Other manufacturing n.e.c.
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
26698
Active companies
19696
Formed in latest 12 months
1608
Median active-company age
12.4 years
Revenue known
511
Importers
4002
Exporters
3474
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 26,698 |
| Active companies | 19,696 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 1,608 |
| Importers | 4,002 |
| Exporters | 3,474 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 511 known, 19185 unknown (2.6%).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12 | 107 | 185 |
| 2026-01 | 158 | 162 |
| 2026-02 | 125 | 157 |
| 2026-03 | 147 | 168 |
| 2026-04 | 128 | 203 |
| 2026-05 | 128 | 159 |
| 2026-06 | 124 | 137 |
| 2026-07 | 134 | 260 |
| 2026-08 | 125 | 166 |
| 2026-09 | 79 | 110 |
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 | 17,431 |
| Dissolved | 6,319 |
| Dormant | 2,265 |
| Liquidation | 607 |
| In Administration | 67 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 6 |
| Voluntary Arrangement | 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 | 1,049 |
| Inner London - West | 905 |
| Greater Manchester | 863 |
| Inner London - East | 855 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 815 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 772 |
| West Yorkshire | 759 |
| Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | 695 |
| Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | 637 |
| Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire | 622 |
Geography coverage: 19382 known, 314 unknown (98.4%).
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 | 10,632 |
| 1m-15m | 3,607 |
| 15m-54m | 315 |
| 54m+ | 453 |
Revenue-range coverage: 15007 known, 4689 unknown (76.2%).
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 | 5,882 |
| Small | 7,765 |
| Medium | 151 |
| Large | 793 |
| Holding | 176 |
| Dormant | 2,265 |
Company-size coverage: 17032 known, 2664 unknown (86.5%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 3,894 |
| 1–9 | 7,770 |
| 10–49 | 2,041 |
| 50–249 | 368 |
| 250+ | 40 |
Employee coverage: 14113 known, 5583 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 | 1,570 |
| 1–3 years | 2,152 |
| 3–5 years | 1,359 |
| 5–10 years | 3,174 |
| 10–20 years | 5,038 |
| 20+ years | 6,403 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 19696 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 |
|---|---|
| Safety equipment, umbrellas, pens & pencils, lighters, baskets etc | 19,696 |
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 | 1,280 |
| Exporter only | 752 |
| Both | 2,722 |
| Neither | 14,942 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 2,327 | £227,319,744,220 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 1,991 | £211,497,022,564 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 1,532 | £60,803,745,853 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 1,428 | £52,315,240,463 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 1,405 | £30,574,510,757 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 972 | £12,845,321,602 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 934 | £34,272,374,131 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 920 | £9,390,608,703 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 779 | £3,798,936,107 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 767 | £10,702,703,435 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 1,880 | £150,127,724,984 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 1,621 | £91,794,152,348 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 1,356 | £63,217,002,986 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 1,105 | £17,708,445,602 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 1,047 | £30,816,133,600 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 810 | £9,794,678,134 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 739 | £22,542,792,686 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 668 | £3,908,303,931 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 610 | £4,350,220,745 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 589 | £1,823,430,648 | 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 | 2,542 | 15,702 | 3,994 | 79.7% |
| Holding company | 4 | 15,702 | 3,994 | 79.7% |
| Solo founder | 6,428 | 15,702 | 3,994 | 79.7% |
| Ecommerce | 753 | 3,262 | 16,434 | 16.6% |
| Website | 4,086 | 4,160 | 15,536 | 21.1% |
| 3,049 | 4,160 | 15,536 | 21.1% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Micron Europe Limited | £2,186,955,000 |
| Omega Proteins Limited | £136,045,097 |
| B.h.c. Limited | £96,036,270 |
| Ultra Sonar Systems Limited | £93,872,096 |
| Swarco Uk & Ireland Ltd | £90,942,832 |
| Ith Pharma Limited | £83,335,093 |
| Dugdale Nutrition Limited | £77,923,970 |
| Briggs Marine Contractors Limited | £65,949,086 |
| Nationwide Windows Limited | £64,639,810 |
| Edina Uk Limited | £63,982,583 |
Revenue coverage: 511 known, 19185 unknown (2.6%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Metal products | 25,111 |
| Foods | 24,514 |
| Wood products (ex furniture) | 12,007 |
| Printing | 11,875 |
| Furniture | 10,686 |
| Apparel | 10,547 |
| Machinery | 10,313 |
| Chemical products | 9,063 |
| Vehicles | 7,369 |
| Textiles | 7,293 |
| Beverages | 7,099 |
| Electrical equipment | 6,913 |
| Rubber & plastic products | 6,547 |
| Jewellery | 4,501 |
| Medical and dental instruments & supplies | 3,370 |
| Paper products | 3,164 |
| Measuring and testing equipment | 2,765 |
| Sports goods | 2,389 |
| Games and toys | 2,372 |
| Media reproduction | 2,311 |
| Other | 22,613 |