China, glassware, cleaning materials
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
1499
Active companies
778
Formed in latest 12 months
197
Median active-company age
3.8 years
Revenue known
11
Importers
130
Exporters
68
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 1,499 |
| Active companies | 778 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 197 |
| Importers | 130 |
| Exporters | 68 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 11 known, 767 unknown (1.4%).
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 | 14 | 18 |
| 2026-01 | 15 | 20 |
| 2026-02 | 8 | 11 |
| 2026-03 | 24 | 21 |
| 2026-04 | 17 | 6 |
| 2026-05 | 17 | 24 |
| 2026-06 | 14 | 17 |
| 2026-07 | 21 | 23 |
| 2026-08 | 16 | 19 |
| 2026-09 | 10 | 17 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Dissolved | 706 |
| Active | 668 |
| Dormant | 110 |
| Liquidation | 13 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Inner London - East | 101 |
| Inner London - West | 72 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 67 |
| West Midlands | 40 |
| Greater Manchester | 38 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 31 |
| South East Wales | 31 |
| Outer London - South | 29 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 29 |
| Shropshire and Staffordshire | 26 |
Geography coverage: 766 known, 12 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 | 287 |
| 1m-15m | 97 |
| 15m-54m | 10 |
| 54m+ | 5 |
Revenue-range coverage: 399 known, 379 unknown (51.3%).
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 | 181 |
| Small | 193 |
| Medium | 3 |
| Large | 10 |
| Holding | 4 |
| Dormant | 110 |
Company-size coverage: 501 known, 277 unknown (64.4%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 94 |
| 1–9 | 248 |
| 10–49 | 39 |
| 50–249 | 5 |
| 250+ | 1 |
Employee coverage: 387 known, 391 unknown (49.7%).
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 | 176 |
| 1–3 years | 171 |
| 3–5 years | 83 |
| 5–10 years | 149 |
| 10–20 years | 92 |
| 20+ years | 107 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 778 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 | 778 |
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 | 74 |
| Exporter only | 12 |
| Both | 56 |
| Neither | 636 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70 — Glass and Glassware | 67 | £812,480,277 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 69 — Ceramic products | 59 | £617,361,332 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 53 | £1,552,862,117 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 51 | £2,570,354,251 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 50 | £5,435,931,029 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 49 | £4,843,656,549 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 43 | £385,304,362 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 37 | £1,789,983,387 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 37 | £3,279,344,228 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 37 | £367,906,664 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70 — Glass and Glassware | 36 | £87,636,220 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 69 — Ceramic products | 35 | £245,932,228 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 28 | £463,133,885 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 26 | £308,985,621 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 23 | £33,225,818 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 21 | £1,222,738,804 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 21 | £1,047,293,881 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 21 | £617,701,270 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 17 | £234,655,512 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 16 | £27,987,147 | 2017-08-01 – 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 | 58 | 708 | 70 | 91.0% |
| Holding company | 0 | 708 | 70 | 91.0% |
| Solo founder | 452 | 708 | 70 | 91.0% |
| Ecommerce | 51 | 101 | 677 | 13.0% |
| Website | 119 | 125 | 653 | 16.1% |
| 77 | 125 | 653 | 16.1% |
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 |
|---|---|
| E.f.g. Housewares Limited | £34,840,921 |
| Innerglass Limited | £31,400,612 |
| Yate Disposables Ltd | £27,954,636 |
| Emma Bridgewater Limited | £27,436,407 |
| Pattesons Glass Limited | £19,339,990 |
| Pure Table Top Ltd | £13,976,852 |
| John Artis Limited | £9,806,060 |
| Sophie Allport Limited | £8,519,227 |
| Bodum (u.k.) Limited | £3,942,676 |
| Calah Digital Business Ltd | £79,550 |
Revenue coverage: 11 known, 767 unknown (1.4%).
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 | 47,426 |
| Food | 17,440 |
| Clothing and footwear | 17,314 |
| Perfume and cosmetics | 9,745 |
| Agricultural products | 8,213 |
| Household goods n.e.c. | 7,702 |
| Electronic & telecom equipment | 7,489 |
| Beverages | 7,199 |
| Vehicle parts and accessories | 7,061 |
| Food, beverages and tobacco | 7,003 |
| Other equipment n.e.c. | 6,621 |
| 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 |
| Chemical products | 2,834 |
| Other | 16,450 |
SIC classification
SIC 46440 — Wholesale of china and glassware and cleaning materials
Includes
wholesale of china and glassware, wholesale of cleaning materials