Photo & cinema equipment
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
315
Active companies
192
Formed in latest 12 months
12
Median active-company age
7.1 years
Revenue known
6
Importers
48
Exporters
50
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 315 |
| Active companies | 192 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 12 |
| Importers | 48 |
| Exporters | 50 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 6 known, 186 unknown (3.1%).
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 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025-12 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026-01 | 0 | 4 |
| 2026-02 | 0 | 4 |
| 2026-03 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-04 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-05 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026-06 | 4 | 2 |
| 2026-07 | 1 | 10 |
| 2026-08 | 0 | 2 |
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.
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| Status | Companies |
|---|---|
| Active | 192 |
| Dissolved | 119 |
| Liquidation | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Inner London - East | 16 |
| Inner London - West | 16 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 14 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 11 |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 10 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 10 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 9 |
| South East Wales | 9 |
| West Midlands | 9 |
| Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | 8 |
Geography coverage: 191 known, 1 unknown (99.5%).
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 | 101 |
| 1m-15m | 27 |
| 15m-54m | 3 |
| 54m+ | 5 |
Revenue-range coverage: 136 known, 56 unknown (70.8%).
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 | 65 |
| Small | 58 |
| Medium | 2 |
| Large | 8 |
| Holding | 1 |
| Dormant | 24 |
Company-size coverage: 158 known, 34 unknown (82.3%).
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| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 30 |
| 1–9 | 83 |
| 10–49 | 9 |
| 50–249 | 3 |
Employee coverage: 125 known, 67 unknown (65.1%).
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 | 12 |
| 1–3 years | 43 |
| 3–5 years | 21 |
| 5–10 years | 42 |
| 10–20 years | 49 |
| 20+ years | 25 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 192 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 |
|---|---|
| 26702 | 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 | 11 |
| Exporter only | 13 |
| Both | 37 |
| Neither | 131 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 39 | £2,419,772,762 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 38 | £15,062,000,581 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 23 | £8,707,293,080 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 17 | £570,310,499 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 14 | £46,641,724 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 10 | £700,668,937 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 9 | £269,959,633 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 8 | £1,111,570,758 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 8 | £1,039,267,453 | 2016-09-01 – 2025-08-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 7 | £124,692,607 | 2018-05-01 – 2026-03-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 42 | £2,382,414,858 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 35 | £5,072,327,843 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 21 | £2,437,550,464 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 7 | £5,844,664 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 6 | £191,853,181 | 2017-02-01 – 2025-11-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 6 | £67,129,927 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 6 | £66,211,887 | 2019-10-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 5 | £151,647,131 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 5 | £49,422,573 | 2016-01-01 – 2025-10-01 |
| 37 — Photographic and Cinematographic Goods | 3 | £8,676,509 | 2016-03-01 – 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 | 15 | 162 | 30 | 84.4% |
| Holding company | 0 | 162 | 30 | 84.4% |
| Solo founder | 85 | 162 | 30 | 84.4% |
| Ecommerce | 13 | 45 | 147 | 23.4% |
| Website | 51 | 52 | 140 | 27.1% |
| 38 | 52 | 140 | 27.1% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Verkada Limited | £28,965,702 |
| Photronics (uk) Limited | £21,459,660 |
| Sigma Imaging (uk) Limited | £9,151,034 |
| 360andvibes Limited | £12,395 |
| Remigijus Vindasius Ltd | £7,863 |
| Mirrored Images Ltd | £400 |
Revenue coverage: 6 known, 186 unknown (3.1%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Lenses, binoculars, microscopes and the likes | 414 |
SIC classification
SIC 26702 — Manufacture of photographic and cinematographic equipment
Includes
manufacture of cameras (film and digital), manufacture of motion picture and slide projectors, manufacture of overhead transparency projectors
Details
This class includes the manufacture of magnetic and optical recording media.