Stationery
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
1440
Active companies
979
Formed in latest 12 months
122
Median active-company age
7.8 years
Revenue known
20
Importers
113
Exporters
124
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 1,440 |
| Active companies | 979 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 122 |
| Importers | 113 |
| Exporters | 124 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 20 known, 959 unknown (2.0%).
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 | 9 | 15 |
| 2025-12 | 5 | 19 |
| 2026-01 | 7 | 8 |
| 2026-02 | 8 | 6 |
| 2026-03 | 14 | 13 |
| 2026-04 | 13 | 12 |
| 2026-05 | 13 | 13 |
| 2026-06 | 9 | 4 |
| 2026-07 | 15 | 13 |
| 2026-08 | 4 | 10 |
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 | 858 |
| Dissolved | 423 |
| Dormant | 121 |
| Liquidation | 31 |
| In Administration | 6 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 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 | 71 |
| Inner London - West | 65 |
| West Midlands | 50 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 45 |
| Shropshire and Staffordshire | 40 |
| Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | 39 |
| Essex | 36 |
| North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset | 34 |
| Greater Manchester | 31 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 29 |
Geography coverage: 970 known, 9 unknown (99.1%).
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 | 576 |
| 1m-15m | 113 |
| 15m-54m | 8 |
| 54m+ | 11 |
Revenue-range coverage: 708 known, 271 unknown (72.3%).
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 | 340 |
| Small | 323 |
| Medium | 2 |
| Large | 20 |
| Holding | 3 |
| Dormant | 121 |
Company-size coverage: 809 known, 170 unknown (82.6%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 193 |
| 1–9 | 409 |
| 10–49 | 65 |
| 50–249 | 12 |
| 250+ | 1 |
Employee coverage: 680 known, 299 unknown (69.5%).
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 | 117 |
| 1–3 years | 131 |
| 3–5 years | 105 |
| 5–10 years | 205 |
| 10–20 years | 171 |
| 20+ years | 250 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 979 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 |
|---|---|
| 17230 | 979 |
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 | 40 |
| Exporter only | 51 |
| Both | 73 |
| Neither | 815 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 73 | £2,637,075,024 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 60 | £8,704,845,538 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 38 | £1,375,305,050 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 35 | £4,505,735,183 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 31 | £5,925,935,464 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 27 | £1,707,584,647 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 27 | £182,577,944 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 22 | £1,243,633,981 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 21 | £109,459,695 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 21 | £847,250,822 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 76 | £4,868,261,514 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 72 | £717,535,618 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 38 | £1,537,359,635 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 28 | £1,517,662,593 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 28 | £37,825,642 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 21 | £249,550,716 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 20 | £1,019,634,589 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 15 | £630,258,736 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 12 | £230,647,550 | 2018-03-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 12 | £87,005,671 | 2017-09-01 – 2025-11-01 |
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 | 132 | 856 | 123 | 87.4% |
| Holding company | 0 | 856 | 123 | 87.4% |
| Solo founder | 455 | 856 | 123 | 87.4% |
| Ecommerce | 50 | 117 | 862 | 12.0% |
| Website | 133 | 134 | 845 | 13.7% |
| 98 | 134 | 845 | 13.7% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Adare Sec Limited | £69,823,000 |
| Critiqom Limited | £21,448,000 |
| Heritage Envelopes Limited | £19,678,293 |
| Pukka Pads 2000 Limited | £19,006,047 |
| Central Mailing Services Limited | £18,252,662 |
| James Hamilton & Company (lurgan) Limited | £14,380,580 |
| Lattice Labels Limited | £9,989,322 |
| Tag Systems Uk Limited | £9,685,427 |
| Collector Set Printers Ltd | £8,307,773 |
| Invitations & Co Ltd | £38,730 |
Revenue coverage: 20 known, 959 unknown (2.0%).
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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
SIC classification
SIC 17230 — Manufacture of paper stationery
Includes
manufacture of printing and writing paper ready for use, manufacture of computer printout paper ready for use, manufacture of self-copy paper ready for use, manufacture of duplicator stencils and carbon paper ready for use, manufacture of gummed or adhesive paper ready for use, manufacture of envelopes and letter-cards, manufacture of educational and commercial stationery (notebooks, binders, registers, accounting books, business forms etc.), when the printed information is not the main characteristic, manufacture of boxes, pouches, wallets and writing compendiums containing an assortment of paper stationery
Excludes
printing on paper products, see ##18.1