Pharma
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
2729
Active companies
1998
Formed in latest 12 months
189
Median active-company age
7.7 years
Revenue known
58
Importers
390
Exporters
367
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 2,729 |
| Active companies | 1,998 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 189 |
| Importers | 390 |
| Exporters | 367 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 58 known, 1940 unknown (2.9%).
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 | 18 | 23 |
| 2025-12 | 11 | 28 |
| 2026-01 | 10 | 14 |
| 2026-02 | 12 | 27 |
| 2026-03 | 8 | 26 |
| 2026-04 | 10 | 16 |
| 2026-05 | 14 | 19 |
| 2026-06 | 17 | 20 |
| 2026-07 | 11 | 42 |
| 2026-08 | 3 | 20 |
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 | 1,998 |
| Dissolved | 694 |
| Liquidation | 32 |
| In Administration | 2 |
| Voluntary Arrangement | 2 |
| Receiver Action | 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 - West | 258 |
| Inner London - East | 155 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 124 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 96 |
| Greater Manchester | 95 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 79 |
| West Midlands | 76 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 74 |
| West Yorkshire | 66 |
| Kent | 64 |
Geography coverage: 1989 known, 9 unknown (99.5%).
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 | 774 |
| 1m-15m | 308 |
| 15m-54m | 38 |
| 54m+ | 175 |
Revenue-range coverage: 1295 known, 703 unknown (64.8%).
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 | 436 |
| Small | 562 |
| Medium | 12 |
| Large | 219 |
| Holding | 32 |
| Dormant | 385 |
Company-size coverage: 1646 known, 352 unknown (82.4%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 362 |
| 1–9 | 554 |
| 10–49 | 93 |
| 50–249 | 31 |
| 250+ | 4 |
Employee coverage: 1044 known, 954 unknown (52.3%).
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 | 186 |
| 1–3 years | 340 |
| 3–5 years | 221 |
| 5–10 years | 431 |
| 10–20 years | 394 |
| 20+ years | 426 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 1998 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 |
|---|---|
| Basic pharma | 1,375 |
| Vaccines, medicaments, diagnostic substances, biotech etc | 846 |
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 | 90 |
| Exporter only | 67 |
| Both | 300 |
| Neither | 1,541 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 253 | £21,832,246,925 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 245 | £75,962,885,457 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 228 | £24,537,988,719 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 30 — Pharmaceutical Products | 218 | £84,715,552,590 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 29 — Organic Chemicals | 181 | £11,936,856,752 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 38 — Miscellaneous chemical products | 181 | £14,844,639,431 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 179 | £62,074,693,144 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 168 | £3,641,411,659 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 33 — Essential oils and perfumes | 134 | £8,956,371,449 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 70 — Glass and Glassware | 128 | £617,238,535 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 — Pharmaceutical Products | 208 | £92,579,626,340 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 195 | £17,754,524,486 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 180 | £24,376,949,562 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 38 — Miscellaneous chemical products | 160 | £12,423,797,933 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 160 | £8,353,129,611 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 133 | £14,540,917,212 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 33 — Essential oils and perfumes | 131 | £8,261,209,637 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 29 — Organic Chemicals | 130 | £6,248,992,224 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 93 | £1,014,442,365 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 73 | £3,535,961,421 | 2016-03-01 – 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 | 105 | 1,368 | 630 | 68.5% |
| Holding company | 4 | 1,368 | 630 | 68.5% |
| Solo founder | 691 | 1,368 | 630 | 68.5% |
| Ecommerce | 55 | 306 | 1,692 | 15.3% |
| Website | 393 | 407 | 1,591 | 20.4% |
| 342 | 407 | 1,591 | 20.4% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Crescent Pharma Limited | £96,475,385 |
| Dr Reddy's Laboratories (uk) Limited | £94,960,784 |
| Octapharma Limited | £94,024,913 |
| Fine Organics Limited | £89,180,000 |
| Lofthouse Of Fleetwood Limited | £79,151,665 |
| Hvl Pharma Uk Ltd | £64,843,000 |
| West Pharmaceutical Services Cornwall Limited | £52,839,000 |
| Pierre Fabre Limited | £52,450,303 |
| Ennogen Healthcare International Limited | £51,914,110 |
| Neon Healthcare Ltd | £51,171,530 |
Revenue coverage: 58 known, 1940 unknown (2.9%).
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 | 25,063 |
| Foods | 24,412 |
| Other manufacturing n.e.c. | 19,681 |
| Wood products (ex furniture) | 12,003 |
| Printing | 11,865 |
| Furniture | 10,675 |
| Apparel | 10,545 |
| Machinery | 10,279 |
| Chemical products | 9,003 |
| Vehicles | 7,366 |
| Textiles | 7,352 |
| Beverages | 7,075 |
| Electrical equipment | 6,908 |
| Rubber & plastic products | 6,544 |
| Jewellery | 4,484 |
| Medical and dental instruments & supplies | 3,355 |
| Paper products | 3,109 |
| Measuring and testing equipment | 2,742 |
| Sports goods | 2,368 |
| Games and toys | 2,342 |
| Other | 22,931 |