Binding and related services
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
532
Active companies
386
Formed in latest 12 months
127
Median active-company age
7.1 years
Revenue known
3
Importers
31
Exporters
31
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 532 |
| Active companies | 386 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 127 |
| Importers | 31 |
| Exporters | 31 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 3 known, 383 unknown (0.8%).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12 | 2 | 5 |
| 2026-01 | 3 | 3 |
| 2026-02 | 6 | 1 |
| 2026-03 | 15 | 6 |
| 2026-04 | 19 | 10 |
| 2026-05 | 13 | 2 |
| 2026-06 | 16 | 1 |
| 2026-07 | 14 | 4 |
| 2026-08 | 19 | 8 |
| 2026-09 | 8 | 3 |
Window: 2024-01 to 2026-09.
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 | 368 |
| Dissolved | 130 |
| Dormant | 18 |
| Liquidation | 15 |
| 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 | 44 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 26 |
| West Midlands | 19 |
| Inner London - West | 18 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 18 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 17 |
| Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | 16 |
| Essex | 15 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 13 |
| Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | 12 |
Geography coverage: 386 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 | 191 |
| 1m-15m | 28 |
| 15m-54m | 1 |
| 54m+ | 4 |
Revenue-range coverage: 224 known, 162 unknown (58.0%).
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 | 109 |
| Small | 104 |
| Medium | 1 |
| Large | 4 |
| Holding | 4 |
| Dormant | 18 |
Company-size coverage: 240 known, 146 unknown (62.2%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 39 |
| 1–9 | 141 |
| 10–49 | 31 |
| 50–249 | 2 |
Employee coverage: 213 known, 173 unknown (55.2%).
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 | 119 |
| 1–3 years | 42 |
| 3–5 years | 16 |
| 5–10 years | 45 |
| 10–20 years | 72 |
| 20+ years | 92 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 386 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 |
|---|---|
| 18140 | 386 |
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 | 12 |
| Exporter only | 12 |
| Both | 19 |
| Neither | 343 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 19 | £1,924,554,828 | 2017-07-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 15 | £438,614,180 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 15 | £513,275,153 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 9 | £2,815,504,925 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 9 | £220,598,428 | 2017-01-01 – 2025-10-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 7 | £235,126,912 | 2016-02-01 – 2024-04-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 6 | £88,087,756 | 2019-03-01 – 2025-08-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 6 | £403,813,284 | 2017-09-01 – 2025-09-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 6 | £36,932,034 | 2019-05-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 5 | £585,908,658 | 2017-09-01 – 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 | 21 | £1,475,770,397 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 15 | £1,265,774,811 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 13 | £87,756,483 | 2016-07-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 11 | £576,054,603 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 6 | £452,793,633 | 2017-08-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 6 | £122,331,113 | 2017-08-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 5 | £13,745,047 | 2021-04-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 5 | £24,232,351 | 2018-10-01 – 2026-01-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 4 | £298,927,765 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 4 | £43,951,590 | 2016-11-01 – 2026-03-01 |
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 | 46 | 351 | 35 | 90.9% |
| Holding company | 0 | 351 | 35 | 90.9% |
| Solo founder | 212 | 351 | 35 | 90.9% |
| Ecommerce | 5 | 31 | 355 | 8.0% |
| Website | 37 | 37 | 349 | 9.6% |
| 27 | 37 | 349 | 9.6% |
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 |
|---|---|
| W. & G. Baird Limited | £14,122,278 |
| Print & Stationery Management Co. Limited | £13,786,478 |
| Helix Binders Limited | £238,954 |
Revenue coverage: 3 known, 383 unknown (0.8%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Books and n.e.c. | 9,388 |
| Pre-press/media services | 1,645 |
| Labels | 768 |
| Periodicals | 140 |
SIC classification
SIC 18140 — Binding and related services
Includes
trade binding, sample mounting and post press services in support of printing activities, e.g. trade binding and finishing of books, brochures, magazines, catalogues, etc., by folding, cutting and trimming, assembling, stitching, thread sewing, adhesive binding, cutting and cover laying, gluing, collating, basting, gold stamping; spiral binding and plastic wire binding, binding and finishing of printed paper or printed cardboard, by folding, stamping, drilling, punching, perforating, embossing, sticking, gluing, laminating, finishing services for CD-ROMs, mailing finishing services such as customisation, envelope preparation, other finishing activities such as die, sinking or stamping, Braille copying