Optical equipment
UK companies organised by the CorpSignals industry, segment, and subsegment taxonomy.
Subsegments
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
826
Active companies
600
Formed in latest 12 months
66
Median active-company age
8.0 years
Revenue known
18
Importers
195
Exporters
184
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 826 |
| Active companies | 600 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 66 |
| Importers | 195 |
| Exporters | 184 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 18 known, 582 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 | 5 | 5 |
| 2025-12 | 2 | 4 |
| 2026-01 | 5 | 7 |
| 2026-02 | 4 | 12 |
| 2026-03 | 5 | 7 |
| 2026-04 | 4 | 2 |
| 2026-05 | 3 | 4 |
| 2026-06 | 9 | 8 |
| 2026-07 | 5 | 20 |
| 2026-08 | 6 | 3 |
Window: 2024-01 to 2026-08.
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 | 500 |
| Dissolved | 216 |
| Dormant | 100 |
| Liquidation | 9 |
| 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.
Top values shown in the chart
| ITL2 region | Companies |
|---|---|
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 48 |
| Inner London - West | 44 |
| Inner London - East | 35 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 31 |
| Outer London - South | 30 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 28 |
| Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | 27 |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 25 |
| Greater Manchester | 23 |
| West Midlands | 21 |
Geography coverage: 595 known, 5 unknown (99.2%).
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 | 241 |
| 1m-15m | 119 |
| 15m-54m | 11 |
| 54m+ | 21 |
Revenue-range coverage: 392 known, 208 unknown (65.3%).
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 | 142 |
| Small | 202 |
| Medium | 8 |
| Large | 32 |
| Holding | 8 |
| Dormant | 100 |
Company-size coverage: 492 known, 108 unknown (82.0%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 98 |
| 1–9 | 199 |
| 10–49 | 36 |
| 50–249 | 13 |
Employee coverage: 346 known, 254 unknown (57.7%).
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 | 64 |
| 1–3 years | 94 |
| 3–5 years | 62 |
| 5–10 years | 121 |
| 10–20 years | 135 |
| 20+ years | 124 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 600 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 |
|---|---|
| Lenses, binoculars, microscopes and the likes | 415 |
| Photo & cinema equipment | 192 |
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 | 38 |
| Exporter only | 27 |
| Both | 157 |
| Neither | 378 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 182 | £21,009,838,852 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 145 | £55,244,998,033 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 106 | £37,298,467,621 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 68 | £2,526,964,597 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 55 | £1,523,020,521 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 54 | £3,834,658,810 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 48 | £5,423,235,310 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 70 — Glass and Glassware | 41 | £568,409,723 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 38 | £248,956,281 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 36 | £145,073,433 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 171 | £19,496,576,346 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 116 | £19,656,336,244 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 84 | £12,153,495,480 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 48 | £642,711,498 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 32 | £1,943,449,629 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 32 | £1,249,465,133 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 31 | £1,365,471,299 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 27 | £94,351,128 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 70 — Glass and Glassware | 26 | £84,792,366 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 26 | £288,444,099 | 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 | 45 | 467 | 133 | 77.8% |
| Holding company | 0 | 467 | 133 | 77.8% |
| Solo founder | 229 | 467 | 133 | 77.8% |
| Ecommerce | 25 | 154 | 446 | 25.7% |
| Website | 184 | 189 | 411 | 31.5% |
| 153 | 189 | 411 | 31.5% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Verkada Limited | £28,965,702 |
| Huber+suhner Polatis Limited | £22,657,432 |
| Photronics (uk) Limited | £21,459,660 |
| Advanced Instruments Ltd. | £17,755,672 |
| Hawke Optics Limited | £17,295,531 |
| Litron Lasers Limited | £12,483,068 |
| Laser Wire Solutions Limited | £9,603,490 |
| Sigma Imaging (uk) Limited | £9,151,034 |
| Laser Quantum Limited | £8,490,000 |
| Optical Fiber Packaging Ltd | £5,769,915 |
Revenue coverage: 18 known, 582 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 |
|---|---|
| Metal products | 25,070 |
| Foods | 24,449 |
| Other manufacturing n.e.c. | 19,696 |
| Wood products (ex furniture) | 12,012 |
| Printing | 11,870 |
| Furniture | 10,690 |
| Apparel | 10,563 |
| Machinery | 10,295 |
| Chemical products | 9,027 |
| Vehicles | 7,373 |
| Textiles | 7,345 |
| Beverages | 7,084 |
| Electrical equipment | 6,917 |
| Rubber & plastic products | 6,552 |
| Jewellery | 4,490 |
| Medical and dental instruments & supplies | 3,358 |
| Paper products | 3,116 |
| Measuring and testing equipment | 2,751 |
| Sports goods | 2,369 |
| Games and toys | 2,353 |
| Other | 24,333 |