Paper products
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
4581
Active companies
3116
Formed in latest 12 months
477
Median active-company age
7.5 years
Revenue known
111
Importers
665
Exporters
546
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 4,581 |
| Active companies | 3,116 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 477 |
| Importers | 665 |
| Exporters | 546 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 111 known, 3005 unknown (3.6%).
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 | 25 | 39 |
| 2025-12 | 18 | 47 |
| 2026-01 | 25 | 33 |
| 2026-02 | 27 | 38 |
| 2026-03 | 48 | 57 |
| 2026-04 | 62 | 36 |
| 2026-05 | 59 | 39 |
| 2026-06 | 57 | 30 |
| 2026-07 | 50 | 50 |
| 2026-08 | 19 | 24 |
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 | 2,699 |
| Dissolved | 1,366 |
| Dormant | 417 |
| Liquidation | 78 |
| In Administration | 19 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 2 |
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 | 270 |
| Inner London - West | 196 |
| West Midlands | 186 |
| Greater Manchester | 163 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 128 |
| Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | 107 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 102 |
| West Yorkshire | 101 |
| Shropshire and Staffordshire | 98 |
| Essex | 92 |
Geography coverage: 3086 known, 30 unknown (99.0%).
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 | 1,264 |
| 1m-15m | 553 |
| 15m-54m | 90 |
| 54m+ | 134 |
Revenue-range coverage: 2041 known, 1075 unknown (65.5%).
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 | 725 |
| Small | 993 |
| Medium | 41 |
| Large | 206 |
| Holding | 51 |
| Dormant | 417 |
Company-size coverage: 2433 known, 683 unknown (78.1%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 537 |
| 1–9 | 927 |
| 10–49 | 271 |
| 50–249 | 87 |
| 250+ | 7 |
Employee coverage: 1829 known, 1287 unknown (58.7%).
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 | 467 |
| 1–3 years | 449 |
| 3–5 years | 283 |
| 5–10 years | 568 |
| 10–20 years | 512 |
| 20+ years | 837 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 3116 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 |
|---|---|
| Stationery | 979 |
| Household, sanitary, toilet products | 602 |
| Other paper products (n.e.c.) | 576 |
| Paperboard containers | 568 |
| Paper, paperboard | 254 |
| Corrugated paper, paperboard, bags | 194 |
| Wallpaper | 100 |
| Pulp | 41 |
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 | 237 |
| Exporter only | 118 |
| Both | 428 |
| Neither | 2,333 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 466 | £12,625,937,327 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 423 | £85,450,238,152 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 265 | £64,744,981,596 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 262 | £21,454,839,303 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 184 | £10,916,150,711 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 181 | £9,402,300,930 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 163 | £923,403,807 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 131 | £3,913,136,067 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 115 | £924,728,698 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 113 | £2,508,285,221 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 413 | £4,066,950,164 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 269 | £17,640,146,194 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 188 | £9,719,217,173 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 164 | £7,108,427,366 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 152 | £10,562,592,323 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 118 | £5,354,191,582 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 94 | £2,378,646,353 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 84 | £133,262,809 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 80 | £262,612,777 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 69 | £896,003,255 | 2016-02-01 – 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 | 325 | 2,463 | 653 | 79.0% |
| Holding company | 0 | 2,463 | 653 | 79.0% |
| Solo founder | 1,338 | 2,463 | 653 | 79.0% |
| Ecommerce | 164 | 542 | 2,574 | 17.4% |
| Website | 641 | 669 | 2,447 | 21.5% |
| 528 | 669 | 2,447 | 21.5% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Ds Smith Packaging Limited | £687,243,000 |
| Cepac Limited | £111,182,376 |
| Adare Sec Limited | £69,823,000 |
| Rockline Industries Limited | £65,057,984 |
| Huhtamaki (lurgan) Limited | £55,312,000 |
| Wepa Professional Uk Ltd | £46,454,727 |
| Diamond Box Limited | £46,112,635 |
| Onboard Corrugated Limited | £44,587,867 |
| Duni Poppies Limited | £44,118,757 |
| Solidus Packaging Solutions Limited | £38,883,906 |
Revenue coverage: 111 known, 3005 unknown (3.6%).
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 | 25,070 |
| 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 |
| Measuring and testing equipment | 2,751 |
| Sports goods | 2,369 |
| Games and toys | 2,353 |
| Media reproduction | 2,299 |
| Other | 22,634 |