UK manufacturing companies
14,272 active limited companies and LLPs that file full, group, medium or small accounts in manufacturing, from Companies House. 7,909 of them were founded before 2000. 2,030 have revenue from their filed accounts.
By size
- Large (full or group accounts)8,365 (59%)
- Medium (medium-company accounts)1,167 (8%)
- Small (small-company accounts)4,740 (33%)
By year founded
- Before 19905,243 (37%)
- In the 1990s2,666 (19%)
- In the 2000s2,858 (20%)
- 2010 or later3,505 (25%)
By region
- South East1,859 (13%)
- North West1,770 (12%)
- West Midlands1,732 (12%)
- Yorkshire and The Humber1,579 (11%)
- London1,520 (11%)
- East of England1,219 (9%)
- East Midlands1,143 (8%)
- South West1,052 (7%)
- Scotland871 (6%)
- Wales543 (4%)
- North East506 (4%)
- Northern Ireland471 (3%)
Examples from the register
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| Company | Activity | Location | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLORITE EUROPE LIMITED | Manufacture of other plastic products | Belfast, Northern Ireland | 1996 |
| THE P.P. GROUP OF COMPANIES LIMITED | Manufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloys | Oldham, North West | 1989 |
| ROSEHILL POLYMERS LTD | Manufacture of glues | Sowerby Bridge,, Yorkshire and The Humber | 1988 |
| EMJ PLASTICS LIMITED | Manufacture of other plastic products | Scunthorpe, Yorkshire and The Humber | 1960 |
| INDEPENDENT CONTROL SYSTEMS LIMITED | Manufacture of other electrical equipment | Telford, West Midlands | 1987 |
| COULSTOCK & PLACE ENGINEERING CO LIMITED | Manufacture of electric motors, generators and transformers | Dartford, South East | 1986 |
| HOLYHEAD MARINE SERVICES LIMITED | Building of ships and floating structures | Anglesey, Wales | 1967 |
| MGS PRECISION LIMITED | Machining | Staffs, West Midlands | 1974 |
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Other sectors in the UK
- Financial services 28,806
- Professional services 15,993
- Business services 14,239
- Wholesale & retail 14,040
- Real estate 10,460
- Construction 10,431
- Software & IT services 7,699
- Hospitality 5,029
- Healthcare & pharma 4,504
- Energy & utilities 4,431
- Transport & logistics 3,810
- Media & telecom 3,324
- Leisure & culture 2,147
- Mining & extraction 1,534
- Education 1,445
- Agriculture 1,392