Petroleum refining
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
579
Active companies
349
Formed in latest 12 months
41
Median active-company age
6.6 years
Revenue known
9
Importers
54
Exporters
48
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 579 |
| Active companies | 349 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 41 |
| Importers | 54 |
| Exporters | 48 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 9 known, 340 unknown (2.6%).
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 | 2 | 8 |
| 2025-12 | 6 | 5 |
| 2026-01 | 2 | 7 |
| 2026-02 | 0 | 5 |
| 2026-03 | 3 | 6 |
| 2026-04 | 2 | 3 |
| 2026-05 | 2 | 7 |
| 2026-06 | 6 | 8 |
| 2026-07 | 2 | 8 |
| 2026-08 | 1 | 6 |
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 | 279 |
| Dissolved | 217 |
| Dormant | 70 |
| Liquidation | 13 |
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 - West | 50 |
| Inner London - East | 26 |
| West Midlands | 22 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 17 |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 13 |
| Cheshire | 11 |
| Greater Manchester | 11 |
| Lancashire | 11 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 10 |
| Merseyside | 10 |
Geography coverage: 346 known, 3 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 | 121 |
| 1m-15m | 48 |
| 15m-54m | 11 |
| 54m+ | 31 |
Revenue-range coverage: 211 known, 138 unknown (60.5%).
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 | 80 |
| Small | 80 |
| Medium | 4 |
| Large | 37 |
| Holding | 8 |
| Dormant | 70 |
Company-size coverage: 279 known, 70 unknown (79.9%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 65 |
| 1–9 | 83 |
| 10–49 | 16 |
| 50–249 | 6 |
Employee coverage: 170 known, 179 unknown (48.7%).
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 | 38 |
| 1–3 years | 66 |
| 3–5 years | 43 |
| 5–10 years | 82 |
| 10–20 years | 58 |
| 20+ years | 62 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 349 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 |
|---|---|
| Other treatment of petroleum products | 193 |
| Mineral oil refining | 173 |
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 | 11 |
| Exporter only | 5 |
| Both | 43 |
| Neither | 290 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 41 | £22,260,316,922 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 37 | £3,651,253,716 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 34 — Soaps, cleaning products, and waxes | 31 | £767,184,740 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 38 — Miscellaneous chemical products | 30 | £3,167,109,078 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 29 | £2,660,946,715 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 27 | £13,489,142,188 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 27 | £3,521,532,200 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 29 — Organic Chemicals | 23 | £1,198,549,174 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 27 — Mineral fuels, oils, and related products | 21 | £12,456,429,941 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 16 | £320,203,365 | 2017-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 — Mineral fuels, oils, and related products | 34 | £7,365,315,360 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 38 — Miscellaneous chemical products | 32 | £1,035,283,872 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 34 — Soaps, cleaning products, and waxes | 29 | £1,043,894,810 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 29 | £6,333,345,375 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 26 | £1,106,693,128 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 29 — Organic Chemicals | 22 | £153,165,634 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 18 | £2,442,688,068 | 2016-07-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 16 | £685,959,981 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 16 | £2,508,980,297 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 14 | £745,416,222 | 2016-07-01 – 2025-12-01 |
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 | 268 | 81 | 76.8% |
| Holding company | 0 | 268 | 81 | 76.8% |
| Solo founder | 164 | 268 | 81 | 76.8% |
| Ecommerce | 6 | 42 | 307 | 12.0% |
| Website | 50 | 53 | 296 | 15.2% |
| 44 | 53 | 296 | 15.2% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Veedol Uk Limited | £34,867,630 |
| Granville Oil & Chemicals Limited | £34,245,358 |
| Rock Chemicals Limited | £31,415,511 |
| Oil Salvage Limited | £20,011,141 |
| Midland Oil Refinery Limited | £12,878,583 |
| Midland Oil Group Limited | £12,878,583 |
| Bensons Products Limited | £10,809,996 |
| Harlaw Candles Ltd | £975 |
| Gathervoyage Energy Solutions Ltd | £0 |
Revenue coverage: 9 known, 340 unknown (2.6%).
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 | 25,074 |
| Foods | 24,455 |
| Other manufacturing n.e.c. | 19,697 |
| Wood products (ex furniture) | 12,009 |
| Printing | 11,874 |
| Furniture | 10,688 |
| Apparel | 10,562 |
| Machinery | 10,295 |
| Chemical products | 9,027 |
| Vehicles | 7,378 |
| Textiles | 7,340 |
| Beverages | 7,080 |
| Electrical equipment | 6,921 |
| Rubber & plastic products | 6,557 |
| Jewellery | 4,487 |
| Medical and dental instruments & supplies | 3,361 |
| Paper products | 3,119 |
| Measuring and testing equipment | 2,750 |
| Sports goods | 2,371 |
| Games and toys | 2,355 |
| Other | 24,578 |