Ropes, nets, other cordage
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
245
Active companies
103
Formed in latest 12 months
7
Median active-company age
9.0 years
Revenue known
5
Importers
33
Exporters
27
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 245 |
| Active companies | 103 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 7 |
| Importers | 33 |
| Exporters | 27 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 5 known, 98 unknown (4.9%).
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 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025-12 | 0 | 5 |
| 2026-01 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026-02 | 2 | 2 |
| 2026-03 | 0 | 4 |
| 2026-04 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-05 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-06 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026-07 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026-08 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Dissolved | 142 |
| Active | 103 |
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 |
|---|---|
| North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset | 9 |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 7 |
| Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire | 7 |
| Tees Valley | 6 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 |
| Shropshire and Staffordshire | 5 |
| Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | 4 |
| Greater Manchester | 4 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 4 |
| West Midlands | 4 |
Geography coverage: 101 known, 2 unknown (98.1%).
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 | 43 |
| 1m-15m | 25 |
| 15m-54m | 1 |
| 54m+ | 2 |
Revenue-range coverage: 71 known, 32 unknown (68.9%).
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 | 26 |
| Small | 39 |
| Medium | 1 |
| Large | 4 |
| Holding | 3 |
| Dormant | 19 |
Company-size coverage: 92 known, 11 unknown (89.3%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 15 |
| 1–9 | 35 |
| 10–49 | 14 |
| 50–249 | 3 |
Employee coverage: 67 known, 36 unknown (65.0%).
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 | 6 |
| 1–3 years | 21 |
| 3–5 years | 10 |
| 5–10 years | 18 |
| 10–20 years | 15 |
| 20+ years | 33 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 103 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 |
|---|---|
| 13940 | 103 |
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 | 7 |
| Exporter only | 1 |
| Both | 26 |
| Neither | 69 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 25 | £1,741,811,276 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 56 — Textile padding, felt, and nonwoven fabrics; special yarns; ropes and cables | 22 | £84,942,811 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 20 | £1,559,052,678 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 14 | £194,155,893 | 2016-09-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 14 | £1,106,078,163 | 2016-10-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 12 | £1,968,242,657 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 54 — Man-made filaments and related materials | 12 | £47,019,694 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 11 | £234,971,726 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 58 — Special woven and decorative fabrics | 10 | £16,618,636 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 9 | £69,607,925 | 2016-07-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56 — Textile padding, felt, and nonwoven fabrics; special yarns; ropes and cables | 16 | £38,995,727 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 16 | £499,809,520 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 12 | £724,774,714 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 10 | £73,521,994 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 58 — Special woven and decorative fabrics | 9 | £6,298,684 | 2017-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 9 | £63,474,857 | 2016-09-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 8 | £491,683,194 | 2016-02-01 – 2025-04-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 8 | £42,562,525 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 54 — Man-made filaments and related materials | 7 | £18,883,073 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 59 — Treated or layered fabrics for industrial use | 7 | £8,833,972 | 2016-03-01 – 2024-06-01 |
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 | 12 | 90 | 13 | 87.4% |
| Holding company | 0 | 90 | 13 | 87.4% |
| Solo founder | 42 | 90 | 13 | 87.4% |
| Ecommerce | 6 | 20 | 83 | 19.4% |
| Website | 25 | 26 | 77 | 25.2% |
| 21 | 26 | 77 | 25.2% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Europa Engineering Ltd. | £10,721,078 |
| W & J Knox Limited | £9,885,709 |
| Island Ropes & Rigging Limited | £1,528,051 |
| Henry Newbery And Co.limited | £73,020 |
| Cotcord Ltd | £27,050 |
Revenue coverage: 5 known, 98 unknown (4.9%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Other textiles (not elsewhere classified) | 1,785 |
| Soft furnishings | 1,654 |
| Finishing of textiles | 1,276 |
| Household textiles | 897 |
| Other technial and industrial textiles | 449 |
| Weaving of textiles | 425 |
| Knitted and crocheted fabrics | 399 |
| Textile fibres | 294 |
| Felt, other non-woven products | 198 |
| Canvas goods, sacks, etc | 191 |
| Woven/tufted carpets and rugs | 171 |
| Jute and knotted carpets, mats and the like | 164 |
SIC classification
SIC 13940 — Manufacture of cordage, rope, twine and netting
Includes
manufacture of twine, cordage, rope and cables of textile fibres or strip or the like, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber or plastics, manufacture of knotted netting of twine, cordage or rope, manufacture of products of rope or netting: fishing nets, ships' fenders, unloading cushions, loading slings, rope or cable fitted with metal rings etc.
Excludes
manufacture of hairnets, see ##14.19, manufacture of wire rope, see ##25.93, manufacture of landing nets for sports fishing, see ##32.30
Details
This class includes all activities related to the manufacture of textiles or textile products, not specified elsewhere in divisions ##13 or ##14, involving a large number of processes and a great variety of goods produced.