Chemical products
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
3899
Active companies
2834
Formed in latest 12 months
395
Median active-company age
5.8 years
Revenue known
81
Importers
569
Exporters
470
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 3,899 |
| Active companies | 2,834 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 395 |
| Importers | 569 |
| Exporters | 470 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 81 known, 2753 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12 | 25 | 39 |
| 2026-01 | 34 | 40 |
| 2026-02 | 36 | 36 |
| 2026-03 | 33 | 36 |
| 2026-04 | 26 | 22 |
| 2026-05 | 29 | 29 |
| 2026-06 | 31 | 27 |
| 2026-07 | 48 | 56 |
| 2026-08 | 33 | 30 |
| 2026-09 | 20 | 27 |
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 | 2,198 |
| Dissolved | 1,016 |
| Dormant | 636 |
| Liquidation | 47 |
| In Administration | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Inner London - West | 288 |
| Inner London - East | 214 |
| Outer London - South | 198 |
| Greater Manchester | 193 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 151 |
| West Midlands | 127 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 96 |
| Shropshire and Staffordshire | 92 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 91 |
| Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | 90 |
Geography coverage: 2811 known, 23 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 | 1,003 |
| 1m-15m | 474 |
| 15m-54m | 49 |
| 54m+ | 85 |
Revenue-range coverage: 1611 known, 1223 unknown (56.8%).
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 | 580 |
| Small | 830 |
| Medium | 17 |
| Large | 120 |
| Holding | 30 |
| Dormant | 636 |
Company-size coverage: 2213 known, 621 unknown (78.1%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 498 |
| 1–9 | 839 |
| 10–49 | 120 |
| 50–249 | 24 |
| 250+ | 3 |
Employee coverage: 1484 known, 1350 unknown (52.4%).
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 | 389 |
| 1–3 years | 584 |
| 3–5 years | 326 |
| 5–10 years | 524 |
| 10–20 years | 429 |
| 20+ years | 582 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 2834 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 |
|---|---|
| Directly assigned to this segment | 2,834 |
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 | 188 |
| Exporter only | 89 |
| Both | 381 |
| Neither | 2,176 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 317 | £22,805,362,171 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 38 — Miscellaneous chemical products | 285 | £14,301,865,105 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 261 | £43,812,644,728 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 29 — Organic Chemicals | 241 | £11,945,248,026 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 34 — Soaps, cleaning products, and waxes | 211 | £3,860,469,651 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 182 | £40,418,667,739 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 32 — Tanning and dyeing products | 167 | £1,976,297,290 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 150 | £11,962,715,024 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 28 — Inorganic Chemicals | 132 | £1,198,926,454 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 115 | £2,487,692,306 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38 — Miscellaneous chemical products | 242 | £12,118,022,382 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 224 | £9,999,255,052 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 181 | £17,869,483,964 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 34 — Soaps, cleaning products, and waxes | 180 | £3,515,150,483 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 29 — Organic Chemicals | 165 | £6,914,724,316 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 32 — Tanning and dyeing products | 138 | £2,813,866,879 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 114 | £7,579,959,449 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 112 | £8,756,651,287 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 28 — Inorganic Chemicals | 102 | £885,709,540 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 33 — Essential oils and perfumes | 93 | £5,156,027,652 | 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 | 234 | 2,349 | 485 | 82.9% |
| Holding company | 4 | 2,349 | 485 | 82.9% |
| Solo founder | 1,302 | 2,349 | 485 | 82.9% |
| Ecommerce | 93 | 456 | 2,378 | 16.1% |
| Website | 548 | 560 | 2,274 | 19.8% |
| 414 | 560 | 2,274 | 19.8% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Soda World Ltd | £190,586,089 |
| Champion Technologies Limited | £123,446,752 |
| Nesstra Services (uk) Limited | £122,650,641 |
| Count Energy Distribution Limited | £100,399,611 |
| Tetrosyl Limited | £90,708,000 |
| Helm Great Britain Limited | £83,062,955 |
| Acme Vape Ltd | £79,436,251 |
| Safic-alcan Uk Limited | £73,940,370 |
| Sbz Corporation Limited | £55,966,209 |
| Cambridge Commodities Limited | £51,410,522 |
Revenue coverage: 81 known, 2753 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 |
|---|---|
| Non-specialised | 47,440 |
| Food | 17,444 |
| Clothing and footwear | 17,314 |
| Perfume and cosmetics | 9,747 |
| Agricultural products | 8,214 |
| Household goods n.e.c. | 7,703 |
| Electronic & telecom equipment | 7,489 |
| Beverages | 7,201 |
| Vehicle parts and accessories | 7,063 |
| Food, beverages and tobacco | 7,006 |
| Other equipment n.e.c. | 6,624 |
| Textiles | 5,293 |
| Computers & peripherals, software | 5,023 |
| Pharma products | 4,522 |
| Building Materials & Sanitary | 4,381 |
| Hardware, plumbing & heating goods | 4,333 |
| Other intermediates products | 4,294 |
| Furniture, carpets and lighting equipment | 3,793 |
| Watches and jewellery | 3,600 |
| Metals and metal ores | 2,464 |
| Other | 14,765 |
SIC classification
SIC 46750 — Wholesale of chemical products
Includes
wholesale of industrial chemicals: aniline, printing ink, essential oils, industrial gases, chemical glues, colouring matter, synthetic resin, methanol, paraffin, scents and flavourings, soda, industrial salt, acids and sulphurs, starch derivates etc., wholesale of fertilisers and agrochemical products