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 3 | £164,839,449 | 2019-08-01 – 2025-08-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 2 | £55,662,567 | 2022-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 72 — Iron and Steel | 2 | £5,086,034 | 2022-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 2 | £220,186,097 | 2017-08-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 2 | £6,175,511 | 2019-06-01 – 2020-09-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 2 | £16,922,648 | 2018-09-01 – 2025-10-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 2 | £53,902,480 | 2022-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 2 | £924,818,609 | 2016-08-01 – 2026-03-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 7 | £497,599,734 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 6 | £153,809,175 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 4 | £40,089,246 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 3 | £2,226,814 | 2022-02-01 – 2025-07-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 3 | £26,725,048 | 2018-08-01 – 2024-03-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 3 | £41,836,779 | 2018-12-01 – 2022-06-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 2 | £74,516,768 | 2016-07-01 – 2023-07-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 2 | £20,183,512 | 2017-02-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 72 — Iron and Steel | 2 | £870,642 | 2017-08-01 – 2022-03-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 2 | £30,635,854 | 2016-02-01 – 2025-06-01 |
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 | 63 | 15 | 80.8% |
| Holding company | 0 | 63 | 15 | 80.8% |
| Solo founder | 32 | 63 | 15 | 80.8% |
| Ecommerce | 1 | 9 | 69 | 11.5% |
| Website | 9 | 10 | 68 | 12.8% |
| 10 | 10 | 68 | 12.8% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Metal Drum Company Limited(the) | £16,225,072 |
| Egbert H. Taylor & Company Limited | £9,209,478 |
| Greif Uk Ltd | £51,516 |
Revenue coverage: 3 known, 75 unknown (3.8%).
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. | 9,155 |
| Metal structures | 5,176 |
| Machined products | 3,055 |
| 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 | 494 |
| Locks and hinges | 366 |
| Fasteners | 357 |
| Precious metals | 344 |
| Wire products, chain & spring | 339 |
| Chrome, manganese, nickel & their wire | 313 |
| Tanks & reservoirs | 276 |
| Central heating radiators and boilers | 230 |
| Aluminium products | 225 |
| Non-ferrous castings | 225 |
| Steel castings | 196 |
| Light metal castings | 167 |
| Other | 904 |
SIC classification
SIC 25910 — Manufacture of steel drums and similar containers
Includes
manufacture of pails, cans, drums, buckets, boxes
Excludes
manufacture of tanks and reservoirs, see ##25.2