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General-purpose Machinery Businesses in UK

Explore the UK's General-purpose Machinery sector. From regional hotspots to turnover breakdowns, discover key intelligence on company performance, market concentration, and growth opportunities across the UK.

Businesses in the UK

1,102

93.7% active

Avg age

22.4 yrs

Average company age

Top location

London

64 active businesses

01 - Market

General-purpose machinery market shaped by new incorporations.

New company registrations for General-purpose machinery businesses over the last six years.

02 - Outlook

Sector signals.

A composite view of General-purpose Machinery businesses in the UK across six key dimensions.

Opportunity score · composite (0-100)

5-year forecast · new incorporations

03 - Business profile

Business profile.

Breakdown of active General-purpose machinery companies by category.

  • Private Limited Company 798 companies
  • Ltd 299 companies
  • Public Limited Company 2 companies
  • Private Unlimited 1 companies
  • Plc 1 companies

04 - Economics

Structure & age.

Company status split and age distribution for General-purpose machinery.

Status split

Distribution of company statuses across all records.

Company age bands

0-2 years
37
2-5 years
112
5-10 years
172
10-20 years
264
20+ years
504

Age distribution

05 - Competitors

Key companies.

Company Status Date of Incorporation
#1

ZEECO EUROPE LIMITED

03831189 • OAKHAM

Total Assets: £61,864,804

Active 25/08/1999
#2

TAKARA BELMONT (U_K_) LIMITED

00620455 • LONDON

Total Assets: £19,756,013

Active 05/02/1959
#3

STRIX (U_K_) LIMITED

02570237 • CHESTER

Total Assets: £19,473,374

Active 20/12/1990
#4

OLDHAM ENGINEERING LIMITED

02808484 • Sheffield

Total Assets: £16,076,341

Active 13/04/1993

06 - Locations

Where they are.

Ranked by the number of active General-purpose machinery businesses registered in each location.

  1. 01

    London

    64 active businesses

    5.8% of sector 64
  2. 02

    MANCHESTER

    14 active businesses

    1.3% of sector 14
  3. 03

    LEEDS

    13 active businesses

    1.2% of sector 13
  4. 04

    Dungannon

    13 active businesses

    1.2% of sector 13
  5. 05

    Coventry

    13 active businesses

    1.2% of sector 13