Tobacco 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

1263

Active companies

572

Formed in latest 12 months

110

Median active-company age

3.4 years

Revenue known

10

Importers

91

Exporters

31

Top values shown in the chart

CategoryCompanies
All companies 1,263
Active companies 572
Formed in latest 12 months 110
Importers 91
Exporters 31

Revenue coverage among active companies: 10 known, 562 unknown (1.7%).

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

MonthFormedDissolved
2025-12714
2026-01106
2026-02717
2026-031218
2026-04610
2026-0596
2026-061111
2026-07813
2026-0867
2026-0939

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

StatusCompanies
Dissolved 683
Active 477
Dormant 95
Liquidation 8

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 regionCompanies
Greater Manchester 68
Inner London - West 53
Inner London - East 52
Outer London - West and North West 41
West Midlands 37
Outer London - East and North East 28
West Yorkshire 27
Lancashire 25
South East Wales 19
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 18

Geography coverage: 567 known, 5 unknown (99.1%).

Revenue ranges

What this shows: active companies grouped into the platform’s ordered estimated-revenue bands.

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Revenue rangeCompanies
0-1m 225
1m-15m 53
15m-54m 10
54m+ 12

Revenue-range coverage: 300 known, 272 unknown (52.4%).

Company size and employees

What this shows: active companies by published size category and by reported employee count.

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Company sizeCompanies
Micro 152
Small 118
Medium 3
Large 17
Holding 2
Dormant 95

Company-size coverage: 387 known, 185 unknown (67.7%).

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EmployeesCompanies
0 83
1–9 179
10–49 18
50–249 3

Employee coverage: 283 known, 289 unknown (49.5%).

Active-company age

What this shows: how long currently active companies have been incorporated.

Top values shown in the chart

Age bandCompanies
Under 1 year 105
1–3 years 150
3–5 years 108
5–10 years 132
10–20 years 47
20+ years 30

Incorporation-date coverage: 572 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.

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ClassificationCompanies
Directly assigned to this segment 572

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 participationCompanies
Importer only 64
Exporter only 4
Both 27
Neither 477

Top imports HS2 categories

Top values shown in the chart

HS2 categoryCompaniesGBPAvailable dates
85 — Electrical machinery and equipment57£9,765,270,5682016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts39£3,939,758,6342016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
39 — Plastics and plastic products34£4,177,034,5282016-02-01 – 2026-05-01
48 — Paper and Paperboard Products33£673,667,6282016-03-01 – 2026-05-01
73 — Iron or Steel Products30£1,698,851,6482016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
24 — Tobacco and tobacco substitutes24£470,496,9432016-05-01 – 2026-05-01
38 — Miscellaneous chemical products24£942,406,6392016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings24£1,240,278,4032017-04-01 – 2026-04-01
96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods23£120,544,7502016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
42 — Leather goods, travel bags, and animal harnesses19£362,330,3172016-02-01 – 2026-05-01

Top exports HS2 categories

Top values shown in the chart

HS2 categoryCompaniesGBPAvailable dates
24 — Tobacco and tobacco substitutes15£48,234,1052016-10-01 – 2026-05-01
85 — Electrical machinery and equipment15£1,878,014,7652016-12-01 – 2026-05-01
84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts13£739,541,5662016-05-01 – 2026-05-01
33 — Essential oils and perfumes11£673,619,3442018-07-01 – 2026-05-01
39 — Plastics and plastic products11£495,051,0592016-11-01 – 2026-05-01
48 — Paper and Paperboard Products11£43,813,9362016-01-01 – 2026-05-01
38 — Miscellaneous chemical products10£739,166,4742017-09-01 – 2026-05-01
96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods10£6,126,2192018-05-01 – 2026-05-01
90 — Optical and medical tools and devices8£283,768,3062016-12-01 – 2024-04-01
22 — Drinks, Alcohol, and Vinegar7£203,557,1812016-04-01 – 2025-12-01

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

TraitCompaniesKnownUnknownCoverage
Family business 23 504 68 88.1%
Holding company 1 504 68 88.1%
Solo founder 345 504 68 88.1%
Ecommerce 25 43 529 7.5%
Website 55 60 512 10.5%
LinkedIn 28 60 512 10.5%

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

CompanyRevenue
United Wholesale Grocers Limited £221,114,897
Vapes-bars Ltd £162,645,319
Flawless Uk Vape Distribution Ltd £120,272,489
Adbac Ltd £27,116,251
Airscream Uk Limited £17,308,993
Strexor Limited £15,649,700
Eco Vape Limited £8,198,210
United Supplies Limited £2,948,468
Aromatic Leaves Ltd £31,590
Rapid Wholesale Ltd £2,088

Revenue coverage: 10 known, 562 unknown (1.7%).

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.

SIC classification

SIC 46350 — Wholesale of tobacco products