Steel wire
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
65
Active companies
43
Formed in latest 12 months
8
Median active-company age
7.8 years
Revenue known
5
Importers
15
Exporters
15
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 65 |
| Active companies | 43 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 8 |
| Importers | 15 |
| Exporters | 15 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 5 known, 38 unknown (11.6%).
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 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-12 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-01 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-02 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-03 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-04 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-05 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026-06 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026-07 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026-08 | 1 | 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 | 43 |
| Dissolved | 18 |
| Liquidation | 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 | 10 |
| Outer London - South | 5 |
| Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | 4 |
| Kent | 3 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 2 |
| Greater Manchester | 2 |
| Inner London - East | 2 |
| South Yorkshire | 2 |
| West Yorkshire | 2 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 1 |
Geography coverage: 40 known, 3 unknown (93.0%).
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 | 4 |
| 1m-15m | 9 |
| 15m-54m | 6 |
| 54m+ | 1 |
Revenue-range coverage: 20 known, 23 unknown (46.5%).
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 | 3 |
| Small | 11 |
| Medium | 4 |
| Large | 2 |
| Dormant | 15 |
Company-size coverage: 35 known, 8 unknown (81.4%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 7 |
| 1–9 | 3 |
| 10–49 | 6 |
| 50–249 | 3 |
Employee coverage: 19 known, 24 unknown (44.2%).
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 | 8 |
| 1–3 years | 6 |
| 3–5 years | 5 |
| 5–10 years | 4 |
| 10–20 years | 9 |
| 20+ years | 11 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 43 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 |
|---|---|
| 24340 | 43 |
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 | 1 |
| Exporter only | 1 |
| Both | 14 |
| Neither | 27 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72 — Iron and Steel | 15 | £126,745,120 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 15 | £4,505,925,130 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 14 | £3,274,076,675 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 12 | £593,468,236 | 2016-09-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 8 | £26,581,795 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 8 | £308,784,666 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 74 — Copper and copper products | 6 | £118,895,992 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 75 — Nickel and nickel products | 6 | £117,789,025 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 6 | £37,710,411 | 2021-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 5 | £7,352,953 | 2022-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72 — Iron and Steel | 14 | £47,594,849 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 13 | £326,907,276 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 11 | £992,544,994 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 9 | £730,973,647 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 75 — Nickel and nickel products | 7 | £117,027,920 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 7 | £233,457,686 | 2017-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 74 — Copper and copper products | 6 | £15,642,537 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 6 | £68,607,654 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 81 — Various base metals and cermets | 4 | £82,529,290 | 2016-08-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 3 | £7,475,684 | 2016-05-01 – 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 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 62.8% |
| Holding company | 0 | 27 | 16 | 62.8% |
| Solo founder | 18 | 27 | 16 | 62.8% |
| Ecommerce | 2 | 12 | 31 | 27.9% |
| Website | 14 | 14 | 29 | 32.6% |
| 12 | 14 | 29 | 32.6% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Lincoln Electric (u.k.) Limited | £31,142,000 |
| Alloy Wire International Limited | £16,471,875 |
| Central Wire Industries Uk Limited | £15,974,896 |
| Suzuki Garphyttan Limited | £9,170,515 |
| Emerald Spring Services Ltd | £34,564 |
Revenue coverage: 5 known, 38 unknown (11.6%).
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 | 939 |
SIC classification
SIC 24340 — Cold drawing of wire
Includes
manufacture of drawn steel wire, by cold drawing of steel wire rod
Excludes
drawing of bars and solid sections of steel, see ##24.31, manufacture of derived wire products, see ##25.93