Manufacturing companies in the UK

On the register

Share of these companies on the live register, by status.

• Active 82%
• Proposal to strike off 15%
• In insolvency or administration 3%

New registrations

Companies registered each month, October 2025 – September 2026, that are still on the register. See registrations by month across all companies.

Company age

How long the active companies have been registered.

• Under 1 year 12%
• 1–3 years 16%
• 3–5 years 10%
• 5–10 years 18%
• 10–20 years 20%
• 20 years or more 24%

SIC codes in this industry

Active companies under each SIC code. Codes with fewer than 250 active companies don't have a page of their own.

• 32990 – Other manufacturing n.e.c. 18,400
• 25990 – Manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c. 8,720
• 18129 – Printing n.e.c. 8,680
• 16230 – Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery 7,970
• 33190 – Repair of other equipment 6,820
• 31090 – Manufacture of other furniture 6,560
• 33120 – Repair of machinery 5,780
• 14190 – Manufacture of other wearing apparel and accessories n.e.c. 5,600
• 33140 – Repair of electrical equipment 5,490
• 33200 – Installation of industrial machinery and equipment 5,210
• 25110 – Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures 4,900
• 22290 – Manufacture of other plastic products 4,100
• 32120 – Manufacture of jewellery and related articles 3,800
• 33170 – Repair and maintenance of other transport equipment n.e.c. 3,750
• 28990 – Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery n.e.c. 3,240
• 32500 – Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies 3,140
• 25620 – Machining 2,950
• 27900 – Manufacture of other electrical equipment 2,890
• 20420 – Manufacture of perfumes and toilet preparations 2,840
• 31020 – Manufacture of kitchen furniture 2,730
• 33160 – Repair and maintenance of aircraft and spacecraft 2,620
• 29320 – Manufacture of other parts and accessories for motor vehicles 2,530
• 33150 – Repair and maintenance of ships and boats 2,410
• 32300 – Manufacture of sports goods 2,170
• 16290 – Manufacture of other products of wood; manufacture of articles of cork, straw and plaiting materials 2,000
• 14132 – Manufacture of other women's outerwear 1,960
• 32409 – Manufacture of other games and toys, n.e.c. 1,920
• 33110 – Repair of fabricated metal products 1,700
• 26400 – Manufacture of consumer electronics 1,650
• 25120 – Manufacture of doors and windows of metal 1,650
• 26110 – Manufacture of electronic components 1,640
• 13990 – Manufacture of other textiles n.e.c. 1,570
• 26511 – Manufacture of electronic measuring, testing etc. equipment, not for industrial process control 1,520
• 13921 – Manufacture of soft furnishings 1,510
• 18130 – Pre-press and pre-media services 1,480
• 20590 – Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c. 1,460
• 14131 – Manufacture of other men's outerwear 1,280
• 23700 – Cutting, shaping and finishing of stone 1,270
• 21100 – Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products 1,240
• 31010 – Manufacture of office and shop furniture 1,240
• 15120 – Manufacture of luggage, handbags and the like, saddlery and harness 1,240
• 25610 – Treatment and coating of metals 1,230
• 28290 – Manufacture of other general-purpose machinery n.e.c. 1,220
• 29100 – Manufacture of motor vehicles 1,160
• 13300 – Finishing of textiles 1,160
• 27400 – Manufacture of electric lighting equipment 1,120
• 26512 – Manufacture of electronic industrial process control equipment 1,110
• 26200 – Manufacture of computers and peripheral equipment 1,090
• 18201 – Reproduction of sound recording 1,040
• 30300 – Manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery 1,040
• 20411 – Manufacture of soap and detergents 974
• 25730 – Manufacture of tools 951
• 33130 – Repair of electronic and optical equipment 932
• 17230 – Manufacture of paper stationery 917
• 29201 – Manufacture of bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles (except caravans) 899
• 28220 – Manufacture of lifting and handling equipment 873
• 30990 – Manufacture of other transport equipment n.e.c. 860
