Paperboard containers
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
723
Active companies
566
Formed in latest 12 months
55
Median active-company age
15.5 years
Revenue known
42
Importers
202
Exporters
147
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 723 |
| Active companies | 566 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 55 |
| Importers | 202 |
| Exporters | 147 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 42 known, 524 unknown (7.4%).
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 | 3 | 5 |
| 2025-12 | 3 | 1 |
| 2026-01 | 8 | 4 |
| 2026-02 | 5 | 8 |
| 2026-03 | 3 | 8 |
| 2026-04 | 6 | 3 |
| 2026-05 | 2 | 3 |
| 2026-06 | 4 | 6 |
| 2026-07 | 4 | 6 |
| 2026-08 | 1 | 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.
Top values shown in the chart
| Status | Companies |
|---|---|
| Active | 566 |
| Dissolved | 138 |
| Liquidation | 17 |
| In Administration | 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 | 49 |
| Greater Manchester | 48 |
| West Midlands | 39 |
| Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | 28 |
| Inner London - West | 25 |
| West Yorkshire | 23 |
| Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | 22 |
| Shropshire and Staffordshire | 19 |
| Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | 18 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 17 |
Geography coverage: 559 known, 7 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 | 157 |
| 1m-15m | 189 |
| 15m-54m | 38 |
| 54m+ | 44 |
Revenue-range coverage: 428 known, 138 unknown (75.6%).
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 | 73 |
| Small | 246 |
| Medium | 24 |
| Large | 71 |
| Holding | 15 |
| Dormant | 53 |
Company-size coverage: 482 known, 84 unknown (85.2%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 91 |
| 1–9 | 129 |
| 10–49 | 102 |
| 50–249 | 43 |
| 250+ | 3 |
Employee coverage: 368 known, 198 unknown (65.0%).
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 | 54 |
| 1–3 years | 56 |
| 3–5 years | 29 |
| 5–10 years | 84 |
| 10–20 years | 97 |
| 20+ years | 246 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 566 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 |
|---|---|
| 17219 | 566 |
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 | 73 |
| Exporter only | 18 |
| Both | 129 |
| Neither | 346 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 146 | £5,346,338,391 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 134 | £28,687,400,257 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 75 | £6,395,198,127 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 75 | £23,982,352,661 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 48 | £3,170,373,974 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 47 | £3,062,642,985 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 42 | £302,744,521 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 32 | £716,295,934 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 31 | £1,624,152,690 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 44 — Wood and Wood Products | 30 | £414,946,913 | 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 | 121 | £1,326,545,363 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 75 | £4,386,117,092 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 50 | £2,409,021,335 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 32 | £1,855,444,043 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 31 | £1,458,993,060 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 29 | £1,642,833,229 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 25 | £669,352,444 | 2016-08-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 20 | £82,332,897 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 17 | £229,836,273 | 2017-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 13 | £96,817,475 | 2021-02-01 – 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 | 60 | 373 | 193 | 65.9% |
| Holding company | 0 | 373 | 193 | 65.9% |
| Solo founder | 154 | 373 | 193 | 65.9% |
| Ecommerce | 39 | 148 | 418 | 26.1% |
| Website | 176 | 189 | 377 | 33.4% |
| 158 | 189 | 377 | 33.4% |
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 | £116,541,764 |
| Huhtamaki (lurgan) Limited | £55,312,000 |
| Diamond Box Limited | £46,112,635 |
| Onboard Corrugated Limited | £44,587,867 |
| Caps Cases Limited | £30,195,779 |
| T. & B. Containers Limited | £29,635,557 |
| Dimension Development Limited | £29,378,700 |
| W.e. Roberts Limited | £26,442,000 |
| Gpi Cambridge Holdings Limited | £26,421,295 |
Revenue coverage: 42 known, 524 unknown (7.4%).
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 | 977 |
| Household, sanitary, toilet products | 596 |
| Other paper products (n.e.c.) | 579 |
| Paper, paperboard | 254 |
| Corrugated paper, paperboard, bags | 193 |
| Wallpaper | 100 |
| Pulp | 41 |
SIC classification
SIC 17219 — Manufacture of other paper and paperboard containers
Includes
manufacture of containers of corrugated paper or paperboard, manufacture of folding paperboard containers, manufacture of containers of solid board, manufacture of other containers of paper and paperboard, manufacture of office box files and similar articles
Excludes
manufacture of envelopes, see ##17.23, manufacture of moulded or pressed articles of paper pulp (e.g. boxes for packing eggs, moulded pulp paper plates), see ##17.29