Pharma 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
6766
Active companies
4515
Formed in latest 12 months
815
Median active-company age
4.9 years
Revenue known
105
Importers
753
Exporters
582
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 6,766 |
| Active companies | 4,515 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 815 |
| Importers | 753 |
| Exporters | 582 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 105 known, 4410 unknown (2.3%).
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 | 73 | 185 |
| 2025-12 | 50 | 87 |
| 2026-01 | 57 | 70 |
| 2026-02 | 44 | 64 |
| 2026-03 | 62 | 91 |
| 2026-04 | 67 | 112 |
| 2026-05 | 59 | 117 |
| 2026-06 | 63 | 62 |
| 2026-07 | 62 | 102 |
| 2026-08 | 24 | 32 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Active | 4,515 |
| Dissolved | 2,186 |
| Liquidation | 61 |
| In Administration | 2 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 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 | 652 |
| Inner London - East | 462 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 442 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 239 |
| West Midlands | 227 |
| Greater Manchester | 224 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 204 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 202 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 163 |
| Outer London - South | 160 |
Geography coverage: 4488 known, 27 unknown (99.4%).
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 | 1,545 |
| 1m-15m | 721 |
| 15m-54m | 114 |
| 54m+ | 212 |
Revenue-range coverage: 2592 known, 1923 unknown (57.4%).
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 | 958 |
| Small | 1,193 |
| Medium | 21 |
| Large | 294 |
| Holding | 36 |
| Dormant | 685 |
Company-size coverage: 3187 known, 1328 unknown (70.6%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 781 |
| 1–9 | 1,244 |
| 10–49 | 195 |
| 50–249 | 36 |
| 250+ | 4 |
Employee coverage: 2260 known, 2255 unknown (50.1%).
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 | 780 |
| 1–3 years | 1,010 |
| 3–5 years | 489 |
| 5–10 years | 909 |
| 10–20 years | 701 |
| 20+ years | 626 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 4515 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 | 4,515 |
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 | 295 |
| Exporter only | 124 |
| Both | 458 |
| Neither | 3,638 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 440 | £33,573,239,546 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 30 — Pharmaceutical Products | 387 | £108,657,243,334 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 296 | £54,765,789,867 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 295 | £20,426,242,217 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 33 — Essential oils and perfumes | 262 | £13,688,407,248 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 245 | £65,336,323,614 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 38 — Miscellaneous chemical products | 226 | £14,476,609,343 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 209 | £4,217,588,265 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 153 | £1,363,722,317 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 135 | £4,452,573,620 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 — Pharmaceutical Products | 332 | £109,837,439,506 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 331 | £23,455,068,350 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 33 — Essential oils and perfumes | 232 | £12,643,059,089 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 197 | £10,033,534,908 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 192 | £18,910,486,326 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 38 — Miscellaneous chemical products | 188 | £11,772,615,621 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 148 | £13,711,026,266 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 34 — Soaps, cleaning products, and waxes | 127 | £3,002,251,641 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 125 | £1,124,269,681 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 29 — Organic Chemicals | 112 | £3,188,645,137 | 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 | 309 | 3,625 | 890 | 80.3% |
| Holding company | 4 | 3,625 | 890 | 80.3% |
| Solo founder | 2,029 | 3,625 | 890 | 80.3% |
| Ecommerce | 152 | 638 | 3,877 | 14.1% |
| Website | 749 | 767 | 3,748 | 17.0% |
| 571 | 767 | 3,748 | 17.0% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Day Lewis Medical Limited | £280,764,000 |
| Ethigen Limited | £274,417,517 |
| Movianto Uk Limited | £207,114,000 |
| Smartway Pharmaceuticals Limited | £176,911,388 |
| Astute Healthcare Limited | £130,271,628 |
| Zentiva Pharma Uk Limited | £119,349,000 |
| Crescent Pharma Limited | £96,475,385 |
| Besins Healthcare (uk) Limited | £75,658,278 |
| A1 Pharmaceuticals Public Limited Company | £60,102,403 |
| Milpharm Limited | £57,936,349 |
Revenue coverage: 105 known, 4410 unknown (2.3%).
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 | 47,078 |
| Clothing and footwear | 17,404 |
| Food | 17,372 |
| Perfume and cosmetics | 9,760 |
| Agricultural products | 8,199 |
| Household goods n.e.c. | 7,694 |
| Electronic & telecom equipment | 7,505 |
| Beverages | 7,219 |
| Vehicle parts and accessories | 7,029 |
| Food, beverages and tobacco | 6,936 |
| Other equipment n.e.c. | 6,491 |
| Textiles | 5,288 |
| Computers & peripherals, software | 5,024 |
| Building Materials & Sanitary | 4,350 |
| Hardware, plumbing & heating goods | 4,321 |
| Other intermediates products | 4,304 |
| Furniture, carpets and lighting equipment | 3,819 |
| Watches and jewellery | 3,639 |
| Chemical products | 2,837 |
| Metals and metal ores | 2,447 |
| Other | 14,812 |
SIC classification
SIC 46460 — Wholesale of pharmaceutical goods
Includes
wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods