Plates, sheets, tubes and profiles
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
543
Active companies
364
Formed in latest 12 months
26
Median active-company age
11.0 years
Revenue known
13
Importers
108
Exporters
98
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 543 |
| Active companies | 364 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 26 |
| Importers | 108 |
| Exporters | 98 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 13 known, 351 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 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026-01 | 0 | 6 |
| 2026-02 | 1 | 10 |
| 2026-03 | 6 | 6 |
| 2026-04 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026-05 | 5 | 3 |
| 2026-06 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026-07 | 3 | 7 |
| 2026-08 | 3 | 6 |
| 2026-09 | 1 | 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 | 291 |
| Dissolved | 165 |
| Dormant | 73 |
| Liquidation | 12 |
| In Administration | 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 |
|---|---|
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 20 |
| Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | 18 |
| Lancashire | 17 |
| Greater Manchester | 16 |
| Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire | 16 |
| West Midlands | 16 |
| West Yorkshire | 16 |
| Inner London - East | 15 |
| Outer London - South | 14 |
| Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | 12 |
Geography coverage: 361 known, 3 unknown (99.2%).
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 | 123 |
| 1m-15m | 97 |
| 15m-54m | 11 |
| 54m+ | 21 |
Revenue-range coverage: 252 known, 112 unknown (69.2%).
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 | 69 |
| Small | 126 |
| Medium | 5 |
| Large | 37 |
| Holding | 7 |
| Dormant | 73 |
Company-size coverage: 317 known, 47 unknown (87.1%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 78 |
| 1–9 | 74 |
| 10–49 | 41 |
| 50–249 | 14 |
| 250+ | 1 |
Employee coverage: 208 known, 156 unknown (57.1%).
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 | 26 |
| 1–3 years | 58 |
| 3–5 years | 34 |
| 5–10 years | 56 |
| 10–20 years | 68 |
| 20+ years | 122 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 364 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 |
|---|---|
| 22210 | 364 |
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 | 20 |
| Exporter only | 10 |
| Both | 88 |
| Neither | 246 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 85 | £9,617,567,909 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 81 | £14,474,750,907 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 61 | £10,913,527,720 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 48 | £3,454,459,847 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 47 | £2,676,694,553 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 38 | £610,503,143 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 32 | £850,562,182 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 31 | £178,723,916 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 70 — Glass and Glassware | 26 | £174,507,853 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 25 | £601,915,167 | 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 | 84 | £7,250,120,531 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 67 | £8,266,287,172 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 56 | £3,595,264,655 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 52 | £1,555,556,106 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 43 | £2,433,825,395 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 41 | £566,692,346 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 31 | £1,297,392,233 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 27 | £198,409,379 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 26 | £119,454,985 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 26 | £174,803,430 | 2016-02-01 – 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 | 41 | 262 | 102 | 72.0% |
| Holding company | 0 | 262 | 102 | 72.0% |
| Solo founder | 123 | 262 | 102 | 72.0% |
| Ecommerce | 11 | 87 | 277 | 23.9% |
| Website | 109 | 112 | 252 | 30.8% |
| 96 | 112 | 252 | 30.8% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Obex Protection Ltd | £39,128,000 |
| Cirrus Limited | £20,126,276 |
| Pb Packaging Group Ltd | £18,997,840 |
| Pil Membranes Limited | £18,390,737 |
| Herald Packaging Limited | £16,176,541 |
| Bwc Profiles Ltd | £14,477,989 |
| Polycorr Limited | £12,662,944 |
| Tennants Uk Limited | £12,384,135 |
| Egeplast Uk Limited | £11,735,635 |
| Permali Gloucester Limited | £11,543,762 |
Revenue coverage: 13 known, 351 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 |
|---|---|
| Houseware, fittings, headgear, other n.e.c. | 4,309 |
| Other rubber products | 804 |
| Packing goods | 622 |
| Doors, windows, frames, tanks, floor etc | 403 |
| Rubber tyres and tubes | 310 |
SIC classification
SIC 22210 — Manufacture of plastic plates, sheets, tubes and profiles
Includes
manufacture of semi-manufactures of plastic products: plastic plates, sheets, blocks, film, foil, strip etc. (whether self-adhesive or not), manufacture of finished plastic products: plastic tubes, pipes and hoses; hose and pipe fittings, cellophane film or sheet
Excludes
manufacture of plastics in primary forms, see ##20.16, manufacture of articles of synthetic or natural rubber, see ##22.1