Rubber & plastic products
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
8881
Active companies
6544
Formed in latest 12 months
543
Median active-company age
13.0 years
Revenue known
235
Importers
1751
Exporters
1730
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 8,881 |
| Active companies | 6,544 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 543 |
| Importers | 1,751 |
| Exporters | 1,730 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 235 known, 6309 unknown (3.6%).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12 | 36 | 64 |
| 2026-01 | 47 | 63 |
| 2026-02 | 41 | 85 |
| 2026-03 | 42 | 79 |
| 2026-04 | 26 | 52 |
| 2026-05 | 58 | 64 |
| 2026-06 | 49 | 30 |
| 2026-07 | 39 | 104 |
| 2026-08 | 46 | 58 |
| 2026-09 | 25 | 39 |
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 | 5,726 |
| Dissolved | 2,091 |
| Dormant | 818 |
| Liquidation | 207 |
| In Administration | 33 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 5 |
| Voluntary Arrangement | 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 |
|---|---|
| West Midlands | 419 |
| Greater Manchester | 350 |
| Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | 286 |
| Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | 273 |
| West Yorkshire | 269 |
| Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire | 240 |
| Inner London - East | 236 |
| Lancashire | 226 |
| Shropshire and Staffordshire | 218 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 216 |
Geography coverage: 6445 known, 99 unknown (98.5%).
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 | 2,748 |
| 1m-15m | 1,638 |
| 15m-54m | 178 |
| 54m+ | 307 |
Revenue-range coverage: 4871 known, 1673 unknown (74.4%).
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 | 1,447 |
| Small | 2,693 |
| Medium | 81 |
| Large | 493 |
| Holding | 93 |
| Dormant | 818 |
Company-size coverage: 5625 known, 919 unknown (86.0%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 1,216 |
| 1–9 | 2,088 |
| 10–49 | 828 |
| 50–249 | 225 |
| 250+ | 17 |
Employee coverage: 4374 known, 2170 unknown (66.8%).
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 | 531 |
| 1–3 years | 865 |
| 3–5 years | 500 |
| 5–10 years | 949 |
| 10–20 years | 1,265 |
| 20+ years | 2,434 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 6544 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 |
|---|---|
| Houseware, fittings, headgear, other n.e.c. | 4,308 |
| Other rubber products | 804 |
| Packing goods | 623 |
| Doors, windows, frames, tanks, floor etc | 403 |
| Plates, sheets, tubes and profiles | 364 |
| Rubber tyres and tubes | 310 |
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 | 373 |
| Exporter only | 352 |
| Both | 1,378 |
| Neither | 4,441 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 1,206 | £154,719,396,958 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 1,146 | £52,657,345,963 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 856 | £120,729,986,812 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 740 | £20,214,349,886 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 656 | £30,604,807,575 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 626 | £7,224,884,671 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 471 | £2,135,800,262 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 436 | £7,416,296,296 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 434 | £6,931,781,006 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 386 | £4,811,211,075 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 1,231 | £35,422,367,816 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 1,096 | £76,586,708,411 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 791 | £39,577,279,262 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 679 | £11,976,076,882 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 627 | £5,387,624,678 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 622 | £28,904,271,117 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 447 | £14,424,758,127 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 378 | £2,658,351,922 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 356 | £1,046,316,971 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 349 | £2,237,034,391 | 2016-01-01 – 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 | 807 | 4,819 | 1,725 | 73.6% |
| Holding company | 0 | 4,819 | 1,725 | 73.6% |
| Solo founder | 2,136 | 4,819 | 1,725 | 73.6% |
| Ecommerce | 247 | 1,467 | 5,077 | 22.4% |
| Website | 1,844 | 1,886 | 4,658 | 28.8% |
| 1,511 | 1,886 | 4,658 | 28.8% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Hankook Tyre U.k. Limited | £164,272,568 |
| General All Purpose Plastics Limited | £157,649,044 |
| Keter Uk Limited | £113,004,134 |
| Schutz (u.k.) Limited | £91,553,000 |
| Esterform Packaging Limited | £82,407,000 |
| The Millboard Company Limited | £70,721,257 |
| Regen Waste Limited | £66,198,057 |
| Emplas Window Systems Limited | £61,470,085 |
| Really Useful Products Ltd | £53,185,603 |
| Intralox Limited | £52,086,943 |
Revenue coverage: 235 known, 6309 unknown (3.6%).
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 | 25,098 |
| Foods | 24,503 |
| Other manufacturing n.e.c. | 19,693 |
| Wood products (ex furniture) | 12,005 |
| Printing | 11,866 |
| Furniture | 10,683 |
| Apparel | 10,541 |
| Machinery | 10,310 |
| Chemical products | 9,053 |
| Vehicles | 7,366 |
| Textiles | 7,294 |
| Beverages | 7,097 |
| Electrical equipment | 6,911 |
| Jewellery | 4,498 |
| Medical and dental instruments & supplies | 3,369 |
| Paper products | 3,159 |
| Measuring and testing equipment | 2,764 |
| Sports goods | 2,388 |
| Games and toys | 2,370 |
| Media reproduction | 2,306 |
| Other | 22,601 |