• 21200 – Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations 786
• 27120 – Manufacture of electricity distribution and control apparatus 785
• 13923 – manufacture of household textiles 763
• 22190 – Manufacture of other rubber products 747
• 30120 – Building of pleasure and sporting boats 742
• 18203 – Reproduction of computer media 737
• 20150 – Manufacture of fertilizers and nitrogen compounds 729
• 24100 – Manufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloys 718
• 16100 – Sawmilling and planing of wood 714
• 24200 – Manufacture of tubes, pipes, hollow profiles and related fittings, of steel 703
• 18121 – Manufacture of printed labels 699
• 23610 – Manufacture of concrete products for construction purposes 677
• 23410 – Manufacture of ceramic household and ornamental articles 639
• 14120 – Manufacture of workwear 637
• 28490 – Manufacture of other machine tools 597
• 20301 – Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, mastics and sealants 592
• 22220 – Manufacture of plastic packing goods 587
• 17220 – Manufacture of household and sanitary goods and of toilet requisites 575
• 27110 – Manufacture of electric motors, generators and transformers 569
• 28250 – Manufacture of non-domestic cooling and ventilation equipment 555
• 29310 – Manufacture of electrical and electronic equipment for motor vehicles and their engines 549
• 17219 – Manufacture of other paper and paperboard containers 538
• 14110 – Manufacture of leather clothes 535
• 15200 – Manufacture of footwear 524
• 17290 – Manufacture of other articles of paper and paperboard n.e.c. 520
• 32200 – Manufacture of musical instruments 513
• 18202 – Reproduction of video recording 509
• 20200 – Manufacture of pesticides and other agrochemical products 506
• 27510 – Manufacture of electric domestic appliances 503
• 26120 – Manufacture of loaded electronic boards 502
• 27320 – Manufacture of other electronic and electric wires and cables 497
• 25500 – Forging, pressing, stamping and roll-forming of metal; powder metallurgy 480
• 32130 – Manufacture of imitation jewellery and related articles 477
• 28131 – Manufacture of pumps 457
• 26309 – Manufacture of communication equipment other than telegraph, and telephone apparatus and equipment 453
• 30110 – Building of ships and floating structures 450
• 20412 – Manufacture of cleaning and polishing preparations 445
• 28302 – Manufacture of agricultural and forestry machinery other than tractors 437
• 13960 – Manufacture of other technical and industrial textiles 420
• 31030 – Manufacture of mattresses 420
• 16240 – Manufacture of wooden containers 403
• 20140 – Manufacture of other organic basic chemicals 403
• 26701 – Manufacture of optical precision instruments 400
• 28930 – Manufacture of machinery for food, beverage and tobacco processing 400
• 28110 – Manufacture of engines and turbines, except aircraft, vehicle and cycle engines 396
• 23630 – Manufacture of ready-mixed concrete 390
• 22230 – Manufacture of builders ware of plastic 381
• 14142 – Manufacture of women's underwear 375
• 13200 – Weaving of textiles 374
• 23120 – Shaping and processing of flat glass 372
• 20160 – Manufacture of plastics in primary forms 363
• 18140 – Binding and related services 361
• 27200 – Manufacture of batteries and accumulators 358
• 28140 – Manufacture of taps and valves 356
• 13910 – Manufacture of knitted and crocheted fabrics 355
• 23990 – Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products n.e.c. 351
• 23190 – Manufacture and processing of other glass, including technical glassware 350
• 32401 – Manufacture of professional and arcade games and toys 341
• 30920 – Manufacture of bicycles and invalid carriages 340
• 25940 – Manufacture of fasteners and screw machine products 339
• 20530 – Manufacture of essential oils 338
• 25720 – Manufacture of locks and hinges 337
• 20130 – Manufacture of other inorganic basic chemicals 336
• 22210 – Manufacture of plastic plates, sheets, tubes and profiles 333
• 28150 – Manufacture of bearings, gears, gearing and driving elements 329
• 14390 – Manufacture of other knitted and crocheted apparel 328
