Wallpaper
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
199
Active companies
100
Formed in latest 12 months
22
Median active-company age
4.7 years
Revenue known
4
Importers
19
Exporters
27
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 199 |
| Active companies | 100 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 22 |
| Importers | 19 |
| Exporters | 27 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 4 known, 96 unknown (4.0%).
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 | 3 | 5 |
| 2025-12 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026-01 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026-02 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-03 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026-04 | 3 | 2 |
| 2026-05 | 3 | 3 |
| 2026-06 | 4 | 1 |
| 2026-07 | 2 | 2 |
| 2026-08 | 0 | 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 | 100 |
| Dissolved | 97 |
| Liquidation | 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 |
|---|---|
| Lancashire | 17 |
| Inner London - West | 12 |
| Inner London - East | 10 |
| West Midlands | 6 |
| Greater Manchester | 4 |
| Kent | 4 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 4 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 4 |
| Cheshire | 3 |
| Lincolnshire | 3 |
Geography coverage: 100 known, 0 unknown (100.0%).
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 | 43 |
| 1m-15m | 11 |
| 54m+ | 3 |
Revenue-range coverage: 57 known, 43 unknown (57.0%).
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 | 26 |
| Small | 26 |
| Large | 3 |
| Holding | 3 |
| Dormant | 12 |
Company-size coverage: 70 known, 30 unknown (70.0%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 15 |
| 1–9 | 30 |
| 10–49 | 6 |
| 50–249 | 1 |
Employee coverage: 52 known, 48 unknown (52.0%).
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 | 21 |
| 1–3 years | 21 |
| 3–5 years | 11 |
| 5–10 years | 23 |
| 10–20 years | 11 |
| 20+ years | 13 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 100 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 |
|---|---|
| 17240 | 100 |
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 | 3 |
| Exporter only | 11 |
| Both | 16 |
| Neither | 70 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 13 | £322,711,108 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 11 | £917,348,663 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 10 | £475,166,177 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 59 — Treated or layered fabrics for industrial use | 9 | £22,392,017 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 8 | £2,920,356,815 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 7 | £1,347,186,526 | 2017-02-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 44 — Wood and Wood Products | 6 | £84,694,953 | 2022-11-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 6 | £308,278,877 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 54 — Man-made filaments and related materials | 5 | £20,332,588 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 5 | £158,039,281 | 2020-03-01 – 2025-03-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 21 | £227,653,492 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 14 | £1,329,460,394 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 59 — Treated or layered fabrics for industrial use | 11 | £16,351,276 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 11 | £805,167,837 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 53 — Various natural fibers from plants, paper yarn, and fabrics made from paper yarn | 9 | £14,501,549 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 8 | £93,655,333 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 7 | £576,314,062 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 44 — Wood and Wood Products | 6 | £24,600,842 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 58 — Special woven and decorative fabrics | 6 | £3,991,483 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 6 | £122,053,489 | 2016-07-01 – 2025-10-01 |
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 | 13 | 83 | 17 | 83.0% |
| Holding company | 0 | 83 | 17 | 83.0% |
| Solo founder | 48 | 83 | 17 | 83.0% |
| Ecommerce | 10 | 22 | 78 | 22.0% |
| Website | 26 | 26 | 74 | 26.0% |
| 20 | 26 | 74 | 26.0% |
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 |
|---|---|
| The Ritzema Group Limited | £8,251,679 |
| The Surface Print Company Limited | £8,220,343 |
| Meredian International Ltd | £4,568,155 |
| Victoria Sanders Ltd | £29,553 |
Revenue coverage: 4 known, 96 unknown (4.0%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Stationery | 976 |
| Household, sanitary, toilet products | 596 |
| Other paper products (n.e.c.) | 579 |
| Paperboard containers | 566 |
| Paper, paperboard | 254 |
| Corrugated paper, paperboard, bags | 193 |
| Pulp | 41 |
SIC classification
SIC 17240 — Manufacture of wallpaper
Includes
manufacture of wallpaper and similar wall coverings, including vinyl-coated and textile wallpaper
Excludes
manufacture of paper or paperboard in bulk, see ##17.12, manufacture of plastic wall paper, see ##22.29