Paper, paperboard
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
251
Formed in latest 12 months
22
Median active-company age
10.4 years
Revenue known
17
Importers
93
Exporters
79
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 425 |
| Active companies | 251 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 22 |
| Importers | 93 |
| Exporters | 79 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 17 known, 234 unknown (6.8%).
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 | 3 |
| 2026-01 | 1 | 3 |
| 2026-02 | 1 | 6 |
| 2026-03 | 2 | 3 |
| 2026-04 | 2 | 4 |
| 2026-05 | 3 | 3 |
| 2026-06 | 2 | 6 |
| 2026-07 | 2 | 6 |
| 2026-08 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026-09 | 0 | 2 |
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 | 214 |
| Dissolved | 165 |
| Dormant | 37 |
| Liquidation | 6 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Greater Manchester | 25 |
| Inner London - West | 18 |
| Inner London - East | 17 |
| Lancashire | 14 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 12 |
| Kent | 11 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 10 |
| Cumbria | 10 |
| West Midlands | 9 |
| Essex | 8 |
Geography coverage: 248 known, 3 unknown (98.8%).
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 | 75 |
| 1m-15m | 54 |
| 15m-54m | 20 |
| 54m+ | 29 |
Revenue-range coverage: 178 known, 73 unknown (70.9%).
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 | 38 |
| Small | 82 |
| Medium | 4 |
| Large | 48 |
| Holding | 5 |
| Dormant | 37 |
Company-size coverage: 214 known, 37 unknown (85.3%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 42 |
| 1–9 | 61 |
| 10–49 | 23 |
| 50–249 | 13 |
Employee coverage: 139 known, 112 unknown (55.4%).
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 | 20 |
| 1–3 years | 39 |
| 3–5 years | 22 |
| 5–10 years | 43 |
| 10–20 years | 35 |
| 20+ years | 92 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 251 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 |
|---|---|
| 17120 | 251 |
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 | 22 |
| Exporter only | 8 |
| Both | 71 |
| Neither | 150 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 80 | £3,350,462,790 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 71 | £32,347,918,395 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 47 | £4,941,446,247 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 46 | £23,222,878,866 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 41 | £4,489,077,763 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 40 | £3,201,838,490 | 2016-08-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 59 — Treated or layered fabrics for industrial use | 39 | £94,639,200 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 36 | £270,540,993 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 25 | £418,897,059 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 23 | £627,022,155 | 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 | 74 | £1,271,295,277 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 54 | £4,343,098,586 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 30 | £2,805,864,733 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 27 | £1,487,326,954 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 25 | £1,500,066,897 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 23 | £84,670,965 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 20 | £1,573,167,988 | 2016-01-01 – 2025-11-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 20 | £462,381,151 | 2016-12-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 56 — Textile padding, felt, and nonwoven fabrics; special yarns; ropes and cables | 14 | £47,622,988 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 13 | £95,317,164 | 2016-07-01 – 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 | 25 | 164 | 87 | 65.3% |
| Holding company | 0 | 164 | 87 | 65.3% |
| Solo founder | 78 | 164 | 87 | 65.3% |
| Ecommerce | 9 | 65 | 186 | 25.9% |
| Website | 87 | 89 | 162 | 35.5% |
| 74 | 89 | 162 | 35.5% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Wepa Professional Uk Ltd | £46,454,727 |
| Duni Poppies Limited | £44,118,757 |
| Solidus Packaging Solutions Limited | £38,883,906 |
| Shotton Mill Limited | £38,522,101 |
| Gpi Cambridge Limited | £26,421,295 |
| Weidmann Whiteley Limited | £19,933,650 |
| Filtrox Carlson Limited | £19,395,315 |
| Transcend Packaging Limited | £18,911,179 |
| Navigator Paper Uk Limited | £17,297,325 |
| John Hargreaves(collyhurst And Stalybridge)limited | £16,947,171 |
Revenue coverage: 17 known, 234 unknown (6.8%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Stationery | 986 |
| Household, sanitary, toilet products | 644 |
| Paperboard containers | 573 |
| Other paper products (n.e.c.) | 571 |
| Corrugated paper, paperboard, bags | 194 |
| Wallpaper | 99 |
| Pulp | 39 |
SIC classification
SIC 17120 — Manufacture of paper and paperboard
Includes
manufacture of paper and paperboard intended for further industrial processing, further processing of paper and paperboard:, coating, covering and impregnation of paper and paperboard, manufacture of crêped or crinkled paper, manufacture of laminates and foils, if laminated with paper or paperboard, manufacture of handmade paper, manufacture of newsprint and other printing or writing paper, manufacture of cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, manufacture of carbon paper or stencil paper in rolls or large sheets
Excludes
manufacture of corrugated paper and paperboard, see ##17.21, manufacture of further-processed articles of paper, paperboard or pulp, see ##17.22, ##17.23, ##17.24, ##17.29, manufacture of coated or impregnated paper, where the coating or impregnant is the main ingredient, see class in which the manufacture of the coating or impregnant is classified, manufacture of abrasive paper, see ##23.91