• 25930 – Manufacture of wire products, chain and springs 325
• 29202 – Manufacture of trailers and semi-trailers 302
• 24410 – Precious metals production 297
• 16210 – Manufacture of veneer sheets and wood-based panels 294
• 24450 – Other non-ferrous metal production 290
• 29203 – Manufacture of caravans 287
• 22110 – Manufacture of rubber tyres and tubes; retreading and rebuilding of rubber tyres 279
• 13100 – Preparation and spinning of textile fibres 272
• 25290 – Manufacture of other tanks, reservoirs and containers of metal 272
• 26520 – Manufacture of watches and clocks 268
• 23690 – Manufacture of other articles of concrete, plaster and cement 265
• 23320 – Manufacture of bricks, tiles and construction products, in baked clay 254
• 28120 – Manufacture of fluid power equipment 254
• 17120 – Manufacture of paper and paperboard 235
• 26600 – Manufacture of irradiation, electromedical and electrotherapeutic equipment 231
• 30200 – Manufacture of railway locomotives and rolling stock 218
• 24540 – Casting of other non-ferrous metals 210
• 24420 – Aluminium production 206
• 25210 – Manufacture of central heating radiators and boilers 206
• 23620 – Manufacture of plaster products for construction purposes 194
• 26301 – Manufacture of telegraph and telephone apparatus and equipment 192
• 28960 – Manufacture of plastics and rubber machinery 188
• 23490 – Manufacture of other ceramic products n.e.c. 185
• 17211 – Manufacture of corrugated paper and paperboard, sacks and bags 182
• 20110 – Manufacture of industrial gases 180
• 13922 – manufacture of canvas goods, sacks, etc. 178
• 23110 – Manufacture of flat glass 176
• 28410 – Manufacture of metal forming machinery 173
• 30910 – Manufacture of motorcycles 172
• 24520 – Casting of steel 171
• 26702 – Manufacture of photographic and cinematographic equipment 169
• 13950 – Manufacture of non-wovens and articles made from non-wovens, except apparel 166
• 19209 – Other treatment of petroleum products (excluding petrochemicals manufacture) 166
• 28210 – Manufacture of ovens, furnaces and furnace burners 161
• 24530 – Casting of light metals 158
• 14141 – Manufacture of men's underwear 153
• 19201 – Mineral oil refining 150
• 24330 – Cold forming or folding 148
• 27520 – Manufacture of non-electric domestic appliances 147
• 28940 – Manufacture of machinery for textile, apparel and leather production 147
• 20120 – Manufacture of dyes and pigments 146
• 13931 – Manufacture of woven or tufted carpets and rugs 140
• 13939 – Manufacture of other carpets and rugs 139
• 23440 – Manufacture of other technical ceramic products 134
• 18110 – Printing of newspapers 126
• 28921 – Manufacture of machinery for mining 126
• 15110 – Tanning and dressing of leather; dressing and dyeing of fur 124
• 23140 – Manufacture of glass fibres 124
• 24510 – Casting of iron 122
• 25920 – Manufacture of light metal packaging 118
• 14310 – Manufacture of knitted and crocheted hosiery 115
• 25710 – Manufacture of cutlery 113
• 27330 – Manufacture of wiring devices 112
• 26513 – Manufacture of non-electronic measuring, testing etc. equipment, not for industrial process control 109
• 26514 – Manufacture of non-electronic industrial process control equipment 108
• 28132 – Manufacture of compressors 104
• 20520 – Manufacture of glues 101
• 20302 – Manufacture of printing ink 100
• 23200 – Manufacture of refractory products 99
• 25400 – Manufacture of weapons and ammunition 96
• 16220 – Manufacture of assembled parquet floors 93
• 17240 – Manufacture of wallpaper 93
• 13940 – Manufacture of cordage, rope, twine and netting 89
• 27310 – Manufacture of fibre optic cables 87
• 28950 – Manufacture of machinery for paper and paperboard production 80
• 28240 – Manufacture of power-driven hand tools 78

Where they're registered

Active companies by postcode area of their registered office.

• Birmingham (B) 6,030
• East Central London (EC) 4,370
• Belfast (BT) 4,070
• West London (W) 3,890
• Leicester (LE) 3,780
• Sheffield (S) 3,680
• North London (N) 3,490
• Coventry (CV) 3,370
• East London (E) 3,330
• West Central London (WC) 3,240

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