Wire products, chain & spring
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
425
Active companies
343
Formed in latest 12 months
20
Median active-company age
25.2 years
Revenue known
15
Importers
142
Exporters
153
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 425 |
| Active companies | 343 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 20 |
| Importers | 142 |
| Exporters | 153 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 15 known, 328 unknown (4.4%).
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 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-01 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-02 | 1 | 4 |
| 2026-03 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-04 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026-05 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-06 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-07 | 0 | 5 |
| 2026-08 | 4 | 2 |
| 2026-09 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 306 |
| Dissolved | 65 |
| Dormant | 37 |
| Liquidation | 14 |
| In Administration | 3 |
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 | 47 |
| Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire | 32 |
| Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | 22 |
| Greater Manchester | 22 |
| West Yorkshire | 17 |
| Inner London - West | 12 |
| Shropshire and Staffordshire | 12 |
| Kent | 11 |
| North Yorkshire | 11 |
| Lancashire | 10 |
Geography coverage: 328 known, 15 unknown (95.6%).
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 | 121 |
| 1m-15m | 123 |
| 15m-54m | 12 |
| 54m+ | 21 |
Revenue-range coverage: 277 known, 66 unknown (80.8%).
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 | 49 |
| Small | 181 |
| Medium | 4 |
| Large | 39 |
| Holding | 3 |
| Dormant | 37 |
Company-size coverage: 313 known, 30 unknown (91.3%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 80 |
| 1–9 | 86 |
| 10–49 | 66 |
| 50–249 | 13 |
| 250+ | 1 |
Employee coverage: 246 known, 97 unknown (71.7%).
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 | 19 |
| 1–3 years | 20 |
| 3–5 years | 18 |
| 5–10 years | 25 |
| 10–20 years | 45 |
| 20+ years | 216 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 343 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 |
|---|---|
| 25930 | 343 |
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 | 18 |
| Exporter only | 29 |
| Both | 124 |
| Neither | 172 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 111 | £5,564,110,681 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 100 | £23,023,903,739 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 72 — Iron and Steel | 81 | £513,603,297 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 77 | £22,121,090,141 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 55 | £2,861,696,865 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 53 | £471,724,171 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 74 — Copper and copper products | 49 | £389,928,233 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 38 | £823,341,773 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 36 | £3,029,433,413 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 36 | £667,669,650 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 128 | £4,677,363,871 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 107 | £12,824,132,546 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 83 | £5,959,407,767 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 55 | £2,562,848,286 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 54 | £344,467,459 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 54 | £2,290,362,859 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 74 — Copper and copper products | 50 | £255,989,934 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 72 — Iron and Steel | 48 | £135,057,429 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 47 | £199,268,465 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 37 | £377,142,727 | 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 | 36 | 230 | 113 | 67.1% |
| Holding company | 0 | 230 | 113 | 67.1% |
| Solo founder | 78 | 230 | 113 | 67.1% |
| Ecommerce | 21 | 129 | 214 | 37.6% |
| Website | 165 | 165 | 178 | 48.1% |
| 123 | 165 | 178 | 48.1% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Tornado Wire Limited | £30,335,495 |
| Rawlplug Limited | £26,544,896 |
| Cirteq Limited | £21,942,473 |
| Lesjofors Heavy Springs Uk Limited | £19,964,118 |
| Arcelormittal Sheffield Limited | £17,373,000 |
| European Springs And Pressings Limited | £17,003,376 |
| William Hughes Limited | £9,965,820 |
| H.v. Wooding Limited | £9,643,070 |
| Springmasters Limited | £8,983,280 |
| Mettex Electric Company Limited | £8,695,447 |
Revenue coverage: 15 known, 328 unknown (4.4%).
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. | 9,168 |
| Metal structures | 5,211 |
| Machined products | 3,080 |
| Metal doors & windows | 1,811 |
| Treated & coated products | 1,296 |
| 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 |
| 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 25930 — Manufacture of wire products, chain and springs
Includes
manufacture of metal cable, plaited bands and similar articles, manufacture of uninsulated metal cable or insulated cable not capable of being used as a conductor of electricity, manufacture of coated or cored wire, manufacture of articles made of wire: barbed wire, wire fencing, grill, netting, cloth etc., coated electrodes for electric arc-welding, manufacture of nails and pins, manufacture of springs (except watch springs):, leaf springs, helical springs, torsion bar springs, leaves for springs, manufacture of chain, except power transmission chain
Excludes
manufacture of clock or watch springs, see ##26.52, manufacture of wire and cable for electricity transmission, see ##27.32, manufacture of power transmission chain, see ##28.15